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Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 128, dozens missing
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» HONG KONG - A sombre air hung across Hong Kong on Saturday, as residents prepared to honour the at least 128 people killed in a massive apartment complex blaze during condolence events and vigils across the Chinese financial hub.
Chebet delights Tokyo crowd with 10,000m win
AFP, Published on 13/09/2025
» TOKYO - Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000 metres world title while the cream of sprinting delighted a sellout 55,000 crowd at the world championships on Saturday — a stark contrast to the empty stadium at the Covid-affected Tokyo Games in 2021.
Massive fire hits Hong Kong high-rise construction site
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» HONG KONG - A high-rise building under construction in Hong Kong erupted in flames and was still burning hours later, with some nearby residential blocks evacuated early Friday after the fire threatened to spread.
Mourners honour British volunteer killed evacuating civilians on Ukraine frontline
AFP, Published on 29/01/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Mourners gathered at a Kyiv church on Sunday to honour Andrew Bagshaw, one of two British volunteers who died as they were evacuating civilians from fierce fighting in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
Britain, France look to reset frayed ties under Sunak
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» PARIS - After years of public rows and even a brief naval stand-off in the Channel, Britain and France are looking to reset their relations under new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Hong Kong and Singapore virus response a tale of two very different cities
AFP, Published on 25/02/2022
» HONG KONG - Rivals Singapore and Hong Kong have become pandemic polar opposites, the former opting to live with the coronavirus and reopen to the world while the latter doubles down on zero-Covid and its international isolation.
Australia rejects Beijing's South China Sea claims
AFP, Published on 25/07/2020
» SYDNEY: Australia has rejected Beijing's territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations, aligning itself more closely with Washington in the escalating row.
Virus-hit Hong Kong racing gallops on behind closed doors
AFP, Published on 17/02/2020
» HONG KONG: The bell sounds as 11 runners in the Gold Cup break from the stalls at Hong Kong's famous Sha Tin racecourse.
Hong Kong marks Christmas Eve with mall clashes and tear gas
AFP, Published on 25/12/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong marked Christmas Eve with tear gas, petrol bombs and mall clashes on Tuesday night as battles between democracy activists and riot police swept through a major shopping district.
Dozens of Hong Kong protesters make daring campus breakout
AFP, Published on 18/11/2019
» HONG KONG: Dozens of Hong Kong protesters escaped a two-day police siege at a campus late Monday by shimmying down a rope from a bridge to awaiting motorbikes in a dramatic and perilous breakout that followed a renewed warning by Beijing of a possible intervention to end the crisis engulfing the city.