- Hong Kong fire to hurt Taiping Insurance earnings, Fitch says Reuters
- ‘My heart breaks every time I’m called a hero’ – Hong Kong fire survivor BBC
- Fire safety checks ordered across Hong Kong after Wang Fuk Court blaze news.cgtn.com
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Hong Kong fire to hurt Taiping Insurance earnings, Fitch says – Reuters
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National Day of Thailand – Islamabad Post
ISLAMABAD: Chief guest Bilal Azahar Kayani State Minister for Finance, Federal Minister Qaisar Ahmed Sheikh, Ambassador of Thailand Rongvudhi VIRABUTR and others...
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Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down accounts as Australia’s under-16s social media ban looms | Social media ban
Facebook and Instagram began shutting down half a million accounts of users under 16 years old on Thursday as the deadline for Australia’s social media ban looms.
The under-16s social media ban is due to take effect from 10 December, but Meta…
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South Africa vows not to bend to US pressure after G20 snub – Reuters
- South Africa vows not to bend to US pressure after G20 snub Reuters
- US invites Poland to take its “rightful place” at next year’s G20 summit Notes From Poland
- The American fixation on white Afrikaners in South Africa stretches back nearly a…
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After a terrible fire in Hong Kong, public fury smoulders – The Economist
- After a terrible fire in Hong Kong, public fury smoulders The Economist
- ‘My heart breaks every time I’m called a hero’ – Hong Kong fire survivor BBC
- China cracks down on calls for accountability over deadly Hong Kong blaze Al Jazeera
- Hong…
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Israel says it killed Hamas commander trying to flee Rafah tunnel-Xinhua
JERUSALEM, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — Israel’s military said on Thursday it had killed a Hamas commander and his deputy during their attempts to flee a tunnel in southern Gaza.
The military said in a statement that Muhammad Jawad Muhammad al-Bawab,…
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South Africa prepared to ‘take a break’ from G20 after US ban
South Africa said Thursday it was prepared to wait out next year’s G20 after being barred by the United States and did not expect other countries to lobby for its inclusion.
The United States this month took over the year-long presidency of the…
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Third Afghan national arrested in US, accused of providing ‘material support to ISIS-K’ – World
A third Afghan national has been arrested in the US, days after another Afghan national, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, shot two National Guards, for providing “material support to ISIS-K”, according to a statement issued by the US Department of…
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India Clinches $2 Billion Russia Submarine Deal as Putin Visits – Bloomberg.com
- India Clinches $2 Billion Russia Submarine Deal as Putin Visits Bloomberg.com
- Russia’s Putin heads to India for defence, trade talks Dawn
- Putin and Modi to meet amid politically treacherous times for Russia and India The Guardian
- Aaj Ki Baat:…
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Sri Lanka cyclone survivors afraid to go home, stuck in relief centres – Reuters
- Sri Lanka cyclone survivors afraid to go home, stuck in relief centres Reuters
- Cyclone Ditwah: Flood catastrophe awakens volunteerism in Sri Lanka BBC
- Cyclone turns Sri Lanka’s tea mountains into death valley Dawn
- Sri Lanka’s latest…
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