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"Cold and warm air has converged over southern China, and the two sides have entered a deadlock and a tug of war," Wang Weiyue, an analyst at weather.com.cn, an arm of the China Meteorological Administration, told Reuters.

Heavy rain is forecast to persist until Tuesday in the southern provinces of Guizhou, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang and Guangxi and then move northward.

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Par. 1 Moscow – A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, whichkilled10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.

Par. 2 Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo – 22 near Vladivostock.

Par. 3 The accident, which occurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radio active fall-out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union. Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had been a ‘thermal’ and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean up operation to remove more than 600 tones of contaminated material were sworn secrecy.

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Par. 1 Moscow – A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, whichkilled10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.

Par. 2 Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo – 22 near Vladivostock.

Par. 3 The accident, which occurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radio active fall-out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union. Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had been a ‘thermal’ and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean up operation to remove more than 600 tones of contaminated material were sworn secrecy.

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Par. 1 Moscow – A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, which killed 10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.

Par. 2 Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo – 22 near Vladivostock.

Par. 3 The accident, which occurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radio active fall-out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union. Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had been a ‘thermal’ and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean up operation to remove more than 600 tones of contaminated material were sworn secrecy.

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Par. 1 Moscow – A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, which killed 10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.

Par. 2 Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo – 22 near Vladivostock.

Par. 3 The accident, which occurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radio active fall-out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union. Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had been a ‘thermal’ and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean up operation to remove more than 600 tones of contaminated material were sworn secrecy.

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Par. 1 Moscow – A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, which killed 10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.

Par. 2 Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo – 22 near Vladivostock.

Par. 3 The accident, which occurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radio active fall-out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union. Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had been a ‘thermal’ and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean up operation to remove more than 600 tones of contaminated material were sworn secrecy.

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7,000 Workers Stage Protest Against New Jobs Law in Jakarta’s Industrial Area

Par. 1 KOMPAS.com – Thousands of workers at the Pulogadung Industrial Area in East Jakarta staged a protest against the passage of the Omnibus Bill on Thursday, October 8.

Par. 2 The protesters, who claimed their number has increased to 7,000 from 5,000 people on the first day, paralyzed the industrial area in the Indonesian capital.

Par. 3 “We ensure that there are no production activities in this industrial area because of the strike. We have sent out notices and 7,000 people marched through the streets of the industrial area,” protest coordinator Hilman Firmansyah told Kompas.com on Thursday.

Par. 4 During the protest, they approached each factory or company in the Pulogadung Industrial, calling employees to join the strike.

Par. 5 The protesters persuaded the companies to allow their employees in the rallies. “We have been persuading the workers and management representatives for the rallies,” he said. “We hope the demonstration will create an impact. We just want our voices to be heard,” he added.

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7,000 Workers Stage Protest Against New Jobs Law in Jakarta’s Industrial Area

Par. 1 KOMPAS.com – Thousands of workers at the Pulogadung Industrial Area in East Jakarta staged a protest against the passage of the Omnibus Bill on Thursday, October 8.

Par. 2 The protesters, who claimed their number has increased to 7,000 from 5,000 people on the first day, paralyzed the industrial area in the Indonesian capital.

Par. 3 “We ensure that there are no production activities in this industrial area because of the strike. We have sent out notices and 7,000 people marched through the streets of the industrial area,” protest coordinator Hilman Firmansyah told Kompas.com on Thursday.

Par. 4 During the protest, they approached each factory or company in the Pulogadung Industrial, calling employees to join the strike.

Par. 5 The protesters persuaded the companies to allow their employees in the rallies. “We have been persuading the workers and management representatives for the rallies,” he said. “We hope the demonstration will create an impact. We just want our voices to be heard,” he added.

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7,000 Workers Stage Protest Against New Jobs Law in Jakarta’s Industrial Area

Par. 1 KOMPAS.com – Thousands of workers at the Pulogadung Industrial Area in East Jakarta staged a protest against the passage of the Omnibus Bill on Thursday, October 8.

Par. 2 The protesters, who claimed their number has increased to 7,000 from 5,000 people on the first day, paralyzed the industrial area in the Indonesian capital.

Par. 3 “We ensure that there are no production activities in this industrial area because of the strike. We have sent out notices and 7,000 people marched through the streets of the industrial area,” protest coordinator Hilman Firmansyah told Kompas.com on Thursday.

Par. 4 During the protest, they approached each factory or company in the Pulogadung Industrial, calling employees to join the strike.

Par. 5 The protesters persuaded the companies to allow their employees in the rallies. “We have been persuading the workers and management representatives for the rallies,” he said. “We hope the demonstration will create an impact. We just want our voices to be heard,” he added.

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