Tuesday, September 19, 2017

World News Briefs -- September 19, 2017 (Evening Edition)



Daily Mail: At least 49 dead' after 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocks Mexico City - shaking buildings and sending people fleeing into the street

* WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
* Tremor hit hours after emergency drills around the nation on the anniversary of another devastating quake
* Horrifying images coming out of country's capital show rubble and chunks of buildings strewn across roads
* It came on the anniversary of a devastating earthquake that hit the country in 1985, killing thousands
* Local resident Georgina Sanchez said: 'I'm so worried. I can't stop crying. It's the same nightmare as in 1985'

At least 49 people are dead after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico leaving buildings shaking and sending people fleeing into the street.

The tremor hit just hours after emergency drills around the nation on the anniversary of another devastating quake that killed thousands in Mexico City in 1985.

Today's quake hit near the Puebla state town of Raboso, about 76 miles southeast of Mexico City, at a depth of 32 miles, the US Geological Survey said.

Horrifying images coming out of the country's capital show rubble strewn across roads and enormous chunks of collapsed buildings laying on the ground with hundreds of terrified locals fleeing onto the streets.

As structures fell around her, local resident Georgina Sanchez, 52, said: 'I'm so worried. I can't stop crying. It's the same nightmare as in 1985.'

It comes just days after a powerful 8.1 quake hit Mexico killing at least 98 people.

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MIDDLE EAST

Iraq PM rejects any Kurdish independence referendum. Erdogan demands Iraqi Kurds call off referendum.

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Hamas asks Abbas to lift Gaza sanctions after disbanding shadow government.

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ASIA

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Russia and China urge 'peaceful' solution with North Korea.

UN's Antonio Guterres warns against North Korea war.

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Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk.

West Java police foils terrorist plot against Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

AFRICA

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Kenya's chief justice condemns threats against judiciary.

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EUROPE

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Catalan mayors exercise right to remain silent in referendum questioning.

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Norwegian sovereign wealth fund hits 'milestone' valuation.

AMERICAS

Puerto Ricans brace for 'worst storm in last century'.

Dozens dead as major earthquake strikes near Mexico City.

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Trump lawyer denies any ties to Russian election meddling.

Trump dinner with Latin American leaders puts Venezuela on table.

Bolivia governing party challenges Morales' term limit,

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TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

British police arrest third man in London tube attack investigation.

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German court convicts two Syrian fighters on terror charges.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Wall Street edges higher; U.S. Fed meeting in focus.

Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy protection in US.

Report: 40 million people victims of modern slavery.

Report: Robots could replace millions of human workers by 2027.

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