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Democrats in North Carolina accused Republicans of deceptive behaviour after the state house held a vote to override Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of a budget bill, while he was at a 9/11 memorial event. Many Democratic representatives were missing when Republicans in the North Carolina legislature called a last-minute vote to pass the controversial […]

A cold snap has brought heavy rain, floods and a tornado to the Balearic islands and Spain’s north-eastern coast, with Valencia and Alicante most affected. An elderly couple were killed when floodwaters flipped their car over in Castilla La Mancha, emergency services said. Nearby, in the Valencia region, dozens of people had to be evacuated

Almost 200 Nigerians have left South Africa and returned to Lagos amid fears over xenophobic violence. The flights were offered to Nigerians living in South Africa free of charge. There has been a spate of violent attacks on foreign people and their property. Videos circulating online purported to show Nigerians being killed which generated a

Michael Lazaro is a doctor who works in Manila – to get away from the fast-paced city lifestyle he goes freediving, to connect to nature and clear his mind. Freediving involves diving without a mask and is a dangerous sport – but Michael finds it relaxing. “When you emerge, it’s like you are born again,”

Commemorations have been held across America to mark 18 years since the 9/11 attack. A moment silence took place at various locations, including the site of the attack, ‘Ground Zero’, in New York and at the Pentagon, Virginia. The US President, Donald Trump, took part in a moment silence at the White House and paid

Queensland Police Service have released footage of their evacuation efforts in a residential neighbourhood, as wildfires have broken out across the state and neighbouring New South Wales. The wildfire season usually runs from October to April but with fires have starting earlier than expected this year, officials fear it could indicate the worst season on

If you fall asleep in a self-driving car, it will try to wake you – then stop, wherever you happen to be, even if that’s the fast lane of a motorway. Thatcham, the motor industry’s research body, wants cars to pull over and stop safely, and better regulation to protect drivers as self-driving cars become

Thousands fleeing Hurricane Dorian’s destruction have been evacuated to Nassau, the country’s capital, or Florida. But one ferry bound for Florida reportedly refused to take some passengers who didn’t have the correct visas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say the passengers weren’t ordered off the boat by the government and that it was a

Rani Bhati is a teacher on a mission, to get children in her community who have left school back into mainstream education. She goes door to door in her village near Delhi to persuade families that they will be better off with a child in school rather than working. The programme she works on, run

It has been more than 30 years since Margaret Atwood wrote The Handmaid’s Tale, her novel which has also been turned into a TV series. But the author says her characters have a new resonance because of threats to women’s rights, including in the United States. The sequel, which is due to be published on