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Images show strong winds and rainfall as Super Typhoon Saola hits Hong Kong. China had already issued its highest typhoon warning as Super Typhoon Saola drew closer to Hong Kong and the mainland's southern coast, with several cities delaying the start of the school year as a precaution. IMAGES
A construction site for a Hong Kong high-rise is engulfed in flames, with firefighters on the scene battling the blaze. Officials say the fire broke out at 11:11pm local time (0311 GMT) in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui, a busy shopping and tourist district on the city's world-famous harbourfront. IMAGES
The riverbed of the Jialing river in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, a tributary of the Yangtze river, runs dry as the country is hit by record temperatures and droughts. IMAGES
A supermarket heaves with customers in Beijing as rumours swirled online that authorities were about to impose a three-day lockdown, prompting many to rush to buy food. IMAGES
Snow blankets the Golan Heights as wintery weather sweeps through the Middle East. IMAGES
State-sponsored hackers from China have accessed the personal information of millions of US federal employees following a massive federal computer breach.