- Train runs down, kills 11 in China’s worst rail accident in over a decade Reuters
- 11 killed, 2 hurt after test train crashes into workers in southwestern China South China Morning Post
- Train Hits China Railway Workers, Killing 11: Local…
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Death toll rises to 44 with 279 still missing as fires rip through Hong Kong tower complex
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Firefighters are battling one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day on Thursday, fighting to control the fire that blackened several…
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Peace Will Come Only When Kiev Accepts Reality — Russia in Global Affairs
The student radicals of Paris in 1968 used to chant: “Be realistic – demand the impossible.” It was a clever slogan for a moment of revolution. But what happens when revolution is not an option and reality can’t be wished away?
Wars end in many ways….
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Fire in Hong Kong high-rise complex kills at least 44 people, 279 reported missing; 3 arrested
Police in Hong Kong arrested three men from a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter, in connection with a blaze that has killed at least 44 people and left another 279 missing in the city’s deadliest fire in years.
At least 62…
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Retaliating against Russia – POLITICO
Still, any new measures “need to have plausible deniability,” said one EU diplomat.
Show of force
NATO, for its part, is a defensive organization and so is leery of offensive operations. “Asymmetric responses are an important part…
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France joins Europe’s military service bandwagon – POLITICO
The French military is already the EU’s second-largest behind Poland, with more than 201,000 personnel. France has around 45,000 reservists and has pledged to reach 105,000 by 2035 — a target the voluntary military service plan is designed…
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Jakarta overtakes Tokyo as world’s most populous city, according to UN | Indonesia
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…
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Shark kills 1 and seriously wounds another in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A shark killed a woman and seriously wounded a man taking an early morning swim with her at a national park beach on Australia’s east coast Thursday, police said.
Experts say…
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New Zealand announces inquiry in case of father’s disappearance with his children
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The disappearance of a New Zealand father with his children in a forest for several years before he was discovered and shot dead by the police has prompted the government…
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