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Heavy rains and strong winds lash Suao in Taiwan's Yilan county as Typhoon Gaemi nears. The island's weather authorities expect Gaemi to be "the strongest" typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years when it makes landfall around 10 pm (1400 GMT). IMAGES
As temperatures soar across northern China, residents in Beijing cool themselves off in the city's Liangma River while others shield themselves from the sun with umbrellas. China is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that scientists say are driving climate change and longer, hotter heatwaves. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's spokesman calls for all sides to "refrain from acts that could escalate tensions in the region" amid China's military drills around Taiwan. "On China, I can tell you that we're of course following the developments in the Taiwan Straits closely. We urge the relevant parties to refrain from acts that could escalate tensions in the region," Stephane Dujarric tells a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York. SOUNDBITE
The rising waters of the Bei River have nearly engulfed lampposts in flood-hit Qingyuan city in southern China, with the government issuing highest its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area. Torrential rains have lashed Guangdong province in recent days, swelling rivers and causing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people. IMAGES
A thick haze smothers Beijing as swathes of northern China fight some of their worst air pollution of the year. Tens of millions of people in Beijing and its surrounding areas will continue confronting serious pollution throughout the first half of November, according to official forecast. IMAGES
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