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Typhoon Soudelor kills 9 in E China
Typhoon Soudelor is blamed for at least nine deaths in Wenzhou city on China's east coast. At least three others are missing.
The provincial flood control and drought headquarters in Zhejiang province says heavy downpours have caused mudslides and cave-ins in rural areas, and several houses collapsed on Saturday night.
After pounding Taiwan, where six people have been reported dead, Soudelor landed on the Chinese mainland Saturday night in Fujian province before moving into neighbouring Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces.
The storm forced the closure of several airports, affecting hundreds of flights. Six expressways were closed. Nearly 200 high-speed trains were cancelled.
(bjh/top/with soundbite) Chinese business delegation robbed in South Africa
A Chinese business delegation has been robbed in South Africa.
The 10 people from Zhejiang province are said to have been robbed shortly after leaving the airport in Johannesburg.
The robbers were said to be five armed men.
Some members of the delegation suffered minor injuries, and the total loss amounted to several hundred thousand yuan.
Members of the group gave details of the delegations arrangements in Johannesburg to a man they met at the airport, believing he was a tour guide.
Police believe that it is how the delegation was spotted by the criminals.
Further investigation is underway.
Iraqi cabinet approves PM crucial reform plan
The Iraqi cabinet has approved a package of crucial reforms.
The measures were presented by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in response to recent demonstrations against corruption and poor services.
The cabinet's approval came after Abadi called for a seven-point reform plan, including canceling the three vice presidential posts and the three deputy prime minister posts.
The plan is also required to be approved by the parliament.
Abadi's reforms came after massive demonstrations in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad and several other cities in the south to protest against slack public services, power shortages, and widespread corruption.
Nagasaki marks 70 years of A bomb
Nagasaki has marked 70 years since the dropping of the last atomic bomb on a civilian target in the closing days of World War Two.
The memorial ceremony took place right under where the bomb exploded at 11:02 a.m. local time in the Japanese city.
At the memorial, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he was renewing his vows to push more nuclear disarmament.
A representative of the United Nations, Kim Won-soo, also took the stand to voice UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's resolve to make progress in nuclear disarmament.
Nagasaki mayor Tomihisa Taue also took the time to warn of growing public concern over Japan's commitment to its pacifist pledge.
Texas Police Invites FBI to Investigate Fatal Shooting
A black teenager has been shot and killed by a white police officer in the United States.
19-year-old Christian Taylor was shot dead early on Friday in Arlington, Texas.
Brad Miller, a police officer still under training, was responding to a burglary call at a dealership when he shot Taylor.
Police in Arlington has asked for assistance from the FBI for further investigation
The case took place on the heels of the one year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black teenager, was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, in the US state of Missouri.
Death toll from Myanmar's severe flooding rises to 96
Severe and ongoing flooding in Myanmar has now claimed 96 lives.
Rising river water is threatening the Ayeyawaddy region in the southwest.
Residents in the area are being urged to move to safer places as water levels on local rivers remain above danger levels.
Deadly floods, triggered by heavy rainfall since June, have affected 13 regions and states in Myanmar.
The flood disaster has now affected more than 330,000 people across the nation and more than half a million hectares of farmland are submerged.
China's CPI continues to rise in July
The latest official stats suggest China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, hit 1.6 percent in July, the highest so far this year.
Data published by the National Bureau of Statistics earlier this morning shows consumer prices edged up 0.3 percent in July on a monthly basis.
Pork prices, the rising cost for medical care, vegetables, housekeeping and tobacco are said to have caused the CPI surge.
At the same time, China's producer price index (PPI), measuring wholesale inflation, slid 5.4 percent year on year in July.
Industry observers say the declining PPI is partly due to the falling price of bulk commodities globally.
China gives green light to using cash Ruble in Suifenhe City
A pilot program has been launched in northeast China's Suifenhe City to allow the direct use of the Ruble to promote border trade with Russia.
China's central bank granted an official approval for the scheme on Saturday.
The city in the southeast of Heilongjiang province borders Russia's Far East.
The move now allows Russian visitors to Suifenhe to pay for their meals, shopping and taxi fares using rubles.
The inflow of Rubles into the border city is estimated at 30 billion, about 3 billion yuan, annually.
Prison break in juvenile detention center in N.E China
Police in northeastern Heilongjiang Province are reporting a prison-break at a juvenile detention center.
The incident took place on Saturday night.
The criminal is identified as 20 year old Zhang Yunming, who was given a nine-year sentence 3 year ago over robbery charge.
It's not been revealed how Zhang escaped the detention center.
Police say anyone with useful information will be rewarded up to 50 thousand yuan, about 8 thousand US dollars.
