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Six people struck by lightning at PGA Tour Championship
Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were taking cover from rain and showered them with debris, Atlanta police said.
'It's sentimental': Titanic slowly disintegrates into ocean floor
Henrietta Mann, a retired Dalhousie University professor, predicts the ill-fated liner has another 25 years before it disintegrates. She made the comment after seeing the latest 4K images of the site released this week.
Tropical storm Dorian forms in Atlantic, likely to strengthen
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Dorian is moving west and could reach hurricane strength Tuesday.
Britain sends third warship to Persian Gulf amid tensions with Iran
Britain is sending another warship to the Gulf to defend freedom of navigation, the defence minister said on Saturday, after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker in the region.
Brazil readies but does not deploy thousands of troops to combat Amazon fires
Brazil has 44,000 troops stationed in its northern Amazon region that are available to combat forest fires, but fewer than 50 have been deployed.
