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Hong Kong begins mourning period after fire kills at least 128
AFP : An outpouring of grief swept Hong Kong on Saturday as thousands paid their respects and laid flowers for the 128 people killed in...
Israeli strikes kill two Palestinian children in Gaza
AP : Two Palestinian children were killed by Israeli fire in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, hospital officials said, highlighting tensions under a fragile...
PTI says it is blocked from meeting Imran; what Pakistan’s jail rules say
NN ONLINE: Government officials claim that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s attempt to meet jailed PTI founder Imran Khan violates prison regulations, an...
Sri Lanka declares emergency as cyclone death toll rises to 132
NN ONLINE: Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and...
Death toll from floods and landslides in Indonesia tops 300
NN ONLINE: Improved weather on Saturday helped rescuers on Indonesia’s Sumatra island recover more bodies as they struggled to reach several areas that were...
Hong Kong probes corruption, negligence after deadliest fire in decades claims 128 lives
NN ONLINE: Hong Kong authorities are investigating possible corruption and severe negligence after a massive blaze swept through a residential complex this week, killing...
Albanese becomes first Australian PM to wed while in office
NN ONLINE: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his partner Jodie Haydon on Saturday in a private ceremony at his official residence in Canberra,...
Russian strikes kill 3 in Kyiv as new peace talks near
NN ONLINE: Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and surrounding areas killed at least three people early Saturday, local authorities said, just hours...
Rescue efforts at Hong Kong blaze end with deaths at 128
Al Jazeera : Firefighting and rescue operations at Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades have ended, a government spokesperson said, with the death toll rising...
German researchers find highly effective HIV antibody
Agencies : Worldwide, 44 million deaths — that is the sad toll of HIV/Aids since it was first detected in 1981; it was officially discovered...
3 Chinese workers killed in Tajikistan
AP : Afghanistan on Friday expressed “deep regret” and strongly condemned a cross-border attack into neighboring Tajikistan that killed three Chinese workers and wounded a...