News brief: Big stories of the day

Authorities on Saturday warned residents displaced by a killer hurricane that its devastation was far from over, as Florence broke rainfall records across the southeastern United States, bringing catastrophic flooding and at least nine deaths, reported news agency AFP.

A massive fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning at Bagri Market in Canning Street, news agency ANI reported. Nearly thirty fire tenders have been deployed to contain the fire.

The death toll in Philippines Mangkhut typhoon has risen to 25, AFP informed on Sunday, as the typhoon makes its way out and heads to China and Hong Kong. 

Fuel prices across India rose again on Sunday with petrol selling at Rs 81.91 per litre and diesel at Rs 73.72 per litre in Delhi, news agency ANI reported. 

Male tennis players are almost three times more likely to be fined for losing their temper and smashing racquets than their female counterparts, The New York Times reported Saturday.