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Earthquake: Strong quakes of magnitude 6.1 and 6.2 rock Hawaii

The US Geological Survey says the first quake struck about 17 miles south of Naalehu and the second earthquake struck about 20 minutes later in the same area

Pandora Papers: Call to tighten regulations gets louder as leak reveals London as hub for tax avoidance

Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said Britain’s tax authorities will inspect the Pandora Papers and defended the country’s record on tackling tax avoidance

August proves deadliest month for migrants braving Atlantic route with record 379 lives lost

Those deaths account for nearly half the total number of casualties for all of 2021 — 735 adults and 50 children — according to the United Nations agency’s Missing Migrants Project.

'Shameful': NCW chief seeks resignation of Charanjit Singh Channi over #MeToo allegations

In a statement, Sharma said it was "shameful" that such a person was appointed the chief minister of Punjab.

Israeli firm unveils remote-controlled armed robot to patrol volatile borders

The robot can gather intelligence for ground troops, carry injured soldiers and supplies in and out of battle, and strike nearby targets

Guinea junta releases dozens of political prisoners jailed by previous government

The 79 prisoners freed late Tuesday had been held on a variety of charges, including breaching security, destroying public property and manufacturing weapons

Typhoon Conson causes power outages in eastern Philippines after landfall at Hernani

The metro region of Philippines' capital, Manila, is under level one warning, which means strong winds are expected within the next 36 hours

New Zealand attacker was arrested twice in past for possession of knives, extremist videos

The man was released on both occasions because the videos didn't show violent murders and were not classified as the 'worst kind of illicit material

Pope criticises West's "irresponsible policy of enforcing own values on others"

Pope Francis, however, inadvertently cited Russian President Vladimir Putin while speaking about America’s drawdown in Afghanistan

China accuses US of politicising COVID origin research; warns of 'counterattack'

China, the US and WHO are entangled in a feud over whether the virus that causes COVID-19 could have leaked from a lab in Wuhan, where the disease was first detected in late 2019