Residents relocated, boats return as eastern China braces for Typhoon Dolphin

China has activated an emergency response for flooding in Guangxi caused by Typhoon Narra. A central work team has been dispatched to the region to assess damage, assist with the relocation of affected people and provide support.

A fast-growing fire has led to over 42,000 evacuations as it is spreading toward neighborhoods and consumed some homes in Reno, in the US state of Nevada. Authorities say an additional 45,000 people are in the evacuation warning zone.

A landslide at a rubbish dump on the outskirts of the Guinean capital has killed 30 people and injured 22 others. The Guinean government said search and rescue operations are continuing on the ground in Conakry.

China's summer box office is enjoying a bumper season. Industry data shows that revenue has already surpassed 11.5 billion yuan, or more than 1.7 billion US dollars.

China has formed its 220-member national delegation for the 48th WorldSkills Competition. Shanghai will host the event from September 22 to 27.

Iran's top security official warns that any country participating in the US economic pressure campaign against Tehran will be considered an enemy.

Former American high school history teacher Ronald Sakolsky raised 5,000 dollars from US donors for a pair of Chinese desert-control pioneers in 1999. The fund has helped the Chinese pioneers expand a small swathe of green to more than eight million trees, covering more than 11,000 acres of once-barren land.

A humanoid robot clocked 9.39 seconds to beat the men's 100-meter world record during the opening ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. It topped the 9.58 second human record that Usain Bolt set in 2009.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that "dollar-for-dollar" retaliatory tariffs against 20 billion US dollars of American goods will take effect on Sept. 8, after trade talks with Washington collapsed. Carney said the counter-tariffs will cover sectors including dairy, steel, and electronics.

The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to the United States after a nine-month deployment in the Middle East for operations against Iran. The deployment comes amid reports of deteriorating living conditions aboard the Lincoln.