SEAL THREE BIRTH PAINS: China share trading halted after 7% plunge

Trading on China's stock markets has been suspended after the market dramatically plunged and triggered a new system meant to limit volatility.

The blue-chip CSI 300 Index dropped 7% while the benchmark Shanghai Composite index fell 6.9%.

The technology-heavy Shenzhen Composite was the worst performer and fell by more than 8%.

Trading had been halted earlier in the day for 15 minutes after the stock market fell by 5%.

But shares continued to fall, leading regulators to end trading early.

Under China's new circuit-breaker mechanism, moves of 7% from the previous session's close trigger a trading suspension for the day.

The measures were introduced in early December after the stock market's turbulentsell-off over the summer. They came into effect for the first time on Monday.

One factor behind the stock market falls was a manufacturing survey that pointed to more bad news for the Chinese economy.

SEAL THREE BIRTH PAINS: China share trading halted after 7% plunge

Trading on China's stock markets has been suspended after the market dramatically plunged and triggered a new system meant to limit volatility.

The blue-chip CSI 300 Index dropped 7% while the benchmark Shanghai Composite index fell 6.9%.

The technology-heavy Shenzhen Composite was the worst performer and fell by more than 8%.

Trading had been halted earlier in the day for 15 minutes after the stock market fell by 5%.

But shares continued to fall, leading regulators to end trading early.

Under China's new circuit-breaker mechanism, moves of 7% from the previous session's close trigger a trading suspension for the day.

The measures were introduced in early December after the stock market's turbulentsell-off over the summer. They came into effect for the first time on Monday.

One factor behind the stock market falls was a manufacturing survey that pointed to more bad news for the Chinese economy.

HUGE SINKHOLE on Victory Drive Columbus, Georgia

A sanitary sewer main collapsed causing a major sinkhole to form on Victory Drive.  Columbus Waterworks said the pipe collapse happened Saturday afternoon across from the National Guard Armory.

The Eastbound lane of Victory Drive nearby is temporarily closed.  Waterworks is coordinating repair efforts with Gordy Construction.

“Everything is roped off and barricaded off for safety so we’re being as safe as we can,” JD Haney with Gordy Construction said.

All traffic will be detoured until further notice.  Westbound traffic will be detoured to I-185 North and exit off Macon Road.  Eastbound traffic will be detoured North on Veterans Parkway eventually leading to Macon Road and I-185 South to Victory Drive. For more details on the detours, check out the document above of the Columbus Water Works explanation.

HUGE SINKHOLE on Victory Drive Columbus, Georgia

A sanitary sewer main collapsed causing a major sinkhole to form on Victory Drive.  Columbus Waterworks said the pipe collapse happened Saturday afternoon across from the National Guard Armory.

The Eastbound lane of Victory Drive nearby is temporarily closed.  Waterworks is coordinating repair efforts with Gordy Construction.

“Everything is roped off and barricaded off for safety so we’re being as safe as we can,” JD Haney with Gordy Construction said.

All traffic will be detoured until further notice.  Westbound traffic will be detoured to I-185 North and exit off Macon Road.  Eastbound traffic will be detoured North on Veterans Parkway eventually leading to Macon Road and I-185 South to Victory Drive. For more details on the detours, check out the document above of the Columbus Water Works explanation.

Saudi Arabia breaks off ties with Iran after al-Nimr execution

Saudi Arabia says it has broken off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was speaking after demonstrators had stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran.

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others were executed on Saturday after being convicted of terror-related offences.

Mr Jubeir said that all Iranian diplomats must leave Saudi Arabia within 48 hours.

Saudi Arabia was recalling its diplomats from Tehran, he said.

Mr Jubeir said Saudi Arabia would not let Iran undermine its security, accusing it of having "distributed weapons and planted terrorist cells in the region".

"Iran's history is full of negative interference and hostility in Arab issues, and it is always accompanied by destruction," he told a news conference.

US state department spokesman John Kirby said: "We will continue to urge leaders across the region to take affirmative steps to calm tensions".

"We believe that diplomatic engagement and direct conversations remain essential," he said.

Earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that the Sunni Muslim kingdom would face "divine revenge" for the execution - an act which also angered Shia Muslims elsewhere in the Middle East.

Ayatollah Khamenei called Sheikh Nimr a "martyr" who had acted peacefully.

Protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran late on Saturday, setting fire to the building before being driven back by police. The Saudi foreign ministry said none of its diplomats had been harmed in the incident.

Iran is Saudi Arabia's main regional rival - they back opposing sides in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen.

Relations between the countries have been strained over various issues in recent decades, including Iran's nuclear programme and deaths of Iranians at the Hajj pilgrimage in 1987 and again in 2015.

MASSIVE SWARM OF EARTHQUAKES UNLEASHING ON OREGON RIGHT NOW..!!

At least for the last week a huge amount of Earthquakes have been Hitting the Oregon area.The Earthquake mainly seem to be focused around "Bald Mountain". Over the past 7 days there have been 130 Quakes in this region. They range from magnitude 0.7 - 4.1.

In the last Day there has been 28 Quakes which points to an increase in Earthquake activity during this time.

Bald Mountain (9150 feet, 2789 m) is a mountain in south central Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in Blaine County. Baldy has one of the higher summits of the Smoky Mountains of Idaho, that are located in the Sawtooth National Forest. The forested Smoky Mountains were named for their propensity to summer forest fires.

MASSIVE SWARM OF EARTHQUAKES UNLEASHING ON OREGON RIGHT NOW..!!

At least for the last week a huge amount of Earthquakes have been Hitting the Oregon area.The Earthquake mainly seem to be focused around "Bald Mountain". Over the past 7 days there have been 130 Quakes in this region. They range from magnitude 0.7 - 4.1.

In the last Day there has been 28 Quakes which points to an increase in Earthquake activity during this time.

Bald Mountain (9150 feet, 2789 m) is a mountain in south central Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in Blaine County. Baldy has one of the higher summits of the Smoky Mountains of Idaho, that are located in the Sawtooth National Forest. The forested Smoky Mountains were named for their propensity to summer forest fires.