Typhoon Megi hits south China, flights cancelled
TAIPEI/SHANGHAI Oct 23 (Reuters): A typhoon
initially feared to be among the worst in 50 years to hit China has
weakened as it hit the southern Fujian province on Saturday,
official media reported. Typhoon Megi made landfall in Zhangzhou
City in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian at 0455 GMT, the
official Xinhua news agency said.
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After 500 years Bolivian silver mountain risks collapse
POTOSI, Bolivia, Oct 23 (AFP) - The mountain
holding one of the world’s greatest silver deposits is at risk of
collapse after five centuries of exploitation, Bolivian officials
say, calling for moves to save the historic site.
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Brazil to decide on new president in a week’s time
In a week’s time, Brazil’s 136 million voters
will decide their next president: the former right-hand woman of
outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, or an efficient
ex-governor of Sao Paulo state. The polls point to a likely victory
for Lula’s choice: Dilma Rousseff, his 62-year-old former chief
minister who narrowly missed out on outright victory in an October 3
first round of the presidential elections.
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