The investigation into a deadly fire at a Hong Kong housing estate has centred on the use of flammable materials in the scaffolding covering the residential blocks, officials said on Thursday. Police arrested three men from the maintenance firm responsible for the buildings on suspicion of manslaughter, while the city’s anti-graft agency said it was…
Koey Lee,BBC News Chinese, Hong Kong, Abel U,BBC News Chinese, Hong Kongand Grace Tsoi,BBC World Service, Hong Kong Video shows how fast fire spread in Hong Kong high-rise “Hang in there.” Those were the last words Mr Chung said to his wife after a huge fire broke out in their high rise public housing complex…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File MANAMA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday highlighting the structural transformation, regulatory and economic reforms by his government, urged the Bahraini business sector to seize Pakistan’s immense investment potential with new sectors opened like agribusiness, IT, minerals, energy and tourism, to build a long-term partnership. “Pakistan is undergoing a…
Secures record budget of 22.1 billion euros to fund programmes for next three years ESA chief Josef Aschbacher (right), with Greek digital governance minister Dimitris Papastergiou and German’s aerospace minister Dorothee Baer meet during the European Space Agency’s ministerial meeting held in the German city of Bremen on Thursday. Photo: AFP BREMEN: The European Space…
Brigadier General Leland D Blanchard II looks towards pictures of two National Guard members who were shot in Washington, along with a picture of a suspect, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, at a press conference in Washington, DC. Photo: Reuters KABUL/ISLAMABAD: Afghans who fled the Taliban and have waited years for a US resettlement decision say…
Says Israel continues to severely restrict entry of supplies, restoration of services essential for civilian survival Palestinians carry humanitarian aid in Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP JERUSALEM: Amnesty International on Thursday claimed Israel was “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month. Contacted by AFP, the Israeli foreign ministry…
The contractor behind renovation work at the site of Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades had previously breached safety requirements for construction projects on multiple occasions, the Post has found. Prestige Construction & Engineering Co Limited was convicted of two safety offences in a Mid-Levels project in November 2023, according to Labour Department records seen…
Sharon Barbourand Mary O’Reilly,BBC Local Investigations BBC Kate Driver says her cancer diagnosis was delayed and she was not offered the option of breast reconstruction Breast cancer patients suffered unnecessary mastectomies, delayed diagnoses and a lack of compassionate care at an NHS Trust in north-east England, the BBC has learned. More than 200 cases are…
A UN report warns Karachi faces extreme urban heat risks, exposing vulnerable citizens to worsening climate threats A new UN report has warned of the acute danger of an “urban heat effect” on several large cities, including Karachi, raising new concerns about how the cash-strapped government will prevent or mitigate urban climate disasters. The UN…
ARLINGTON, Texas — Following yet another one-score loss for the Kansas City Chiefs, this time falling 31-28 to the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, quarterback Patrick Mahomes summed up the team’s bleak predicament. “You’ve got to win every game now — and hope that’s enough,” Mahomes said of the Chiefs’ attempt to make the postseason with…
