Florida Keys residents say they feel a strong sense of community and see a fast recovery as restaurants reopen and cleanup crews remove debris caused by the powerful storm that struck the state on September 10.

Rwanda hosting Africa's first Formula One Grand Prix since 1993 "will change how Africa is perceived in the world of sports," says Paul Kagame, the country's president, at an announcement ceremony in the capital Kigali. The East African nation has been chasing a Grand Prix race for years, having already used football, basketball and other sports to enhance its image and attract investment.

"I'm incredibly proud of the French students," says Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who is demonstrating in front of Paul Eluard High School in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, one of the epicentres of the secondary school movement. French high school pupils are staging fresh nationwide rallies urging better learning conditions, with authorities and participants wary of further violence.

For three decades, conservation architect Abha Narain Lambah has pioneered efforts to preserve some of India's most significant historic sites --- from ancient Buddhist caves and Islamic tombs to Hindu temples and Mumbai's imperial-era Gateway of India. In the world's most populous nation and one of its fastest-growing major economies, urban development is advancing at dizzying speed. "It's only in the last 30 years that we've managed to have city-wide listings and heritage regulations," she says.

Scientists in Australia trained sea lions and seals to respond to a hearing test for research into how the marine mammals are affected by human-made noise. Keepers at Sydney's Taronga Zoo trained two sea lions and two fur seals to listen to sounds and press a paddle when they heard a tone. They were rewarded with fish for the right answers.

"Elsinore", starring Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott, opens the London Film Festival. The drama tells the story of actor Ian Charleson as he prepared to play Hamlet while living with AIDS in the final months of his life. Directed by Simon Stone, it raises the curtain on the 2026 festival, which showcases 251 films from 88 countries. Set in the late 1980s, the film follows Charleson as he rehearses for "Hamlet" at London's National Theatre. Despite his illness, Charleson completed 24 three-hour performances of the play before his death in 1990 at the age of 40. "He was a real hero for doing it," says Scott, who has won critical acclaim for his portrayal.