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How the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guide

Fire in densely packed group of 31-storey tower blocks that is home to thousands quickly spread via bamboo scaffolding Dozens of people have died in a huge fire that engulfed several residential tower blocks in Hong Kong, home to thousands of people, on Wednesday afternoon. Many more are in a critical condition and hundreds remain missing, with the fire continuing to burn into Thursday morning. The fire was first reported at 2.52pm on Wednesday, at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po, in the northern New Territories. The exact cause of the fire remains unknown, but officials…

China

Russia’s Su-57 offer boosts India’s ‘strategic options’ amid strained US ties

Russia’s offer to transfer fifth-generation fighter jet technology to India is being seen as a strategic overture at a time when New Delhi’s relations with Washington are strained over trade disputes and diplomatic spats. Analysts say the proposed transfer – involving the Su-57 stealth fighter – not only signals Moscow’s desire to revitalise defence ties with one of its top arms buyers, but also offers India a timely opportunity to demonstrate that it has “strategic options” as it navigates a… Source link

Entertainment India

Alaya F reveals SIBO diagnosis during 75-Hard; says she’s been on antibiotics for 50 days

Alaya F has always been the one who genuinely pioneers fitness among the Gen-Z, cementing herself as the true fitness icon who’s often celebrated for her commitment and dedication. The actress embarked on a 75-Hard for the second time and documented her progress on her social media. Recently, she announced that she has been diagnosed with SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth), a day before she concludes her 75-Hard. In her video, the actor shared, “It’s day 74 of my 75-Hard of the year; I’m at the finish line. But today, instead of showing you guys progress photos, I actually…

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Robert Irwin Shares Update on 'Painful' Rib Injury from 'DWTS' Finale Rehearsals

Robert Irwin is sharing an update on his rib injury. During the Dancing with the Stars season 34 finale on Tuesday (November 25), the 21-year-old wildlife conservationist revealed in his video package that he suffered a “painful” injury to his ribs during rehearsals. After being crowned the winner of season 34, Robert and partner Witney Carson jetted off to New York City for an appearance on Good Morning America on Wednesday morning (November 26). During his interview, Robert shared an update on his recovery. Keep reading to find out more…“We’re getting there,” Robert said. “It’s painful, but no pain,…

World

Jakarta overtakes Tokyo as world’s most populous city, according to UN

The rankings were changed after the UN used new criteria to give a more accurate picture of the rapid urbanisation driving the growth of megacities Jakarta has overtaken Tokyo as the world’s most populous city, according to a UN study that uses new criteria to give a more accurate picture of the rapid urbanisation driving the growth of megacities. The Indonesian capital is home to 42 million people, according to an estimate by the population division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs in its World Urbanisation Prospects 2025 report published this month. Continue reading… Source link

Technology

Netflix went down for a lot of people after Stranger Things premiered

Netflix has crashed for thousands of viewers after the first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 went live for streaming. Downdetector started getting an unusual number of outage reports at around 10 minutes before 8PM Eastern time, when the episodes were scheduled to hit the service. The numbers climbed up to almost 14,000 before they went down over the next few minutes. According to Entertainment Weekly, affected viewers were getting an NSEZ-403 error, which means their accounts couldn’t connect to Netflix. On its own interruption detector page, however, Netflix says it’s “not currently experiencing an interruption to [its]…

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The Young & The Restless Spoilers: Ashley Returns Home Again While Lily Reminds The Importance Of Family

The Young & The Restless’ Latest Spoilers Are Out (Photo Credit – X) The previous episode of The Young and the Restless saw Victor enlisting Adam to strike back against Billy. Meanwhile, Nick and Sharon searched for Noah during their attempts to locate him. And then lastly, the Abbotts served plenty of drama and pumpkin pies for their Thanksgiving dinner. The drama, reunions, joy, food, celebrations, reveals, chaos, and more are set to unfold soon. Here’s what fans can expect from the November 26, 2025, episode of The Young and the Restless when they tune in to CBS to…

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Barnaby Joyce expected to announce defection to One Nation as Nationals colleagues make last-ditch appeals

Former leader Michael McCormack says he spent an hour with Joyce on Wednesday and gave him his pitch to remain in the fold Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce should “reflect on what the National party gave him”, colleague Michael McCormack says, as speculation increases that the maverick New England MP will quit the party on Thursday afternoon to switch to One Nation. Sources in the Nationals and One Nation expect an announcement from Joyce, the former deputy prime minister, after weeks of…

Technology

ULA aimed to launch up to 10 Vulcan rockets this year—it will fly just once

Around this time last year, officials at United Launch Alliance projected 2025 would be their busiest year ever. Tory Bruno, ULA’s chief executive, told reporters the company would launch as many as 20 missions this year, with roughly an even split between the legacy Atlas V launcher and its replacement—the Vulcan rocket. Now, it’s likely that ULA will close out 2025 with six flights—five with the Atlas V and just one with the Vulcan rocket the company is so eager accelerate into service. Six flights would make 2025 the busiest launch year for ULA since 2022, but it falls well…

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Championship roundup: Bamford strike helps Sheffield United out of bottom three

Blades beat Portsmouth after owners’ merger statement Wednesday rock bottom following defeat at Millwall Sheffield United lifted themselves out of the Championship’s relegation zone on the day their owners reiterated their desire to take the club to the Premier League with a 3-0 win against 10-man Portsmouth. Patrick Bamford scored on his full United debut, turning home a scrappy rebound early in the second half for his first goal in 19 months, after Sydie Peck’s penalty had given the Blades a 1-0 interval lead. Peck converted his first senior goal for the club after the Pompey defender Terry Devlin…