September 6, 2022

*) Liz Truss vows to deliver 'bold plan' after winning vote to become UK PM UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss has won a Conservative Party contest to become the new prime minister of the country. Truss on Monday vowed to press ahead with promised tax cuts and action to tackle a deepening energy and cost of living crisis. Truss takes over as the country faces a crunch on household finances, industrial unrest, a recession and war in Europe, where Britain has been backing Ukraine. *) Rescuers scour for survivors as powerful quake kills dozens in China At least 65 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked China's southwestern Sichuan province. The quake cut communication lines and triggered landslides. According to the Chinese state broadcaster, some power stations were also forced to shut down. Some 21 million people in Sichuan's capital Chengdu were earlier ordered to stay home because of a Covid-19 outbreak. *) ​​Pakistan's Manchar Lake breached to drain water threatening nearby towns Engineers have breached Pakistan's biggest freshwater lake to drain water threatening nearby towns, as heavy rain poured misery on millions. Nearly a third of Pakistan is under water following months of record monsoon rains that have killed over 1,300 people and washed away homes, businesses, roads and bridges. Officials say the repair bill will top $10 billion for a country already in the grip of economic turmoil, with hundreds of thousands homeless as winter approaches. *) IED blast kills, wounds dozens of civilians in Burkina Faso An IED blast has killed at least 35 civilians and wounded 37 others in northern Burkina Faso. The interim military government said that the deaths occured when a vehicle in a convoy hit an improvised explosive device. Violence has spiked in the country’s north, where militants have escalated attacks on villages, police and military outposts since 2015. And finally… *) Nadal out as Tiafoe crushes second seed in major US Open upset Rafael Nadal fe