Hurricanes, storms, typhoons... Is September wetter than usual?
With typhoon Yagi battering Asia, storm Boris drenching parts of Europe, extreme flooding in the Sahel and hurricane Helene racing towards Florida, September so far has been a very wet month.
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Myanmar junta invites armed groups to stop fighting, start talks
Myanmar's embattled junta on Thursday invited armed groups opposed to its rule to stop fighting and start talks to bring peace, after three-and-a-half years of conflict.
Read moreKenya set for full Haiti deployment amid call for shift to UN mission
Kenya is aiming to complete by January its full deployment of a stabilization force in violence-torn Haiti, President William Ruto said Thursday, as Haiti's leader suggested making it a UN peacekeeping mission.
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Argentina change seven of team that beat Springboks for rematch
Argentina have changed seven of the team that started a thrilling 29-28 victory over South Africa last weekend for a rematch in the Rugby Championship title decider on Saturday.
Read moreQuito fires coming under control after choking capital
Firefighters in Ecuador's capital were battling the remnants of major forest fires on Thursday that had sent massive plumes of smoke above Quito earlier this week, amid a record drought.
Read moreChina stimulus, tech optimism boost stock markets
Stock markets climbed Thursday as China signalled more stimulus for the world's second-largest economy, while a strong outlook from US chip giant Micron gave a further boost to investor optimism.
Read more'Unsurvivable' Hurricane Helene races towards Florida
Parts of Florida face "unsurvivable" conditions when Hurricane Helene hits later Thursday, the US weather service said, warning that howling wind will drive destructive waves and storm surge as high as 20 feet (six meters) onto the low-lying coast.
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Marsh adamant Australia have 'moved on' from Lord's row
Australia will return to Lord's on Friday for the first time since last year's Ashes row, with captain Mitchell Marsh confident a controversial incident involving wicketkeeper Alex Carey is firmly in the past.
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Monet's odes to London's 'beautiful' smog appear in city
Claude Monet was enchanted by the mysterious light generated by London's famous "smog", and the city he loved is now hosting a new exhibition recognising his strange fascination with the industrial pollution.
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Pakistan braces for 'transitional pain' as IMF approves $7 bn loan
Pakistan said Thursday it would have to go through "transitional pain" after the International Monetary Fund agreed to a new relief package of $7 billion to bolster its faltering economy.
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