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Hurricane Matthew Makes Landfall In Haiti
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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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China’s new strategic bomber will ‘significantly’ increase strike power: air force commander
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Explosion rocks SpaceX launch site in Florida during test
SpaceX spokesman, John Taylor, said he could not comment as he worked to gather information.
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Dog has identical twin puppies
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Controversy over wood fuel flight plan
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Tesla electric car bursts into flames during a test drive in France
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China’s launch of a quantum-enabled satellite could spark a new global space race
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U.S. calls for urgent repairs of 300,000 recalled Honda vehicles
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Disney beaches reopen, state believes it caught killer gator
Walt Disney World reopened its beaches to guests Thursday, a source at the Florida theme park with knowledge of the situation told CNN.
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Iconic Queen Mary 2 returns to service after massive makeover
Throughout the liner, as hammers pounded, saws buzzed and workers in hard hats hauled construction materials between job sites, remaining works of art, railings and paneling were wrapped in protective plastic.
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