World News in Brief: October 1

* A powerful typhoon, Trami, tore through Japan on September 30 and early Ioctober 1 morning, leaving at lest two people dead and injuring more than 120 as well as wreaking havoc on transportation systems. * Jordan and China signed on September 30 a grant of US$31.5 million to finance a major infrastructure project in the kingdom. * Only 35 percent of the 1.8 million Macedonian registered voters came out to vote in a key name referendum on Sunday, partial results showed. The turnout was far below the 50-percent threshold needed to make it legally valid. * Britain will leave the European Union “in fact, not just in name”, Brexit minister Dominic Raab will say on October 1, warning that London’s “willingness to compromise is not without limits” and leaving without a deal is very much an option. * Two police officers were shot and killed in a southern Mississippi town, United States, during a gunfight with a 25-year-old man before dawn on September 29, officials said. * Fijian President Jioji Konrote issued on Octorber 1 the writ of 2018 general elections, confirming that the general elections will be held on November 14 this year. * Senior military officials from Iran and Pakistan on September 30 discussed defense cooperation as well as security along the common border, Tasnim news agency reported. * At least 27 people died in Iran after drinking poisonous alcohol over the past three days, Iran’s Emergency Department said on September 30. * Dubai International Airport denied… [Read full story]