4 d. ago Hong Kong, China news: Apartment fire probe reveals unsafe netting as death toll exceeds 150, government stifles dissent

Hong Kong, China news: Apartment fire probe reveals unsafe netting as death toll exceeds 150, government stifles dissent  ABC7 Los Angeles

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4 d. ago Hong Kong apartment fire death toll mounts, and China stifles criticism as safety violations are revealed

Hong Kong apartment fire death toll mounts, and China stifles criticism as safety violations are revealed  CBS News

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5 d. ago Anger mounts in Hong Kong over apartment fires as Beijing warns against ‘anti

Anger mounts in Hong Kong over apartment fires as Beijing warns against ‘anti-China disruptors’  The Guardian

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7 d. ago Thailand flood death toll doubles as government faces mounting criticism

The death toll from flooding and landslides in Thailand climbed steeply on Friday, heaping misery on a country struggling with a deep economic slump and triggering criticism of the nation’s roughly 10-week-old government. There have been 145 fatalities across southern Thai provinces, with 110 deaths in Songkhla province alone, government spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat said in a briefing in Bangkok. That’s almost double the toll reported early on Friday. More than 1.25 million households and...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong families endure unimaginable loss as fire death toll hits 75

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has torn apart families as the death toll climbed to 75 on Thursday night, with many heavy-hearted relatives continuing to search for missing loved ones. Firefighters searched late into the night, combing flats across seven blocks of Wang Fuk Court and finding more bodies. Authorities were yet to release details about the deceased and injured as the blaze entered its second night. In the evening, anxious families gathered at a temporary shelter in Tai Po and...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong families endure unimaginable loss as fire death toll hits 83

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has torn apart families as the death toll climbed to 83 early Friday morning, with many heavy-hearted relatives continuing to search for missing loved ones. Firefighters searched late into the night, combing flats across seven blocks of Wang Fuk Court and finding more bodies. Authorities were yet to release details about the deceased and injured as the blaze entered its second night. In the evening, anxious families gathered at a temporary shelter in Tai Po...

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