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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
Trump vows if threatened to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea 19 Sep 2017 - 08:55 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump is displayed on a monitor as he addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 19, 2017 in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP
Scandal-plagued Lula heads Brazil election poll 19 Sep 2017 - 08:47 pm
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaking during a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 4, 2016. (AFP / Nelson Almeida)
US college football players charged in anti-Muslim beating 19 Sep 2017 - 07:54 pm
The accused are currently listed as members of Wheaton's football team -- one of the top US collegiate football programs:James Cooksey, from left, Kyler Kregel, Benjamin Pettway, Noah Spielman and Samuel TeBos. (Photo courtesy: Lou Foglia / Chicago Tribun
Black cops in St. Louis stuck between public, fellow officers 19 Sep 2017 - 07:53 pm
University City Police Officers stand outside a local business prior to a protest action following a not guilty verdict on September 18, 2017 in University City, Missouri. Protests have now erupted for a fourth day that have lead to vandalism and damage f
Trump warns US may have to 'destroy' North Korea 19 Sep 2017 - 05:34 pm
US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd Annual UN General Assembly in New York on September 19, 2017. AFP / Jewel Samad
Hurricane Maria regains Category 5 hurricane strength - NHC 19 Sep 2017 - 11:58 am
Photo: AFP.
New hurdles as Republicans rush to reverse Obama health law 19 Sep 2017 - 09:34 am
Republican Senator Susan Collins is one of the three Republicans who voted against the previous Obamacare repeal effort, which dramatically collapsed on July 28.PHOTO: AFP.