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20 dogs, 4 cats killed after air conditioner malfunction causes fire in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/09/2025
» More than 20 dogs and cats have been killed after a malfunctioning air conditioner sparked a fire in a Hong Kong village.
Iraq shopping mall fire kills more than 60
Reuters, Published on 17/07/2025
» KUT, Iraq - A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday, as grief-stricken families searched for missing relatives.
South Korea's 'heartbreaking' wildfires expose super-aged society
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» ANDONG, South Korea - Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was reduced to rubble and covered in ash by South Korea's worst wildfires.
3D-printed neighbourhood takes shape in Texas
Reuters, Published on 08/08/2024
» GEORGETOWN, Texas - Like any desktop 3D printer, the Vulcan squeezes out material layer by layer to build an object — except this printer is nearly 14 metres wide, weighs 4.75 tonnes and prints houses.
Hong Kong's past heatwaves potentially contributed to 1,677 excess deaths: university study
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/08/2024
» Heatwaves in Hong Kong over the last 10 years may have contributed to more than 1,600 deaths, according to a projection from university researchers, who have urged authorities to create an extreme weather action plan to reduce health risks.
Meals to woof down at Italy's first dog restaurant
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» ROME: Pepe's meal is so good he licks the plate clean. In any other Rome establishment, slobbering on one's chicken and mashed potato would be frowned upon -- but this is "Fiuto", Italy's first dogs' restaurant.
What to know about dengue fever as cases spread
New York Times, Published on 25/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Cases of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral illness that can be fatal, are surging around the world. The increase is occurring both in places that have long struggled with the disease and in areas where its spread was unheard-of until the last year or two, including France, Italy and Chad, in central Africa. Last week, health officials in Pasadena, California, reported a first case of locally transmitted dengue.
Chinese disinformation fuels anger over Fukushima water
Motoko Rich and John Liu, The New York Times, Published on 31/08/2023
» In Guangdong province, on China’s southern coast, a woman posted a photo of a boxed-up Japanese-brand air-conditioner that she planned to return in protest. In southwestern China, the owner of a Japanese pub posted a video of himself ripping down anime posters and smashing bottles, saying he planned to reopen the business as a Chinese bistro.
Wretched life of migrants building Senegal's city of the future
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» DIAMNIADIO (SENEGAL) - When Mohamed was hired at the construction site for the United Nations' new West Africa headquarters in Senegal, he was proud to say he would be working "not only for Africa, but for the world."
Rate of fatal US police shootings of unarmed Black people '3 times higher than for whites'
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» PARIS - US police officers shoot three times as many unarmed Black people as unarmed white people relative to their population size, according to a study published Wednesday on what researchers termed a "public health emergency".