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09/09/2017 GMT

UN: Rohingyas Flee Myanmar for Bangladesh

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Rohingya refugees reach nearly 300,000; Hurricane Irma; John le Carre on life and work

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh reach nearly 300,000; Hurricane Irma; John le Carre on his life and work

The United Nations says the number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh has reached nearly 300,000; a quarter of the population of Florida have been ordered to leave as Hurricane Irma approaches; the spy novelist, John le Carre on his writing and life.

(Images: Rohingya Muslim refugees wade through water after arriving by boat from Myanmar into Bangladesh. Credit: Getty Images)

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