1 week ago Champions S.Africa pooled with Italy, Georgia and Romania in 2027 World Cup draw

Double defending champions South Africa were pooled with Italy, Georgia and Romania in the draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup on Wednesday, while hosts Australia will play New Zealand, Chile and debutants Hong Kong in the opening round of the tournament. The format for the first 24-team World Cup, which will take place in […]

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1 week ago Fourth arrest made after disorder at Apollon club in Limassol

Police have arrested a fourth suspect in the investigation into last Thursday’s disorder at the Apollon club in Limassol. Officers detained a 24-year-old man on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the arrest was made under a court warrant and was based on new testimony linked to the case. The development follows the arrest of a 30-year-old […]

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2 w. ago Hong Kong arrests 13 for apartment tower fire, blames use of renovation material

Hong Kong authorities said on Monday they had detained 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a probe into the city’s deadliest fire in decades, pointing to substandard renovation materials for fuelling a blaze that has claimed at least 146 lives. Police have completed sweeps of four of the seven towers engulfed in Wednesday’s disaster at […]

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2 w. ago Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 128, while 200 remain missing

Hong Kong authorities on Friday said rescue operations following a blaze that ripped through a high-rise apartment complex had concluded, with the death toll in the city’s worst fire in nearly 80 years now at 128 and 200 still missing. The fire in the Wang Fuk Court development in the northern district of Tai Po […]

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2 w. ago Hong Kong police arrest construction firm bosses over fire; death toll hits 83 with scores missing

Hong Kong police arrested the bosses of a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter on Thursday over the city’s worst fire in nearly 80 years, which killed at least 83 people with scores more listed as missing. By the early hours of Friday, firefighters had mostly contained the blaze raging for more than 24 hours, […]

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2 w. ago Hong Kong inferno puts spotlight on risky bamboo scaffolding

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in three decades has spotlighted its risky use of flammable bamboo scaffolding and mesh for building work in a tradition dating back centuries to mainland China. The origin of the blaze was unclear, but there was no hiding the ease with which the fire rapidly spread across the green netting and […]

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3 w. ago Police arrest man following attempted murder stabbing in Paphos

Paphos police on Thursday arrested a 58-year-old man in connection with an attempted murder that took place on November 19 in Konia. The suspect was taken into custody to assist with ongoing investigations. The victim, a 26-year-old Greek Cypriot man, is in critical condition at a private hospital in Limassol. Police said the attack is […]

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