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World / Americas

Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate 23 Sep 2017 - 07:59 am
A century-old tree collapsed after Hurricane Maria at rio Piedras in San Juan, Puerto Rico on September 22, 2017.  Pablo Pantoja - AA
US challenged by rising North Korea tensions, Russia urges calm 22 Sep 2017 - 11:28 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump (AFP / Saul Loeb &  Ed Jones)
Trump readies new order to replace travel ban, may affect more nations: reports 22 Sep 2017 - 08:40 pm
An international passenger arrives at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, US, on June 26, 2017. (Reuters / James Lawler Duggan)
Political outsiders may win if Brazil is divided, Meirelles says 22 Sep 2017 - 01:18 am
Peninsula
US jobless claims fall despite Harvey and Irma 21 Sep 2017 - 03:51 pm
A man throws wood off the deck of a destroyed house following Hurricane Irma in Little Torch Key, Florida, U.S., September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Mexico City, supremely vulnerable to quake threats 21 Sep 2017 - 01:35 pm
Aerial view of a flattened building in Mexico City taken on September 20, 2017 as the search for survivors continues a day after a strong quake hit central Mexico.  AFP / Mario VAZQUEZ
Volunteers rush to rescue in aftermath of Mexico quake 21 Sep 2017 - 11:44 am
Rescuers, firefighters, policemen, soldiers and volunteers search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on September 20, 2017 a day after a strong quake hit central Mexico. AFP / Yuri Cortez
Hurricane Maria lashes Dominican Republic after direct hit on Puerto Rico 21 Sep 2017 - 10:15 am
A man tries to salvage a table belonging to his restaurant before the arrival of Hurricane Maria in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas
Desperate parents, missing children at quake-hit Mexico City school 20 Sep 2017 - 06:45 pm
A woman prepares coffee in a square after a powerful quake hit Mexico City, late on September 19, 2017.  AFP / Ronaldo Schemidt
Eye of Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico 20 Sep 2017 - 02:17 pm
A flooded road and a bus stop are pictured on Boulevard Chanzy in downtown Pointe-a-Pitre on September 19, 2017 in the French territory of Guadeloupe after the passage of Hurricane Maria.  / AFP / Cedrick Isham CALVADOS
Obama begins lucrative turn as Wall Street speaker 20 Sep 2017 - 10:20 am
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Protesting Venezuelan violinist may seek asylum in US 20 Sep 2017 - 09:48 am
FILE PHOTO - Venezuelan violinist Wuilly Arteaga (C) waves during a gathering against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela June 4, 2017. Reuters/Marco Bello/File Photo
Fed conflicted by tepid U.S. inflation, global economic rebound 20 Sep 2017 - 09:44 am
FILE PHOTO - The seal for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is on display in Washington, DC, U.S. on June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo.
First wave of refugees to US from Pacific camps imminent 20 Sep 2017 - 09:29 am
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Immigrant hurricane victims turn to churches amid fear 20 Sep 2017 - 09:21 am
A man rides his trike past a destroyed house following Hurricane Irma in Big Pine Key, Florida, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
At least 226 killed by earthquake in Mexico - civil protection agency 20 Sep 2017 - 09:16 am
People climb over the debris of a collapsed building after an earthquake hit Mexico City, Mexico September 19, 2017. Picture taken September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme.
Mexico earthquake death toll rises to 140 20 Sep 2017 - 08:58 am
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'Potentially catastrophic' Maria eyes Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico 19 Sep 2017 - 08:55 pm
People take refuge in an hurricane shelter on September 19, 2017, in La Savane, on the French Caribbean island of Saint-Martin, after it was hit by Hurricane Irma and as the island prepares to step up its alert level ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Mari