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Florence's 'violent grind' leaves five dead in Carolinas

Florence crashed into the Carolina coast on Friday, felling trees, dumping nearly three feet of rain on some spots and leading to the death of five people before it was downgraded to a tropical storm still capable of wreaking havoc.

Typhoon Mangkhut: Storm makes landfall in Philippines

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A fierce typhoon bringing winds of over 200 km per hour made landfall in the northern Philippines on Saturday, bringing powerful gusts, heavy rainfall and causing power outages in some areas.

BJP cannot repeat it's 2014 poll performance: Mamata Banerjee

Accusing the BJP government at the Centre of "showing audacity and arrogance", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Friday it has failed in all respects and will be defeated in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Manafort cooperation could energise Special Counsel Mueller probe: Legal experts

A plea deal by former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to cooperate with US prosecutors in their investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election suggests he could shed light on unanswered questions revolving around the campaign, legal experts said on Friday.

Trump readies tariffs on $200 billion more Chinese goods despite talks: Source

US President Donald Trump has directed aides to proceed with tariffs on about another US $200 billion of Chinese goods, despite Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's attempts to restart trade talks with China, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.