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Police Call Weekend Unrest a ‘Catastrophe’: Hong Kong Update
(Bloomberg) -- China reaffirmed its support for Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s government to handle Hong Kong’s unrest, after a weekend of street clashes and...
The Latest: Dorian weakens to Category 3 hurricane
Dorian has weakened to a Category 3 hurricane but continues to batter the Bahamas as it remains almost at a standstill. At 2:00...
Texas gunman fired from job before massacre; victim IDs emerge: media
Police continued to comb through 15 different crime scenes in neighboring Midland and Odessa, Texas. The gunman, identified by police as Seth Aaron...
Texas gunman fired from job before massacre; victim IDs emerge, media report
The man who killed seven people and wounded 22 others in a rolling rampage across West Texas on Saturday was fired from his trucking...
Six bodies recovered after flash flood in Kenya national park
Kenyan authorities said Monday they have recovered the bodies of six of seven members of a tour group who were killed in a flash...
Berlin zoo delights in rare birth of panda twins
Berlin zoo said Monday its resident panda Meng Meng had delivered twins, as it voiced delight at the first such births in the country....
Hurricane Dorian latest: South Carolina, Florida and Georgia order evacuation of coast as record...
Orders for hundreds of miles of the US’s eastern seaboard to be evacuated have been issued as the joint strongest hurricane to ever make...
Dorian triggers massive flooding in Bahamas; at least 5 dead
Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to...
Aussie newbie pilot lands plane after instructor blacks out
An Australian man venturing into the skies for a first flying lesson has been forced to make an "amazing" solo landing after his instructor...
Papua New Guinea cancels Australia migrant camp contract
Papua New Guinea on Monday took a significant step toward shutting down island refugee camps that have become synonymous with Australia's much-condemned immigration policies....
