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Residents of the northern Bahamas, some trapped on the roofs of homes, have sent out pleas for help after Hurricane Dorian stalled over the area.

The local council defended shooting the "particularly aggressive" bird, saying the decision was "not taken lightly".

The image of a masked rat holding a knife was painted on the back of a traffic sign in Paris' 4th arrondissement.

Macron called on to legislate against ‘wackos’, including tourist who took dog to summit.

The Testaments, still under wraps before publication next Tuesday, joins final six alongside Salman Rushdie’s latest and a 1,000-page monologue.

Hart was one of three people involved in a crash in Calabasas, California, early Sunday, according to a California Highway Patrol incident report obtained by CNN.

But the 15-time major champion's jubilation wasn't over a shot that he had made on the golf course. It was to cheer on his friend, Rafael Nadal.

Depths of lakes that hold about 90% of US’s freshwater spiking to record levels, from 14in to nearly 3ft above long-term averages.

The peso closed 0.88% stronger in official markets, but closed 0.79% weaker in the black market at 63.5 per dollar, a divergence underscoring a loss of trust in the official price that was also helped by a market holiday in the United States.

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Nine people are still missing. Five crew members had escaped earlier.

Pastor at St Edward junior school in Nashville says JK Rowling’s use of ‘actual spells’ risks conjuring evil spirits.

Council of Europe says law should criminalise lack of consent not just use of violence.

Dorian stalls over Grand Bahama, bringing high winds, torrential rain and storm surges.

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Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets since mid-June in protests at a now-suspended extradition bill which would see people sent to mainland China for trial in Communist Party controlled courts.

stirring up a fierce social media debate with a tweet asking if the painter had not been aware of atrocities committed in the name of that ideology.

Protesters lit fires, threw petrol bombs and attacked the parliament building.