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The eye of Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico, pummeling the island as a Category Four storm with winds of 155 miles (250 kilometers) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center says. IMAGES
A French aircraft carrying around forty rescuers and several tonnes of medical equipment, including a field hospital, is preparing to take off from the Istres military base, in south of France, for Libya to help those affected by the deadly floods. IMAGES
Days after the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the estimated 200,000 people to evacuate from the front line region of Donetsk, evacuees arrive in the city of Kropyvnytsky in the Kirovograd Region in central Ukraine. IMAGES
The UN Security Council adopts a resolution extending a system for cross-border aid to Syria by six months, the duration demanded by Russia while other members had sought a full year. The measure received votes in support from 12 of the 15 members, including Russia, China, and the Security Council's 10 non-permanent members. IMAGES
Bayamon, Oct 1 (EFE).- The Puerto Rican singer Farruko launched Friday his new album in honor of the road near the place he grew up, "La 167", which could possibly be his last album as an artist before he embarks on a new journey as an entrepreneur and actor. (Camera: JORGE MUÑIZ). SHOT LIST: PUERTO RICAN ARTIST FURRUKO TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW ALBUM IN BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO.SOUND BITES: PUERTO RICAN ARTIST FURRUKO (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: - 167 is where I grew up. It was the first road that my eyes saw and my legs touched. It is the first experience you have of the outside world when you were small until you became older. There are paths and spaces that mark your life, and this one marked mine.- I have many plans on the way. It is a family business that was started by my great-grandfather, then was passed on to my grandfather, father and uncles. I was going to focus on music but the blood and the legacy are calling.
Carolina, Aug 17 (EFE).- Puerto Rican track and field athlete Jasmine Camacho-Quinn arrived on Tuesday in Puerto Rico where she was greeted with cheers and led a caravan through the metropolitan area, after taking the Olympic record and the gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Camacho-Quinn, 24, won the second Olympic gold medal for Puerto Rico on 1 August, crossing the finish line in 12.37 seconds from the fifth lane. (Camera: THAIS LLORCA). SHOT LIST: PUERTO RICAN OLYMPIC ATHLETE JASMINE CAMACHO-QUINN UPON HER ARRIVAL AT THE LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN CAROLINA, NEAR SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO AND OFFERING A FEW WORDS TO THE PRESS UPON HER ARRIVAL.SOUND BITES: JASMINE CAMACHO-QUINN.