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Tropical Storm Kirk forms in Atlantic

National Hurricane Center Forecasters say Tropical Storm Kirk is continuing to move west across the eastern Atlantic but does not currently pose any threat to land. Forecasters expect some strengthening through Sunday.  In a Saturday evening update, the National Hurricane…

Japan places landers on asteroid

Nearly four years after launch, Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe dropped to within about 180 feet of an asteroid and released two small landers Friday that are designed to hop about the surface, snapping pictures and charting the ancient body's temperature…

Vatican and China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican and China said Saturday they had signed a "provisional agreement" over the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough on an issue that stymied diplomatic relations for decades and aggravated a split among Chinese Catholics. The deal resolved…

Scores feared dead as ferry sinks in Tanzania

Locals approach a capsized ferry in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, after a capsize that left dozens dead, Sept. 21, 2018. REUTERS KAMPALA, Uganda -- A Tanzanian passenger ferry capsized on Lake Victoria and the death toll of 44 was expected to…

Vietnamese president dies at 61 of unconfirmed illness

Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang (R) reviews the guard of honour during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept.11, 2018. REUTERS HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the country's second in command after the Communist…

Abalone poaching fueling crime in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — Poachers profiting off illegal abalone fishing are fueling a wave of violence in South Africa. A report by TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network, found that 96 million of the shellfish have been poached in South Africa's waters…

New landslide leaves 15 dead, scores buried in Philippines

NAGA, Philippines -- A massive landslide buried dozens of homes near a central Philippine mountain Thursday, killing at least 15 people and sending rescuers scrambling to find survivors after some sent text messages pleading for help. It was the second…

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