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News in Brief -- August 2nd -- 11:30 GMT

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• published: 02 Aug 2016
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1) The trial for prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been postponed. The trial which was due to be held on Tuesday, 2) China launches massive live-fire naval maneuvers in the East China Sea. Chinese Defense Ministry says the drills, which began on Monday, involve firing dozens of missiles and torpedoes. 3) Typhoon Nida has hit Hong Kong, bringing violent winds and torrential rains. Hundreds of flights were cancelled and the stock market, schools and businesses were closed. 4) Flooding from heavy monsoon rains in India has taken almost 100 lives. Dozens of districts in the states of Bihar, Assam and Himachal Pradesh have been affected by constant downpours. 5) The president of Venezuela's national election council says the opposition has pushed further in its drive to oust President Nicolas Maduro through a recall referendum. 6) US Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump has cast doubt on the sincerity of the results of the upcoming November election, saying it might be rigged. 7) Fire fighters are trying to contain raging wildfires in seven western US states. Hundreds of people have been evacuated near the town of Prather in California. 8) German airline Lufthansa has warned about the tangible impact of the recent terror attacks in Europe on its business. The flag carrier says its profits in the second quarter of the year plunged by 17 percent. Watch Live: http://www.presstv.com/live.html Twitter: http://twitter.com/PressTV LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/PressTV Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PRESSTV Google+: http://plus.google.com/+VideosPTV Instagram: http://instagram.com/presstvchannel Dailymotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/presstv