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3 died after Typhoon Kompasu hit central South Korea Thursday morning, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Kompasu also halted much of the metropolitan area’s subway service, toppled trees and caused widespread power outages, the agency said. Airlines canceled or diverted domestic and international flights. According to Yonhap: A flying roof tile killed an 80-year-old man [...]
Typhoon Kompasu slammed into South Korea, killing three people in what officials said was the strongest tropical storm to hit the Seoul area in 15 years. The storm knocked over trees and power lines, cutting off power to 60-thousand homes.
In other news Wednesday, bombs killed at least 25 people and injured scores more in a religious procession in Lahore, Pakistan.
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A strong tropical storm lashed Taiwan on Wednesday on its way to China, bringing heavy rains and howling winds to areas battered by a deadly typhoon just over a year ago as a stronger front churned toward the Korean peninsula. Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau said tropical storm Lionrock, the island’s first of the year, had [...]
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Pakistan army jets and helicopters targeted militant hideouts near the Afghan border, killing 45 people identified as insurgents or members of their families, including women and children, security officials said Wednesday. The attacks happened Tuesday in the Teerah Valley in the Khyber region, where al-Qaida and Taliban militants are known to have found sanctuary. There [...]
Typhoon Kompasu weakened from a Category 3 storm as it headed toward the Korean peninsula and is expected to make landfall near Seoul before 3 p.m. tomorrow, the U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Center said. Kompasu was 212 kilometers (132 miles) southeast of the South Korean island of Jeju at 3 p.m. Seoul time today, the [...]
8 people were killed Tuesday morning when a bar frequented by locals in the Mexican resort of Cancun burst into flames. Bar employees have told police that unidentified men tossed gasoline bombs at the establishment. (Aug. 31)
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Tuesday’s data showed annual rate of growth picked up to 8.8% from 8.6% in the previous quarter, underscoring continued growth momentum in Asia’s third-largest economy amid a slowing pace of global recovery. The robust growth bolsters the case for further interest rate increases and some bond dealers anticipate a 25-basis point rate rise already at [...]
Scientists are promising to closely monitor Indonesia’s latest volcano, which has erupted after lying dormant for hundreds of years. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes on the slopes of Mount Sinabung. (31 August 2010)
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Japan issued warnings for a storm surge, canceled flights and halted some shipping to Okinawa as authorities prepared for the approach of Typhoon Kompasu, one of three cyclones threatening Asian coastlines. Kompasu’s winds strengthened to 176 kilometers per hour and are expected to reach 194 kph by tomorrow, the U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Center said [...]
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