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Hurricane Kyle was whipping branches off trees in parts of Nova Scotia Sunday evening as it bore down on the Maritimes.

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Typhoon Jangmi lashed Taiwan with torrential rains and powerful winds Sunday, causing widespread flooding and forcing the cancellation of international flights.

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The federal government would provide as much as $700 billion in a far-reaching plan to rescue the nation’s troubled financial system, according to a bill posted online by Democratic lawmakers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she hopes the House will take up the bill on Monday, CNNMoney.com reports.

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Several bombings across Baghdad killed 29 people Sunday — the bloodiest day in the capital during this holy month of Ramadan, an Interior Ministry official said.

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US politicians agree a $700bn Wall Street bail-out package with tighter oversight and limits on top bankers’ pay.

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Giant Spanish bank Santander is to acquire Bradford & Bingley’s savings business, worth £20bn, affecting 2.6m customers.

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Sudanese troops shoot dead six of the kidnappers who abducted European tourists in Egypt last week, officials say.

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Austria’s Social Democrats have won most votes in its early election but far-right parties have made big gains.

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An attack on a gay man in the city’s West End on Saturday is being investigated by police as a hate crime.

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Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds married actress Scarlett Johansson in a quiet ceremony this weekend outside of Vancouver, according to People magazine.

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