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Tourists take photos near the very swollen Iguazu Falls, the largest waterfall system in the world, is flowing above average. On Monday 30 October, the Falls were flowing at over 24 million litres of water per second - its second highest flow since 1997, when monitoring began being measured hourly. Today, the volume has been registered at 18 million litres per second. IMAGES
Deserted streets in Hong Kong as Hong Kong's weather observatory raised its typhoon alert to the highest level at 8:15 pm (1215 GMT) on September 1st, over Super Typhoon Saola, one of the strongest storms to hit southern China in years. IMAGES
The US Federal Reserve raises its benchmark lending rate to the highest level since 2001 to tackle above-target inflation, and signaled the possibility of further increases ahead. SOUNDBITE
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that London will go into "Tier 3" coronavirus restrictions from 0001 GMT Wednesday 16 December 2020 meaning theatres as well as pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues will have to close, except for take-aways. Currently London is in "Tier 2", which means non-essential shops and services can open, but it currently has one of the highest infection rates in the country. SOUNDBITE
A senior member of US President Donald Trump's administration landed in Taiwan on Sunday, the highest-level US visit to the island since Washington switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing in 1979. IMAGES
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson vows to "protect" his daughters for "the rest" of his life, as he encourages them to understand they "can do anything".
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