Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in China after 17 killed in Taiwan
Ragasa is the world's strongest storm this year and has been roaring over the South China Sea for days.
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Peter Mutharika: ‘Tipp-Ex president’ or Malawi’s long-awaited saviour? – BBC
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The professor who beat fraud allegations to become Malawi’s president…again
The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.
64 killed in attack on Catholic parish – The Catholic Herald
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Government shutdown odds increase. And, Trump shifts stance on Russia-Ukraine war – NPR
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Watch: Moment water shatters glass doors of Hong Kong hotel
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Vanuatu working toward UN vote aimed at fighting fossil-fuel industry influence
Ralph Regenvanu, minister of climate change for the Pacific island nation, says step taken on ‘behalf of everybody’
Vanuatu is working on securing a UN vote to turn a landmark ruling on the climate crisis by the international court of justice (ICJ) into concrete political action that will fight the influence of the fossil-fuel industry and protect the globe from environmental catastrophe.
In an effort spearheaded by the tiny Pacific island nation, the ICJ issued a rare unanimous advisory opinion in July, which clarified that all states are required under international law to protect the climate, prevent further harms and have a duty to cooperate.
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Horror film digitally altered in China to make gay couple straight
Viewers outraged after same-sex wedding scene changed in Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie
An Australian horror film featuring a scene with a same-sex wedding was reportedly digitally altered for release in mainland China, transforming the gay couple into a heterosexual one, provoking outrage from viewers who spotted the change.
The critically acclaimed film Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, was released in selected cinemas in China on 12 September. It follows the journey of a young couple who move to the countryside and encounter mysterious and grotesque changes to their bodies.
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Super Typhoon Ragasa: 17 killed in Taiwan and Hong Kong battered as storm hits China
Chinese businesses and schools shut and residents in high-rises ordered to evacuate as storm makes landfall on Guangdong coast
Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed into southern China after causing a lake to burst in Taiwan, killing at least 17 people.
Hong Kong experienced widespread damage on Wednesday, including fallen trees and flooding in many areas, with the storm surge smashing the glass doors of an upmarket hotel and flooding its lobby, according to footage circulating online.
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Kimmel pulls no punches as he sends defiant message to Trump
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Six West Africans deported from US sent to Togo despite legal fight
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Howling winds and sheets of rain: In the eye of a typhoon in China
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Authenticated videos show huge fire at Russian oil refinery – BBC
- Authenticated videos show huge fire at Russian oil refinery BBC
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Typhoon Ragasa Slams Into China After Deaths in Taiwan and the Philippines – The New York Times
- Typhoon Ragasa Slams Into China After Deaths in Taiwan and the Philippines The New York Times
- 'No warning' - residents reel from deadly flood after typhoon bursts Taiwan lake BBC
- Weaker Ragasa pushes across China's southern coast toward Vietnam after causing flooding ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
- Nearly 2 million evacuated as Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 14 in Taiwan CNN
- As it happened – deadly cyclone makes landfall in China after devastating Hong Kong, Taiwan and Philippines The Guardian