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1. Super Typhoon Ragasa: scientists warn climate change leads to stronger storms
Super Typhoon Ragasa, which lashed Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Wednesday, has drawn warnings from scientists that climate change is making such storms more frequent.
2. 14 dead and dozens missing in Taiwan after Ragasa triggers landslide lake flood
At least 14 people are dead, 34 injured and 152 missing after torrents triggered by Typhoon Ragasa overwhelmed a landslide lake and tore through a township in eastern Taiwan on Tuesday, devastating entire neighbourhoods.
3. US delegation’s ‘ice-breaking’ China visit hints at thaw in relations
China and the US are not “rivals” or “enemies” but rather “partners”, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told a bipartisan group of American lawmakers on a rare visit to China.
