WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Gaston became the third hurricane of the Atlantic season Thursday when it was upgraded from a tropical storm, the US-based National Hurricane Center said. Swirling in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean some 1,215 miles (1,955 kilometers) west of Cape Verde, Gaston appeared to pose no immediate threat to land. Data collected by the agency’s hurricane-tracking mission indicated maximum sustained winds at 75 miles per hour, with higher gusts, as […]