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6 dead in 6.5-magnitude Xinjiang earthquake
At least 6 people are dead following a strong, 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Xinjiang this Friday morning.
Around 50 others have been hurt, and some 3-thousand houses have been destoryed.
The quake hit on the southwestern edge of the Tarim Basin, about 150-kilometers west of the city of Hotan, shortly after 9am.
At least 4 aftershocks above magnitude-4 have been recorded.
Around 260-thousand people live in the area around the epicenter.
Emergency response measures have been enacted.
The epicenter is very close to the national highway running through southern Xinjiang.
It's unclear at this time if any damage has been done to the vital route linking the area with the rest of China.
Chinese premier returns from EU visit
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is back in Beijing after wrapping up a 5-day trip to Europe.
As part of his time in both Brussels and France, Li Keqiang sat down with top European leaders.
Numerous business deals have also been inked, including the purchase of 45 Airbus A-330's.
The Chinese and French governments have also agreed to establish a fund for companies from both sides to tap if they're working on joint projects in other countries.
Li Keqiang wrapped up his trip with a quick stop in the southern French city of Toulouse before returning to China.
China approves insurance investment fund
The State Council, China's cabinet, has approved an insurance investment fund on this Friday.
The function of the fund is that mobilizes insurance company money to support infrastructure.
The fund, worth nearly 300 billion yuan, is set to support strategic projects, such as housing renovation, urban infrastructure, as well as the Belt and Road Initiative.
It can also invest in some emerging industries, such as health care, information technology and environmental protection.
Beijing to resume odd-even car ban during heavy pollution
Municipal authorities in Beijing are taking new steps to try to ensure this year's downturn in air pollution levels will continue to stay-the-course.
Under the new plans, if air pollution levels hit their 2nd highest alert levels, authorities will implement the odd-even restriction on vehicle use.
That plan, which bans vehicles from the roads based on whether the last number of their license plate is an odd or even number, was first introduced during the Olympics to keep traffic and air pollution levels down.
At the same time, municipal authorities in Beijing will also ban heavy trucks from the roads during high-pollution days.
80-percent of all government vehicles will also be pulled off the roads during extreme air-quality problems.
3 Dengue cases reported in Hong Kong
Hong Kong health authroties are urging residents to take precautions against Dengue fever as three new cases have been confirmed on Friday.
The three patients have reportedly traveled to Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia during the incubation period.
There have been nearly 50 confirmed cases this year by Thursday.
Most of them are imported cases.
The Hong Kong government has urged people to take anti-mosquito measures, especially traveling abroad.
Death toll in E. Pakistan's train accident rises to 17
The death toll from a train derailment in eastern Pakistan on Thursday has now risen to 17.
It's widely expected the number of dead is going to rise, as searchers are still reportedly trying to gain access to one of the train's cars, which is said to be submerged in a river.
Four cars of the Pakistani military train plunged into a ravine after the bridge it was on gave way.
The train was transporting a Pakistani military batallion to a regional base when it derailed.
Officials are not ruling out the possiblity of terrorism, though local officials have noted the bridge which collapsed was built during Pakistan's colonial era nearly 100-years ago.
Aquino orders speedy probe as toll rises to 41 in boat mishap
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has ordered a rapid investigation into a deadly boat capsizing on Thursday.
The death toll from the capsizing of a passanger ferry in the central Philippines has now risen to 41.
12 others remain missing after the ferry capsized just 200-meters from shore shortly after being launched from the city of Ormoc.
Investigators will be tasked with trying to figure out why the boat overturned so quickly, and why it was launched in rough conditions.
Philippines rattled by earthquake, skirted by tropical storm
The central Philippines has been rattled by a strong earthquake.
A magnitude 6.0-quake has hit in the same area where crews are still searching for those missing following Thursday's ferry capsizing.
The US Geological Survey is reporting the quake hit at a depth of nearly 50-kilometers, which has minimized the shaking.
Meanwhile, a new tropical storm is beginning to form off the east coast of the Philippines.
Linfa is expected to gain power and skirt the northeastern tip of the Philippines in the next few days.
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