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Hurricane Matthew: Category Four storm pounds Haiti
The most powerful Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade has hit Haiti, bringing 145mph (230km/h) winds, heavy rain and dangerous storm surges.
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Efforts to boost elephant protection fails at Cites
Attempts to give the maximum level of international protection to all African elephants have foundered at a key species conference in Johannesburg.
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Hurricane Matthew heads for Jamaica packing strong winds
Hurricane Matthew has weakened slightly as it moves towards Jamaica, but is still packing winds of up to 250km/h (155mph), strong enough to wreck houses, forecasters say.
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Rosetta mission ends in comet collision
Europe's Rosetta probe has ended its mission to Comet 67P by crash-landing on to the icy object's surface.