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Outside quake stricken Mexico City, most kids going back to school 25 Sep 2017 - 12:13 pm
JOJUTLA, MEXICO: A girl is seen outside a collapsed primary school, 5 days after a 7.1 earthquake in Jojutla, Morelos state, Mexico on September 24, 2017. (Daniel Cardenas - Anadolu Agency)
Trump slaps travel restrictions on N.Korea, Venezuela in sweeping new ban 25 Sep 2017 - 10:28 am
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while boarding Air Force One at Morristown Airport September 24, 2017 in Morristown, New Jersey. AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Republican bill to repeal Obamacare teeters on edge of collapse 25 Sep 2017 - 08:06 am
Peninsula
While wealthy Mexicans swamped by quake aid, poor feel abandoned 24 Sep 2017 - 10:30 pm
People sleep on the sidewalk next to a collapsed building after an earthquake as they wait for news of their loved ones in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2017. Reuters/Henry Romero
One dead, six injured in shooting at Nashville church 24 Sep 2017 - 08:59 pm
The scene where people were injured when gunfire erupted at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. September 24, 2017. Nashville Fire Department/via Reuters
Five days on, hopes fade in Mexico City quake rescue operations 24 Sep 2017 - 09:21 am
Peninsula
Deadly aftershock, volcanic ash spread alarm in Mexico 24 Sep 2017 - 08:02 am
A girl hugs a Mexican marine officer as she offers hugs to people near the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake, in Mexico City, Mexico September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Frida the rescue dog emerges as hero of Mexican earthquake 23 Sep 2017 - 12:39 pm
Rescue dog Frida looks on while working after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Hopes dimming under rubble, Mexico woman's texts help save her 23 Sep 2017 - 12:22 pm
Diana Pacheco (R) rests in a hospital bed, next to her husband Juan Jesus Garcia, after she was rescued from a collapsed office building, after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Anthony Esposito
Mexico's quake-proof building codes not always respected 23 Sep 2017 - 09:07 am
Rescue workers take part in the search for survivors at the Enrique Rebsamen elementary school in Mexico City on September 22, 2017, three days after a strong quake hit central Mexico.  AFP / Diana Ulloa
Foreigners killed in Mexico quake from Taiwan, Korea, Spain 23 Sep 2017 - 08:06 am
Rescue workers continue to search for survivors as night falls, in a collapsed building in Mexico City on September 22, 2017, three days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico, causing panic among the megalopolis' 20 million inhabitants on the 3
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
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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