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Death toll from south China road collapse rises to 36

Heavy rains caused a stretch of road running from Meizhou city towards Dabu county to cave in at around 2:10 am on Wednesday (1810 GMT Tuesday), according to state news agency Xinhua.

Vehicles careened into the nearly 18-metre-long (59-foot) gash in the tarmac and plummeted down the steep slope below, AFP reports.

Guangdong, a densely populated industrial powerhouse, has been hit by a string of disasters attributed to extreme weather events in recent weeks.

The storms have been much heavier than expected this time of year and have been linked to climate change.

China is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change but has pledged to reduce emissions to net zero by 2060.

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Moldova’s Parliament to review EU-aligned legislation and treaties
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Moldova’s Parliament to review EU-aligned legislation and treaties

Members of Parliament will convene for a plenary session on Friday, November 8.

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Moldova faces Russian protest over blocked election observers
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Moldova faces Russian protest over blocked election observers

The Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the Russian Federation, Lilian Darie, was summoned today, November 6, to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where officials expressed a formal protest over the Moldovan authorities’ refusal to accredit several Russian observers for the presidential elections and constitutional referendum.

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Moldova's PM announces urgent government overhaul
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Moldova's PM announces urgent government overhaul

Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced today that a series of changes to the government will be implemented within the next ten days.

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