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Hurricane Dorian grazes Carolina coast, aims for Outer Banks

4:36 am September 6, 2019

Charleston: Hurricane Dorian sideswiped the Carolinas with shrieking winds, tornadoes and sideways rain Thursday as it closed in for a possible direct hit on the dangerously exposed Outer Banks. At least four deaths in the Southeast were blamed on the storm. Twisters spun off by Dorian peeled away roofs and flipped trailers, and more than […]

Hurricane Dorian moves towards US coast as seven killed in Bahamas

5:48 pm September 4, 2019

Nassau (Bahamas): Hurricane Dorian churned towards the United States Wednesday after leaving seven dead in the Bahamas, where the prime minister said terrified residents had endured “days of horror” at the hands of the monster storm. Aerial footage showed scenes of catastrophic damage with hundreds of homes missing roofs, cars submerged or overturned, widespread flooding […]

India, Russia finalise AK-47 203 rifles deal: report

Modi meets Putin; discusses issues of mutual interest

3:41 pm September 4, 2019

Vladivostok, September 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum and discussed ways to further cement the special and privileged Strategic Partnership between the two countries. Modi, who arrived in Russia on a two-day visit during which he will also attend the […]

Dorian: Forecasters say Bahamas faces record hurricane

Bahamas: Upper atmosphere gridlock stalled Hurricane Dorian

2:21 am September 4, 2019

Freeport, Bahamas: Hurricane Dorian is finally moving. But for a day-and-half it just sat on and pounded Grand Bahamas Island because nothing high up in the atmosphere was making it budge. That meteorological gridlock, which slows or stalls storms, is happening more often in a warming world, studies show. Before Dorian picked up speed Tuesday […]

NOAA chief thanks Alabama weather office in Hurricane Dorian forecast

Deadly Hurricane Dorian slams parts of the Bahamas

2:16 am September 4, 2019

FREEPORT, Bahamas: Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands. At least five deaths were reported, with the full scope of the disaster still unknown. […]