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Hurricane lashes Bermuda as new storm aims at Mexico resorts

Bermuda battens down for Category 3 Hurricane Humberto

9:32 pm September 18, 2019

MIAMI: Bermuda’s government called up troops and urged people on the British Atlantic island to make final preparations for an expected close brush Wednesday with Hurricane Humberto, a powerful Category 3 storm. Authorities ordered early closings of schools, transportation and government offices. Gov. John Rankin called up 120 members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment to […]

Australia concerned for 3 held in Iran on spying charges

9:42 am September 18, 2019

Canberra : An Australian government minister on Wednesday expressed concern for three Australians arrested in Iran on suspicion of spying and separated their plight from a tense standoff in the Middle East over the weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham was responding after Iran on Tuesday acknowledged for the first […]

Mental health concerns grow in Bahamas

9:18 pm September 16, 2019

HIGH ROCK, Bahamas: One woman and her husband huddled on top of a bedroom dresser for two days, surrounded by floodwaters. Another man sat in his wheelchair for nearly 48 hours in water up to his chest, alone in his home. A third rescued a friend who sat in shock when part of a building […]

Newcomer Antonio Brown scores as Patriots beat Dolphins 43-0

2:27 am September 16, 2019

MIAMI GARDENS: Antonio Brown caught a 20-yard touchdown pass in his debut for the New England Patriots, and they scored twice on interception returns in a two-minute fourth-quarter span Sunday to beat the Miami Dolphins, 43-0. Brown also made an 18-yard catch on his first play for the Patriots, who signed him Monday. He finished […]

Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away

10:02 pm September 15, 2019

MCLEAN’S TOWN, Bahamas: Jeffrey Roberts lifted a mustard-yellow curtain from the ground to hunt for passports and other documents at the place where his family’s home stood before Hurricane Dorian blasted into Grand Bahama Island. What was underneath was sodden and unrecognizable. He shuffled across a white tile floor, the only clear sign this had […]