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Parts of U.S. state Texas under hurricane watch

HOUSTON - Parts of the coast of south-central U.S. state of Texas are under a hurricane watch on Sunday (Sept. 12), in preparation for Tropical Storm Nicholas which is forecast to gain in strength.

3 soldiers killed in IS attacks in eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD - Three Iraqi soldiers were killed and two others wounded on Sunday (Sept. 12) in attacks by the militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a local security source said.

Iraqi PM arrives in Tehran for talks on ties, int’l issues

TEHRAN - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived in Iran's capital Tehran on Sunday (Sept. 12) for talks on a host of issues, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Raducanu wins 2021 US Open, first Grand Slam title

ANKARA – Emma Raducanu, the hope of British tennis, won the 2021 US Open women's singles title on Saturday (Sept. 11), her first Grand Slam championship.

Australia gets additional one million COVID-19 vaccines as 3rd wave rages

CANBERRA - The Australian government has secured an additional one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine as the country continues to battle the third wave of infections.

5 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in ELN attack in Colombia

BOGOTA -- At least five soldiers were killed and six were wounded on Saturday (Sept. 11) in an attack by guerrillas from the National Liberation Army (ELN) in a rural area of the Colombian municipality of Arauquita in the department of Arauca.

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