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Hurricane Irma damages Miami’s airport

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

Miami International Airport has been closed for business after hurricane Irma caused “significant water damage” as the storm hit Florida on Sunday. The airport was shut down on Monday but flights had been grounded since Saturday, in advance of the hurricane. The terminal had remained opened for

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Breaking: Trump Commemorates 9/11 Anniversary With Moment of Silence

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

President Donald Trump observed a solemn moment of silence Monday at the White House, his first presidential remembrance of the 9/11 terror attacks. The president and first lady stood stoically on the White House South Lawn, bowing their heads in honor of the moment that the first plane hit the North tower of New York’s […]

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Cholera outbreak spreads in Congo DR, death toll hits 528

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

As violence persist in central Kasai region, Democratic Republic of Congo, displacing  1.4 million residents, no fewer than 528 persons have died following outbreak of cholera in the country. Sources said that outbreaks of the water-borne disease occur regularly in Congo, mainly due to poor sanitation and a lack of access to potable water in the country. […]

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Breaking: Google launches appeal against €2.4bn EU fine

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

Google has launched an appeal against a massive €2.4bn (£2.2bn) antitrust fine handed to it by the EU, according to reports. The tech giant had been expected to fight back against the fine, the largest antitrust fine ever handed out. The AFP reported it had launched the appeal today. Google could not immediately be reached […]

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Five lions escape from sanctuary, govt warns public

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

Rural Safety Coordinator of Fochville in Western Johannesburg, South Africa, Warrant Officer Jan Esterhuysen, has confirmed that five lions escaped from an unknown sanctuary in Gauteng  Province on Saturday. “We responded to a distress call and were surprised to see a pride of five lions in a farm at Fochville, busy feeding. “We identified a […]

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Floods kill at least five as storms thrash Italy

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2017

At least five people have died in violent rainstorms sweeping across Italy on Sunday, with the Tuscan city of Livorno taking the brunt of the flooding, fire services said. Four people from the same family were found dead in a flooded house in the city, where 40 centimetres (one foot, 4 inches) of rainfall in […]