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The Havoc Wrought by Hurricane Irma
News and issues making the headlines each day.
The powerful category five storm flattens Caribbean islands, leaving at least nine dead. Also: As Facebook hands over evidence of a probable Russian-funded advertising campaign, we ask how influential were they in the US election?
(Photo: People pick up debris as Hurricane Irma howled past Puerto Rico, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico Credit: Reuters)
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