Hurricane watches were in effect for Florida's Tampa Bay and from Englewood to Indian Pass, as well as for eastern Mexico from Cabo Catoche to Tulum and for Cuba's Pinar del Rio province
It came ashore near the town of Punta Maldonado late Monday night as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (190 kph)
The annual United Nations meeting of world leaders got underway Sunday with a Summit for the Future. VOA's U.N. correspondent Margaret Besheer has more.
Move comes after violent protests broke out on the French Caribbean island last week over the high cost of living
Thus far, a UN-backed force of 400 police from Kenya and about two dozen Jamaican officers have done little to quell the country's gangs
The lake connected to the Solimoes River has shrunk, leaving less room for the dolphins in their favorite habitat
About two dozen police and soldiers from Jamaica arrived in Haiti earlier this month
It was their first telephone conversation since the disputed July 28 presidential election
Move would address one demand imposed by Brazil's top court to allow company to operate in country
US arrest of drug cartel leader in July sparked violence, he says
Firefighters say battling the blazes has grown increasingly difficult
Move would be biggest step taken by X toward complying with demands of Brazil's Supreme Court, which issued an order in late August suspending platform over concerns about hate speech
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