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Typhoon slams into China, but losing strength   BEIJING, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Typhoon Meranti slammed into southeastern China on Thursday, bringing strong winds and lashing rain and cutting power, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.   The storm, registered as a super typhoon before losing strength after sweeping southern Taiwan, made landfall […]

Typhoon Malakas will bring new hazards to Taiwan late this week before threatening to flood Japan next week.   Typhoon Malakas will spare the areas hit hardest by once-Super Typhoon Meranti. Instead, Malakas will take a track farther to the north, passing extremely close to or in between Taiwan and Japan’s southernmost Ryukyu Islands.   […]

According to the BFMTV television channel, the accident took place near a level crossing in the city of Aix-en-Provence in the Bouches-du-Rhone department. The TER railway firm train was on the line between Briancon and Marseille when the crash occurred.   Fifty rescuers have reportedly been deployed to the scene. According to a rescue services […]

London Underground drivers on two lines are to stage a 24-hour strike from tonight (UK) over claims that industrial relations have broken down.   Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union working on the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines will walk out at 9.30pm.   The union accused management of being “heavy […]