SHENZHEN, China, Dec 7 - China and Russia held their third round of joint anti-missile drills on Russian territory in early December, China's defence ministry said late on Saturday.
He also doubled government funds to expedite tax refunds to small businesses.
The city is holding elections for the Legislative Council.
The meeting comes as the authorities scramble to contain public anger over the blaze, in which poor oversight and shoddy materials used in a renovation have been cited as causes of the fire's devastating spread.
City leader John Lee had urged the public to head to the polls, saying their ballots represented reform and support to the fire victims.
An employee of the business found the baby's head when he was cleaning a refrigerator in an office.
Fighter jets use their radar for fire control to identify targets as well as for search and rescue operations.
The Chinese J-15 jets involved in the two incidents on Dec 6 were launched from the Liaoning aircraft carrier.
The seats can be converted into two tiers of beds.
Several tourists were among the dead in the blaze.
Dec 6 - At least 23 people died after a fire at a nightclub in India's Goa state, the chief minister of the state said on Sunday as videos on social media showed ambulances lining up to help the injured.
SYDNEY, Dec 7 - Australia on Sunday activated disaster relief for residents impacted by wildfires that have burnt properties, infrastructure and thousands of hectares of bushland in the country's most populous state.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 - A $140 million fine on tech tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform underscores how Europeans undermine U.S. policies even while demanding that the United States provide military protection, one of the top American diplomats wrote on Saturday.
New Delhi’s new labour laws are helping to legitimise the view that an eight-hour day is too lax, says Andy Mukherjee for Bloomberg Opinion.
There has been much speculation about who the next 007 will be since Daniel Craig left the role in 2021.
Police say the man is accused of posting “information with seditious intention” on social media.
DOHA, Dec 6 - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Saturday that a credible Palestinian civil administration and a vetted, trained police force should be in place to allow Hamas to disarm, saying the group is prepared to hand over governance of the enclave.
Two bombs were dropped on Tabayin township in Sagaing region on the evening of Dec 5.
The drills come amid heightened diplomatic tensions between the Asian neighbours.
DOHA, Dec 6 - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Saturday that he believed Turkey and the United States would find a way to remove U.S. CAATSA sanctions \"very soon\", and added the NATO allies had started working on the issue.
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Lack of proper planning, IndiGo has admitted, ultimately led to disruptions this week.
The authorities said some reports “spread false information” and “incited social division and confrontation.”
Postponing it will create a “vacuum period” in the legislature, he said.
India’s biggest airline, IndiGo, began cancelling hundreds of flights from Dec 2.
ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia, Dec 6 - Residents in the Indonesian region of Aceh Tamiang climbed over slippery logs and walked for about an hour on Saturday to get aid, as the death toll from floods and landslides that hit Sumatra island this month rose to more than 900 people.
DOHA, Dec 6 - Negotiations on consolidating the U.S.-backed truce in the war in Gaza are at a \"critical\" moment, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Saturday.
According to a report, no major Indian city recorded safe Air Quality Index levels from 2015 to 2025.
Despite the adverse economic impact, Japanese are largely relieved that there are fewer tourists.
The city’s authorities also suspended exchanges with the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong.
The faux wolf flashes LED lights and emits loud sounds to deter wild animals.
The 44-year-old Thai worker was captured by Hamas at an avocado farm during its Oct 7, 2023, attack.
NONG KHAI, Thailand, Dec 6 - Two years after Thai worker Sudthisak Rinthalak was killed by Hamas militants, his family in northeastern Thailand is preparing to welcome his remains home and hold a Buddhist ceremony they believe will bring his spirit peace.
A memorial overlooking Cam Ranh Bay reveals Russia’s longstanding presence in Vietnam and why it matters today.
Both sides accuse the other of starting the overnight fighting and breaching a fragile ceasefire agreed in October.
Bandung Zoo spokesman Sulhan Syafi’i said the remaining funds for animal feed will only last until Dec 10.
The contractor had been penalised by the city's safety regulator more than a dozen times before it was hired.
The disaster has affected 3.1 million people, and left over 800 people dead and 500 missing.
Heavy downpours have led to congested roads in KL over the past few days.
Despite a history of safety violations, the contractor for Wang Fuk Court renovations was presented to residents as having a clean record.
SYDNEY, Dec 6 - Wildfires in Australia's New South Wales burnt through thousands of hectares of bushland on Saturday, prompting the authorities to urge evacuations at the highest danger rating for thousands of residents in the nation's most-populous state.