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Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 94, scores missing

NewsNovember 28, 2025

Families of the scores still missing after Hong Kong’s worst blaze in decades scoured hospitals on Friday as firefighting operations ended, with the death toll at least 94. Flames had moved quickly ...

India approves $800m plan to boost rare earth magnet production

NewsNovember 27, 2025

India has approved a more than $800 million plan to boost production of rare earth magnets in an effort to secure supplies and cut its dependence on imports from countries like China. Rare earth perma...

Bangladesh authorities seize 10kg gold from Hasina’s bank lockers

NewsNovember 26, 2025

Anti-corruption authorities in Bangladesh have seized approximately 10 kilogrammes of gold, worth around $1.3 million, from bank lockers belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, officials sai...

South Africa condemn India to biggest Test loss for series sweep

NewsNovember 26, 2025

Spinner Simon Harmer took six wickets as South Africa thrashed India by 408 runs in the second Test on Wednesday to sweep the series and condemn the hosts to a record loss. It was South Africa’s fir...

Thousands of trade union workers protest India’s new labour codes

BusinessNovember 26, 2025

Thousands of trade union workers across India protested on Wednesday against the government’s rollout of new labour codes, saying they would lead to corporate exploitation and erode their hard-won r...

World's First Death From H5N5 Bird Flu Strain Reported in US - ScienceAlert

HealthNovember 25, 2025

A resident of Washington state has died after contracting a rare strain of bird flu previously only reported in animals, state health officials said the second human fatality linked to the virus in t...

Saudi residents report booze ban eased for select foreigners

BusinessNovember 24, 2025

Diplomats and premium visa-holders in Saudi Arabia told AFP that the conservative kingdom has quietly eased restrictions on purchasing alcohol for select foreign residents. While the government has no...

10 dead in Austria school shooting: mayor

NewsJune 10, 2025

Ten people died on Tuesday after a suspected shooter opened fire in a school in the southeastern Austrian city of Graz, the local mayor was quoted as saying. Several students and at least one adult, ...

Ukraine says ‘massive’ Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv, Odesa

NewsJune 10, 2025

Russia carried out “massive” drone attacks on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and port city of Odesa early on Tuesday, killing one person and hitting a maternity hospital, Ukrainian officials said, calli...

Netanyahu govt doesn’t represent Israelis, says ex-general

NewsJune 10, 2025

JERUSALEM: Israeli left-wing opposition leader Yair Golan called on Monday for an immediate end to the Gaza war and said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government no longer represented mos...