North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has chaired an emergency meeting of government officials as the cyclone heads
north. There are fears the storm could damage crops in the North, which suffers from severe food shortages. Image: AP
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75yo woman dies after being thrown 30 metres as Typhoon Lingling hits South KoreaA typhoon has passed South Korea's coast, toppling trees, grounding planes and causing at least three deaths before making landfall in North Korea. Koreans lashed by Tyhoon Lingling, killing three and cutting power to over 127,000 homes. 🇰🇵🌊😢😣
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Boy, 12, hit and killed by car outside Sydney school | Sky News AustraliaA 12-year-old boy has died after being hit and trapped under a car outside a Sydney school. \n\nEmergency services were called to Forest Road near Hurstville Public School about 8.40am after reports of a single vehicle crash. \n\nA group of bystanders attempted to resuscitate the boy at the scene but were unsuccessful. \n\nA 36-year-old male driver of the car was arrested at the scene. \n\nPolice are investigating circumstances of the crash. So tragic 😢🥺 praying for the family.
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Auction clearance rate eases back | Sky News AustraliaCorelogic’s Kevin Brogan says the auction clearance rates have “come back a little bit” from what we’ve come to expect with ever increasing rates but historically “they are still very high'.\n\nMr Brogan told Sky News the national capital city average came in at 70 per cent, which was down from last week.\n\n“Unfortunately for Adelaide we saw the clearance rate drop quite significantly to 47 per cent,' he said. \n\n'Adelaide has been running its own race while Sydney and Melbourne have experienced softening markets.' \n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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Indigenous politician hits out after council attempts to silence her | Sky News AustraliaIndigenous politician Jacinta Price has accused the Coffs Harbour City Council of 'cultural bullying' after it banned her from speaking at her own event unless she sought permission from the local Gumbayngir people.\n\nMs Price - who is in Coffs Harbour on a speaking tour - said the move was “insulting” and “political correctness going way too far'.\n\nShe told Sky News host Andrew Bolt the council would not “apply this rule to anyone else”, and as such “she won’t be seeking permission” to hold her event in Coffs Harbour.\n\nImage: News Corp JNampijinpa Here we go. 'Cultural bullying' ? Never heard that one before. AStrongerOZ JNampijinpa Do they use matches or lighters a lot at the CHCC? ..just wondering...... JNampijinpa Good on you Jacinta. Does anyone else have to get permission?
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Market waits for US jobs figures | Sky News AustraliaEarly indications show the US jobs market remains strong despite a slowdown in manufacturing due to the trade dispute between China and the US.\n\nA survey from Bloomberg showed Nonfarm payrolls increased by about 160,000 in August, ahead of the official release of the jobs figures from the the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.\n\nIG Australia's Kyle Rodda told Sky News the jobs figures will inform whether global markets 'should be optimistic' about the US economy going into an election year in 2020.\n\nImage: Getty
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Property lost to fierce grassfire in Qld | Sky News AustraliaA property has been lost to a fierce grassfire in Queensland, as weather conditions threaten to reach 'catastrophic' levels.\n\nJust six days into spring, hundreds of fire fighters have been tasked to battle 30 blazes across Queensland. \n\nAuthorities fear conditions could worsen on Friday, with gusty winds and temperatures predicted to reach 30 degrees. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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