BEIJING (Reuters) -Hong Kong issued its highest storm warning on Sunday as Typhoon Wipha, packing winds of more than 167 kilometres (103 miles) per hour, brought heavy rain and wind across the territory, forcing the cancellation of more than 200 flights.
The city's weather observatory raised its storm signal to No. 10 at 9:20 a.m. (0120 GMT) and said it expected it to remain at that level "for some time".
Wipha will skirt around 50 km to the... (continue reading...)
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(Reuters) -Edwin Feulner, founder and longtime president of the influential U.S. conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, has died at age 83, Heritage said in a statement.
The Friday statement did not say when Feulner died or the cause.
Feulner, a Chicago-born political scientist, founded Heritage in 1973 and became its president in 1977, a position he held until 2013.... (continue reading...)
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's island state of Tasmania appeared headed for a minority government on Sunday as vote counting continued after an election that did not produce a clear winner.
The conservative Liberal government was on track to win more seats than the main Labor opposition in the new parliament but would likely fall short of a majority after Saturday's election, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
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SEOUL (Reuters) -Five people were missing and one person has died in the South Korean county of Gapyeong amid heavy rain, flooding and landslides, Yonhap News reported on Sunday citing disaster authorities.
The downpour started on Wednesday and has resulted in 10 deaths, with 8 people missing mostly in the southern and central parts of the country as of 6 am on Sunday, the government said in a statement.
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(Reuters) -The CEO of the technology firm Astronomer Inc. has resigned after being caught canoodling on camera at a rock concert with a woman who was not his wife, the company said on Saturday.
The company posted a written statement on its LinkedIn profile stating that its leaders "are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met."
The statement said that Andy Byron had offered his... (continue reading...)
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