4 Russian React (17)

Meanwhile, Russia has reiterated its opposition to the threat of sanctions or the use of force against Iran.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Tehran should be put into dialogue over its nuclear program rather than punished.

"Before thinking how to punish Iran for something it might reject, one probably ought to concentrate efforts on the search for solutions that would draw Iran into a dialogue."

Diplomats said a six-nation meeting on the Iran standoff had been postponed.

5．Typhoon Chanchu (12)

Typhoon Chanchu hit the provinces of Guangdong and Fujian on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and leaving four others missing.
Meanwhile, thanks to a timely weather forecast, more than one million people in the two provinces have been safely evacuated from the typhoon-hit region.

An official with China's Minstry of Civil Affairs, Gao Yuqing, says the central and local governments were able to make preparations thanks to Chinese meteorologists' accurate predictions on the movement of typhoon Chanchu.

Head of China's Meteorological Administration, Qin Dahe, says China's forecast accuracy rate on typhoons is now close to that of developed countries.

And with that we conclude this edition of CRI Roundup.
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