WASHINGTON -- Fiona has become a hurricane, with sustained winds of 130 km per hour, as it is heading toward Puerto Rico, according to the latest public advisory issued by the U.S. Hurricane Center on Sunday.

Hurricane conditions are expected across portions of Puerto Rico on Sunday, with heavy rains likely to produce life-threatening flash floods and urban flooding.

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LAGOS -- A four-story building under construction in Nigeria's southern state of Akwa Ibom collapsed on Saturday, leaving an unknown number of people trapped, a local official said.

Located in the Plaza area of Uyo, the state capital, the building fell on another building next to it on Saturday evening, said Godwin Tepikor, coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the southern region, told Xinhua by phone. (Nigeria-Building Collapse)

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LOS ANGELES -- Three people were killed after two small planes collided in mid-air on Saturday in the U.S. state of Colorado, authorities said.

The collision was first reported at 8:54 a.m. local time (1454 GMT), according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office. (U.S.-Small Planes-Collision)

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ISLAMABAD -- A surge in dengue fever cases continues in parts of Pakistan amid the ongoing outbreak that occurred due to floods in the country, the health authorities said on Saturday.

A total of 350 new cases of dengue fever were reported across the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP) in the last 24 hours, said the provincial health department on Saturday evening. (Pakistan-Dengue Fever Cases-Rise) Enditem

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