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Explosion at chemical plant in east China, casualties unknown - Xinhua

SHANGHAI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - An explosion hit a chemical plant on Saturday night in eastern China, the official Xinhua state news agency said, citing local authorities.

UPDATE 1-China's traffic police on alert after chemical blasts - Xinhua

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REFILE--China's traffic police on alert after chemical blasts - Xinhua

SHANGHAI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Chinese traffic police are on high alert nationwide for dangerous chemicals, ten days after a warehouse exploded in northeastern China killing at least 116 people, state media said on Saturday.

UPDATE 1-Colombia slashes gold holdings by two-thirds amid July rout

NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Colombia slashed its gold holdings by two-thirds last month, adjusting its reserves for the first time in years, as spot prices sank in a bullion rout, International Monetary Fund data showed on Friday.

Brazil judge asks for investigation of Rousseff re-election campaign

SAO PAULO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The vice president of Brazil's TSE electoral authority on Friday asked for an investigation of President Dilma Rousseff's 2014 re-election campaign, citing evidence that it may have been financed with money from a corruption scheme at state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA .

UPDATE 1-Brazil's Camargo Corrêa to return $202 mln to state firms -prosecutors

SAO PAULO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Construction and engineering group Camargo Corrêa SA has agreed to pay 700 million reais ($202 million) to compensate state-run companies for damages related to bribery and price-fixing, prosecutors said on Friday.

Fitch revises Saudi Arabia's outlook to negative

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings revised its outlook on Saudi Arabia's foreign and local currency issuer default rating (IDR) to "negative" from "stable," citing lower oil prices and increased spending associated with the accession of a new king.

UPDATE 1-Ghana doctors union to suspend three-week strike

ACCRA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Doctors in Ghana will suspend a three-week strike they called to press for better conditions of service, the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said on Friday.

Ghana doctors union to suspend three-week strike

ACCRA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Ghana's doctors will suspend the three-week strike they called to press for better conditions of service, the Ghana Medical Association said on Friday in a statement sent to Reuters.

Hurricane Danny elevated to category 3, may weaken today - U.S.NHC

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Hurricane Danny has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday.

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