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Aerial video shows scale of Hong Kong apartment complex fire

At least 55 people have died after a fire engulfed several residential apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, on Wednesday. At least 45 people are in a critical condition and almost 300 people are missing. By Thursday morning, the fires had not been fully extinguished at the site, which comprises eight 32-storey towers containing about 2,000 flats. About 4,800 people live on the premises, which were being renovated at the time. Three men – two directors and an engineering consultant whose ages range from 52 to 68 – have been arrested on…

India Regional

Tripura Jobs 2025 : Reserve Bank of India Agartala Recruitment

Applications are invited for recruitment of various medical positions or jobs in Reserve Bank of India Agartala Tripura in 2025. Reserve Bank of India Agartala Tripura is inviting applications from eligible candidates for recruitment to the posts or jobs of Bank’s Medical Consultant (BMC) on contract basis in 2025. Name of post : Bank’s Medical […] The post Tripura Jobs 2025 : Reserve Bank of India Agartala Recruitment appeared first on NorthEast Now. Source link

World

OBR chair ‘mortified’ by budget leak as ex-cybersecurity chief called in to investigate

Richard Hughes, head of Office for Budget Responsibility, says he has apologised to chancellor for ‘letting people down’ How Rachel Reeves’s budget was leaked 40 minutes early Business live – latest updates UK politics live – latest updates The chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has said he felt “personally mortified” by the early release of its budget documents and said the former boss of the National Cyber Security Centre will be involved in an investigation into the incident. Richard Hughes said he had written to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and the chair of the Treasury select committee,…

Technology

Infinix to partner with Pininfarina on next flagship

Smartphone maker Infinix is teaming up with Italian design house Pininfarina for its upcoming flagship, according to a source familiar with the company’s roadmap. Pininfarina, the iconic design house behind legendary automobiles from Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and more, brings a rich automotive heritage to the table. It would mark the studio’s first-ever collaboration with a smartphone brand. Infinix’s upcoming flagship is likely to feature both hardware design touches and UI elements crafted by Pininfarina. While details about the collaboration remain limited for now, Infinix… Source link

Top Stories

The Little Mermaid review – underwater wonders cast a spell in mid-air

New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme A fresh telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s story deploys circus skills and inventive design to create a memorable merworld The Little Mermaid is big business this Christmas, with versions of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale at Hull Truck, Nottingham Playhouse and Newbury’s Watermill, all buoyed perhaps by Disney’s 2023 blockbuster. Adapter Theresa Heskins and her co-director, Vicki Dela Amedume, present theirs as an all-ages gig-theatre show. We’re even introduced to each member of a house band nestled among the audience before meeting the main characters. Rhiannon Skerritt plays the title role, here named Coralie, in a…

Business

Paddy Power owner says raising online gambling taxes will hit profits hard

Flutter says move in budget will affect underlying earnings by about $320m in 2025-26 and $540m in 2026-27. Business live – latest updates The Paddy Power and Betfair owner, Flutter Entertainment, has warned the budget move to increase UK gambling taxes will hit its annual profits by $860m (£650m) over the next two years. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced on Wednesday that remote online gaming duty would rise from 21% to 40%, while online sports betting – excluding horse racing – would increase from 15% to 25%. Continue reading… Source link

China

Seoul sanctions Prince Group chairman Chen Zhi in Cambodia crime crackdown

The South Korean government on Thursday imposed sanctions on individuals and companies across Southeast Asia tied to regional crime rings, in response to a surge in crimes targeting Korean nationals. “It is our first unilateral sanction responding to a transnational crime and the single biggest, which shows the government’s willingness to actively respond to online crimes in Southeast Asia,” it said in a statement. The sweeping measures target 15 individuals and 132 entities believed to have… Source link

Space

Kimberly Smith and Michael Person Talk About Studying Triton’s Shadow

A conversation with Kimberly Ennico Smith, the project scientist for the SOFIA mission at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Michael Person, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discussing the science behind using an occultation to learn more about objects in space, such as Neptune’s moon Triton. Transcript Frank Tavares: You are listening to NASA in Silicon Valley, episode 72. This is Frank Tavares, trying to do an even better Matthew Buffington impression than Abby Tabor from last week, which was a hard act to follow. So, Abby Tabor is here with me again,…