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Thousands ordered to evacuate as heavy rains hit northeast Japan

Tens of thousands of people in northeast Japan were told to evacuate their homes on Sunday as heavy rain caused major flooding and cut some rail links, authorities said.

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Hailstones and heatwaves: Eurasia's crazy summer weather

VariousEuropeanandAsiancountriesarestrugglingwithextremeweather,withhailstones,heatwavesandheavyrainimpactingpeople’slivesandwork.Moscowhaswitnesseditsheaviestr

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148 evacuated as landslide hits SW China's Yunnan Province

148peoplewereevacuatedaslandslidestruckSanhecountyofZhaotongcity,southwestChina'sYunnanProvinceearlyMonday,accordingtoChinanews.com.Theincidenthappenedataround2

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House collapse kills 4 family members in Indian-controlled Kashmir

​Four members of a family were killed on Wednesday after their house collapsed due to heavy snowfall in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.

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Fog, pollution in China's north disrupt travel

A combination of pollution and heavy fog affected countless road, rail and air passengers across northern China on Wednesday.

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Beijing enjoys brief respite, but choking smog to return on Tuesday

Heavy smog that blanketed northern China at the weekend cleared somewhat on Monday, with flights in Beijing back to normal, but it was likely only to be a brief respite with more choking smog expected to return to the wintry north within 24 hours.

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More troublesome weather for NZ quake-hit regions

​Quake recovery efforts could be hampered by further bad weather with more heavy rain and southerly gales forecast for the Kaikoura coast and Wellington.

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70 die in rain-related incidents in India

At least 70 people have been killed in rain-related incidents such as lightning, flooding and drowning in India over the past few days, as heavy rains lashed northern and eastern parts of the country, said officials and police Saturday.

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China eyes breakthroughs on heavy-lift launch vehicle technologies

The inaugural flight of China's heavy-lift launch vehicle will occur within 15 years if everything goes smoothly, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC) said Monday.

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Thousands flee their homes amid fatal downpours

Torrential rain across nine provinces and Chongqing municipality in central and southern areas of China has left more than 20 people dead and forced tens of thousands from their homes.

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Wild weather batters Aussie state already suffering from wildfires

​Wild weather is continuing to wreak havoc in Western Australia state as flash flooding from heavy rains is battering the region already suffering from devastating bushfires.

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Tough battle ahead against smog

Burning coal and industrial emissions,exacerbated by burning crops, have covered northern Chinese cities in heavy smog, prompting experts to warn of the tough battle ahead as heating season starts.

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Sino-Russia co-engineered heavy helicopter debut in China

A heavy-lift helicopter jointly developed by China and Russia made its debut in China on Wednesday.

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12 Al-Shabaab militants killed in S. Somali: official

​ At least 12 Al-Shabaab militants were on Tuesday killed by government forces in heavy clashes in a village near Garbaherey town in Gedo region, southern Somalia, officials and witnesses said.

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8 dead, 19 missing in SW China rainstorms

Eight people died and 18 others are missing after heavy rain in southwest China's Sichuan Province since Sunday.

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China continues blue alert for typhoon Kujira

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- China's National Meteorological Center remained on blue alert for typhoon Kujira on Wednesday morning.