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North Korea slams ‘vicious’ US-led UN sanctions

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)–North Korea on Tuesday blasted “vicious” sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council over its latest and most powerful nuclear test, threatening revenge against Washington, who it blamed for leading the charge. “Yesterday the Washington regime fabricated the most vicious sanctions resolution,” Pyongyang’s ambassador in Geneva told the UN Conference on Disarmament in the first North Korean reaction to Monday’s unanimous vote. “My delegation condemns in the strongest terms and categorically rejects the latest illegal […]

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Trump marks 9/11 with threat to ‘savage killers’ who threaten US

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Monday paid tribute to the 2,977 people killed on September 11, 2001, warning that “savage killers” who threaten the United States will find no haven on earth. On the 16th anniversary of the attacks, Trump’s first as president, he observed a moment of silence at a White House before laying a wreath and delivering remarks at the Pentagon, where 184 people died. His tone unbending […]

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Anger in Singapore as no election for president

SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singaporeans Tuesday poured scorn on the process to select their new president after an establishment figure was deemed the only eligible candidate, meaning no election will be held. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the city-state’s Muslim Malay minority, will be the first woman to hold the largely ceremonial role if — as expected — she is formally nominated to the presidency Wednesday. But the 63-year-old will avoid an election […]

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Mexico steps up debris clearing, hazard control after deadly quake

JUCHITAN CITY, Mexico (CCTV) — The Mexican government has stepped up relief efforts in clearing rubbles and ruling out construction hazards in the state of Oaxaca after an 8.2-magnitude earthquake shook the region. The arrival of armies and navies has boosted the moral among residents of the hardest-hit Juchitan City. While the soldiers gathered more information on casualties and damages, some remote regions are yet to be searched, according to Lieutenant Victor Ayala of the […]

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Millions without power in Florida as deadly Irma ploughs north

by Leila Macor with Sebastien Blanc in Naples, Florida Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Millions of Florida residents were without power Tuesday as the remnants of Hurricane Irma spun northwest into the US mainland, drenching the region and causing rivers to overflow. Most of the Sunshine State however appeared to have dodged forecasts of catastrophic damage despite dire early warnings. But Irma’s overall death toll jumped to at least 40 after Cuba reported […]

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Video: Irma floods Brunswick, Georgia

Aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Brunswick, Georgia (Photos and videos taken by Eagle News Correspondent Colleen Knight)   (Eagle News) — Georgia was among those recently hit by Hurricane Irma, which was downgraded to a tropical storm, and more recently to a tropical depression, in the United States.

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Mexican authorities help quake-affected children continue classes at shelter

TONALA, Chiapas state, Mexico (CCTV) — In addition to providing food and medical assistance, Mexican authorities in the city of Tonala are making sure children sheltering at a local relief center can continue to receive their education despite the loss of their school buildings to a powerful earthquake last week. The 8.2 magnitude quake, the strongest to hit Mexico in living memory, has killed at least 96 people across the country, and left some 2.5 […]

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Irma kills 10 in Cuba as authorities weigh up extent of damage

HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) — Ten people were killed in Cuba by Hurricane Irma, according to the country’s authorities, who have begun to assess the full extent of the damage in the aftermath of the devastating storm. Seven of the dead were from the capital Havana, while fatalities were also reported in Matanzas, and in the regions of Ciego de Avila and Camaguey farther east. Most of deaths were either caused by collapsing buildings or electric […]

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Water rises in South Carolina as Hurricane Irma moves north

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) — Residents of Charleston, South Carolina, shared their videos of Hurricane Irma barreling into their city on Monday (September 11) and Sunday (September 10). One video posted to Twitter shows abnormally high water levels at Charleston harbor, while another shows sheets of rain falling in a park in downtown Charleston. A third video shows flooded streets with a car partially submerged in water. Some areas in South Carolina were already flooded […]

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Irma downgraded to Tropical Storm, still considered dangerous for State of Georgia

  By Karen May Mendoza Eagle News Service ATLANTA, Georgia (Eagle News) – As Irma moved north towards Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina, the hurricane has been downgraded to a tropical storm. But due to the estimated 60mph winds expected, it is still extremely dangerous. Governor Nathan Deal declared a State of Emergency for all Georgia counties on Sunday, September 10, 2017, prompting schools and government buildings to be closed on Monday, September 11. MARTA, […]

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