The city's flood season, which will begin in June and last till September, is expected to bring dense precipitation, stronger typhoons, more high-temperature days and convective weather, according to Dong Rong, director of Shanghai Meteorological Service, during a news conference on Wednesday.
The city's meteorological center issued a blue alert for sandstorm Thursday morning, forecasting winds carrying sand and dust across the capital. Many pedestrians in downtown Beijing were seen wearing protective masks.
The charitable event was jointly organized by Tongxin Charity Foundation under the China Social Assistance Foundation, the Beijing Illness Challenge Foundation and the Research Center for Media Communication and Youth Development established by the Institute of Media Research under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The city's health commission said on Friday that 65 of the 263 people at the institution tested positive for the bacteria. The infected personnel, mostly laboratory researchers, were put under treatment and medical observation, it added.
The chase lasted 2 miles, and troopers managed to disable Stephens' car, state police said. As his car was spinning out of control, he shot himself in the head with a pistol, police said. A pursuing trooper's car slid into Stephens' vehicle, but the officer was not injured.
The city will make bike-sharing companies take damaged or idle bikes off the street regularly, the commission said.
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The chaotic traffic and dangerous road conditions have made it very difficult for students to attend classes, a bureau spokesperson said in a statement.
The central bank made the operations to ease tight liquidity near the end of the year partly due to tax payments and maturing open market operations.
The city then became one of the world's largest trading hubs, with its importance peaking during the Tang (618-907), Song (960-1279), Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, when a large variety of Chinese goods was shipped to the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
The city exported 0 million worth of crayfish to more than 30 countries last year, ranking first among Chinese cities. Related industries created 150,000 jobs and helped lift 20,000 people out of poverty.