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A year after COVID-19, Italy's tourist destinations remain deserted, causing major setback to country's economy

Last year, the country plunged into the worst recession since World War II.

Midsommar early reactions: Ari Aster's film is 'a psychedelic fairy tale about ridding oneself of fear and pain'

Midsommar's narrative draws from the tradition of Midsummer, Sweden's most popular folk festival.

God of War grabs game of the year title at Game Awards: Here are all the winners

God of War also picked up awards for best direction and best action-adventure.

Journey and Dark Souls inspired action RPG 'Ashen' is now out for Xbox One and PC

Ashen costs $40 on the Microsoft Store and on the newly launched Epic Games Store.

Hurricane Michael slams into Florida with terrifying winds of 155 mph; now twisting towards Georgia and Carolinas

Hurricane Michael is one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., and the proof is strewn across miles of Florida's coastline: Roofs and awnings peeled from buildings, pieces of homes scattered amid snapped trees and downed power lines, chunks of beaches washed away.

Supercharged overnight, Hurricane Michael menaces Florida with winds of 145mph; North Carolina declares emergency

Gaining frightening fury overnight, Hurricane Michael closed in Wednesday on the Florida Panhandle with potentially catastrophic winds of 145 mph, the most powerful storm on record ever to menace the stretch of fishing towns, military bases and spring-break beaches.

Fast and furious Hurricane Michael menaces Florida Panhandle with 110mph winds

A fast and furious Hurricane Michael sped toward the Florida Panhandle on Tuesday with 110 mph winds and a potential storm surge of 12 feet, giving tens of thousands of people precious little time to get out or board up.

South Carolina standoff: Suspect kills police officer, injures six cops while trying to evade arrest in Florence

Seven South Carolina law enforcement officers were shot Wednesday, one fatally, in a confrontation with a man who held children hostage as he fired on the officers

Hurricane Florence: 1.7 million chickens drown as North Carolina rivers swell up, swamp poultry farms

About 1.7 million chickens have been killed in flooding from Florence as rising North Carolina rivers swamped at least 60 farm buildings where the animals were being raised for market, according to a major poultry producer.

Hurricane Florence: Toll rises to 11; evacuation ordered in both Carolinas amid fear of catastrophic floods

People were ordered to evacuate for fear the next few days could bring the most destructive round of flooding in North Carolina history due to Hurricane Florence.