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  Chinese, Russian militaries to hold joint drill in NW China

  Chinese and Russian military personnel communicate on a joint military drill at a training ground on Aug. A joint military exercise by the Chinese and Russian armies will be held from Aug. 9 to 13 at a training base of the People's Liberation Army in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

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  Wildfires erupt in Turkey, claiming eight lives

  Turkey has been battling massive wildfires that had erupted in southern and southwestern coastal resort towns for over one week. The blazes have claimed eight lives. (Photos: Xinhua) Smoke rises from wildfires near Marmaris, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, on Aug. 5, 2021. People look at the smoke from wildfires in Marmaris, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, on Aug. 5, 2021. Firefighters battle wildfires near Marmaris, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, on Aug. 5, 2021. Firefighters battle a wildfire in Marmaris, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, on Aug. 5, 2021. Firefighters battle a wildfire in Marmaris, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, on Aug. 5, 2021. Firefighters battle a wildfire in Marmaris, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, on Aug. 5, 2021. Smoke rises from a wildfire near Marmaris, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, on Aug. 5, 2021. Firefighters battle a wildfire in Marmaris, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, on Aug. 5, 2021. Firefighters battle a wildfire in Marmaris, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, on Aug. 5, 2021.

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  East China's Yangzhou starts third round of nucleic acid testing

  A citizen receives test at a nucleic acid testing point in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 5, 2021. Yangzhou started the third round of nucleic acid testing in its main urban districts on Thursday. (Photo: Xinhua)A citizen receives test at a nucleic acid testing point in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 5, 2021. Yangzhou started the third round of nucleic acid testing in its main urban districts on Thursday. (Photo: Xinhua)Citizens queue to receive test at a nucleic acid testing point in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 5, 2021. Yangzhou started the third round of nucleic acid testing in its main urban districts on Thursday. (Photo: Xinhua)Citizens register ID information at a nucleic acid testing point in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 5, 2021. Yangzhou started the third round of nucleic acid testing in its main urban districts on Thursday. (Photo: Xinhua)A citizen receives test at a nucleic acid testing point in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 5, 2021. Yangzhou started the third round of nucleic acid testing in its main urban districts on Thursday. (Photo: Xinhua)Medical staff members disinfect the nucleic acid testing point in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 5, 2021. Yangzhou started the third round of nucleic acid testing in its main urban districts on Thursday. (Photo: Xinhua)

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  Typhoon Lupit brings heavy rainfall to Fujian Province

  Typhoon Lupit landed in Xiamen, a coastal city in East China's Fujian Province, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding. In response, fire, highway and transportation officials acted quickly to evacuate local people, drain away the water and restore transportation. (Photos: Xinhua, compiled by Li Han)Cities including Fuzhou and Zhangzhou have initiated an emergency response to flooding amid torrential rains brought by Lupit, and experts have warned of a heightened risk of geological disasters, as the typhoon is expected to linger in the province's coastal areas.A citizen slogs through flooding on a motorbike in Jimei district in Xiamen.A municipal worker installed a warning device on a discharge outlet in Xiamen.Municipal workers clean the drainage system in Xiamen. Rescue workers race to save people in Xiamen.Rescue workers race to save people in Xiamen.