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Five days on, hopes fade in Mexico City quake rescue operations 24 Sep 2017 - 09:21 am
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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
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