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Sunday, November 30, 2025
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Topic: Hong Kong

Hong Kong tower fire death toll rises to 128, 200 remain missing

'We don't rule out possibility that more bodies could be discovered when police enter building for detailed probe,' Hong Kong security chief says. Only 39 of 128 dead have been identified.

What is bamboo scaffolding? Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in 100 years was made worse by it

The recent fire at a housing estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has already claimed 94 lives.

With tower fire death toll at 94 & dozens still missing, Hong Kong fire dept nears end of search op

By Farah Master and Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong fire authorities said they expected to wrap up search and rescue operations after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years tore

Hong Kong fire: Police arrest construction firm bosses over for manslaughter as death toll reaches 75

Police seized bidding documents, a list of employees, 14 computers and three mobile phones in a raid of the company's office, the government added.

‘Never been so scared’: Hong Kong fire leapt through 7 towers within hours

As firefighters began battling to contain the inferno, residents made desperate calls to emergency services. Others begged for their pets to be saved, and elderly people in wheelchairs struggled to escape.

Bamboo scaffolding, 2,000 housing units: What we know of Hong Kong’s deadly fire

The blaze killed at least 44 residents and left hundreds missing in Hong Kong’s worst residential fire in more than half a century.

Hong Kong fire kills 55, 300 missing as police blame ‘grossly negligent’ use of unsafe materials

By Tyrone Siu, Joyce Zhou and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong apartment complex that has killed at least 55 people and left nearly 300 missing may have been

2 dead, 30 missing after super typhoon Ragasa hits Taiwan

Taiwan has since Monday been lashed by the outer rim of typhoon Ragasa, which is now on its way to the southern Chinese coast and Hong Kong.

Super typhoon Ragasa nears Hong Kong, schools, businesses shut

Authorities in the financial hub are set to raise the typhoon signal to 8, its third highest Tuesday afternoon. Almost 700 flights have been disrupted.

Hong Kong airport to stop all flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa advances, says Bloomberg News

An official announcement is expected to happen Monday and the Hong Kong Observatory plans to hoist its first precautionary signal for the storm around noon, according to the report.

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There’s pollution, violence, volcanic ash on my screen. And yet an email is more stressful

Years are quietly being stripped off my lifespan, and somehow that doesn’t ruin my day. But getting scolded for one careless word in an email? That can send me spiralling.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.