At least 16 people have been killed in the most powerful typhoon to hit the southern Chinese region in more than half a century.

The Ulster Teachers Union has teamed up with the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities to lead the fight against racism in the North's schools, it was announced today.

CEM Systems has announced the release of a new Micro Browser facility with the "webEntry" system enabling a selection of system functions to be performed using a mobile phone.