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Kavanaugh denies sexual-misconduct claim, keeps White House support 14 Sep 2018 - 09:19 pm
US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh speaks on the second day of his confirmation hearing in front of the US Senate in Washington DC  on September 5, 2018.  AFP / Saul Loeb
Hurricane Florence hits Carolinas, governor warns 'it's going to get worse' 14 Sep 2018 - 08:23 pm
A car is destroyed from falling bricks as Hurricane Florence passes over Wilmington, North Carolina on September 14, 2018. AFP / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds
Philippines braces for 'very destructive' typhoon 14 Sep 2018 - 08:10 pm
A farmer gathers his herd of cows to a safe place as Super Typhoon Mangkhut approaches the city of Tuguegarao, Cagayan province, north of Manila on September 14, 2018.  AFP / Ted Aljibe
Hundreds rescued in North Carolina city as waters rose 14 Sep 2018 - 07:54 pm
A father and daughter learn that friends were injured in a house that a tree fell on during landfall of Hurricane Florence, in Wilmington, North Carolina on September 14, 2018.  AFP / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds
Monster Typhoon Mangkhut barrels closer to north Philippines, China 14 Sep 2018 - 07:45 pm
Motorists speed past a deserted street and shopping mall as Typhoon Mangkhut approaches the city of Tuguegarao, Cagayan province, north of Manila on September 14, 2018.  AFP / Ted Aljibe
Zimbabwe cholera deaths rise to 25 as WHO steps up response 14 Sep 2018 - 03:28 am
A nurse takes care of cholera patients during an action, organised by Zimbabwe Minister of Health, at the cholera treatment centre of the Beatrice Infectious Diseases Hospital, in Harare, on September 11, 2018.  AFP / Jekesai Njikizana
Typhoon Mangkhut: Over 4 million live in risk areas as Philippines starts massive evacuations 13 Sep 2018 - 10:47 pm
Rescuers ready their gear before Super Typhoon Mangkhut hits the main island of Luzon, in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, in Philippines, September 13, 2018. Reuters/Erik De Castro
The big slosh: Hurricane Florence begins days of rain, wind on coast 13 Sep 2018 - 10:13 pm
The Union Point Park Complex is seen flooded as the Hurricane Florence comes ashore in New Bern, North Carolina, September 13, 2018. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
Cape Town mayor looks to apartheid's legacy to curb climate change 13 Sep 2018 - 10:04 pm
Patricia de Lille said South Africa's second-largest city could reduce its greenhouse gas footprint by building homes for low-income residents on land left undeveloped as a legacy from apartheid. (AFP file photo)
California governor: Trump a fool on climate legacy 13 Sep 2018 - 09:35 pm
California Governor Jerry Brown speaks to reporters while proposing his 2015-16 state budget in Sacramento, California, January 9, 2015. (Reuters/Max Whittaker)
Friends, family remember man killed by Dallas police officer 13 Sep 2018 - 09:35 pm
A person carrying a wreath of flowers walks through the parking lot at the Greenville Avenue Church of Christ for the funeral service for Botham Shem Jean on September 13, 2018 in Richardson, Texas. Stewart F. House/Getty Images/AFP
Americans in hurricane's path plan to party like there's no tomorrow 13 Sep 2018 - 06:08 pm
This framegrab from a NASA video taken from the International Space Station on September 13, 2018, shows Hurricane Florence. AFP / NASA / Jose ROMERO
Syria war has killed more than 360,000: monitor 13 Sep 2018 - 05:06 pm
A Syrian rebel fighter who was displaced from Ghouta in the Damascus province earlier this year steps out through a hole in a damaged building in a rebel-held neighbourhood on the western outskirts of Aleppo in northern Syria on September 10, 2018.   AFP
North Carolina feels first bite of mammoth Hurricane Florence 13 Sep 2018 - 03:03 pm
Houses along the oceanfront are empty of tourists ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill
German teenager arrested in gay club bomb attack plan 13 Sep 2018 - 02:53 pm
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'No-deal' Brexit? Britain sets out the damage for consumers and business 13 Sep 2018 - 10:57 am
Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Brexit Minister) Dominic Raab arrives at 10 Downing Street in central London for a cabinet meeting to discuss 'no deal' Brexit preparations on September 13, 2018. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Germany says it has reached migration deal with Italy 13 Sep 2018 - 10:50 am
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and Hans-Georg Maassen (R), President of the domestic intelligence service of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz, BfV) leave after they faced a parliamentary committee of domestic and
Jimmy Carter: To beat Trump, Dems cannot scare off moderates 13 Sep 2018 - 10:20 am
File photo of former President Jimmy Carter. Reuters