HONG KONG - A blaze that ripped through a massive apartment block in Hong Kong has claimed at least 94 lives, surpassing the toll of a similar incident at London's Grenfell Tower in 2017.
White refrigerated lorries were seen parked outside the hospital’s main building.
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For over a year, Euronews has been in regular contact with Lyudmyla, a grandmother doing everything she can to find her daughter. Hers is one of thousands of Ukrainian families whose loved ones have vanished without a trace since Russia's full-scale invasion.
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At least 94 people have been killed after a major fire broke out in a Hong Kong high-rise building on Wednesday, which quickly spread to other nearby towers. Firefighters are still working on rescuing dozens who remain unaccounted for as of Friday.
It is mirroring investment frenzy over artificial intelligence worldwide.
Like so many conflicts before it, the Russo-Ukraine war has forced both sides to innovate. Since they have been able to gain control of opposition air space, neither side has made wide use of traditional air assets such as fast fighter jets. which take much time and money to
Regulators conducted 16 checks on the renovation project and issued repeated written warnings.
[The Conversation Africa] Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open and distance learning institutions such as the Open University of Tanzania, the Zimbabwe Open University and the National Open
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[The Conversation Africa] News creators and influencers have become increasingly important sources of news as more people turn to social media and video networks like Facebook and YouTube to inform themselves. By news creators, we mean individuals who create and distribute
[ISS] Given the grey area between policy and operations, transparency on the police minister's directions to SAPS should be required.
The annual monsoon season often brings heavy rains, triggering landslides, flash floods and waterborne diseases.
[UN News] More than one in four children globally - around 610 million - live with mothers who have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse by an intimate partner in the past year, making violence a part of their everyday lives, according to new data released by the UN
One of the two US National Guard troops, deployed to serve in Washington DC from the state of West Virginia, has died in hospital from critical wounds sustained in a Wednesday shooting attack, just blocks away from the White House.
Less than a month after Nvidia announced the plan, the government of South Korea has called the first meeting of a working group that will supervise the radical expansion of the nation’s AI infrastructure and advance President Lee Jae-myung’s ambition of making South Korea one
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The local racing club is also hoping to raise some $12 million for victims of the fire.
President Trump on Thursday suggested the United States will “very soon” take action against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers on land after weeks of repeated strikes in the Caribbean. “In recent weeks, you’ve been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers, of which there
Both deals were signed in October during US President Donald Trump’s visit to Malaysia.
TAIPEI - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Friday promoted a U.S.-educated senior security official as a new vice defence minister to help oversee military reforms and as the government pushes $40 billion in extra spending for the military.
Taiwan is modernising its armed forces to better deal with a growing threat from Beijing.
The recent rise in car prices inside and outside Japan is driving automobile thefts, said an official.
By Jeff Mason and Jasper Ward PALM BEACH, Florida/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A National Guard member died on Thursday after being shot near the White House in an ambush that investigators say was carried out by an Afghan national, an attack President Donald Trump blamed on
Multiple warnings were issued to the contractor on the need to adopt appropriate fire safety measures.
Flammable netting and foam boards may have fuelled the city’s deadliest blaze in nearly 80 years.
"Truth is, the game was rigged from the start."
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) opened up in a revealing Wednesday interview alongside his wife Kelly, sharing some of the challenges he has faced since taking the reins of the lower chamber amid Republicans' razor-thin majority. Johnson in an interview on The Katie Miller
Containers carried groups of Malaysians through the flooded areas, allowing authorities to bring them out of danger.
Police have arrested three construction company officials on suspicion of manslaughter for using unsafe materials, including flammable foam boards blocking windows.
The extreme weather is likely to persist as a cyclonic storm moves along the country's eastern coast.
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China has also tried to rally diplomatic support with a letter to the UN.
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The veteran executive, set to exit the company next year, plays a tiger weatherman named "Bob Tiger" in what is credited as his first acting role.
Cruise Industry News is reporting that The Polar Tourism Guides Association (PGTA), is looking forward to an upcoming inaugural AECO/IAATO Field Staff Conference (FSC), designed for guides and expedition leaders (ELs) in Arctic and Antarctic expedition tourism.
The Financial highlights of the Falkland Islands Holding Group, (FIH) indicate, despite a 4% increase in revenues to £18.9 million on the six months ending September 2025, that overall revenue was below prior year at £40.9 million (2024: £52.5 million).
U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard soldiers shot in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, has died. President Trump first made the announcement on Thursday night, describing Beckstrom, 20, as a “highly respected, young, magnificent person" who was
The country faces many deadly security challenges, leaving the army and police severely overstretched.
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HONG KONG - Hong Kong fire authorities said they expected to wrap up search and rescue operations after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years tore through a massive apartment complex on Friday, killing at least 94 people and leaving scores more missing.
Dutch firms are betting that hulls made with 3D printing machines will mean cheaper boats.
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Chinese ships and aircraft monitored the Aotearoa, with Chinese jets carrying out simulated attacks.