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Glass lift at Bali beach set for demolition after governor intervenes
27 Nov 2025The 182-metre elevator has been under construction for the past 18 months.
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Hong Kong fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in an emergency
27 Nov 2025Analysis: This catastrophic fire, which has killed 55 people, highlights how difficult it is to evacuate high-rise buildings in an emergency.
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Hong Kong fire survivors hunt for the missing
27 Nov 2025As the sun rose over the smouldering towers of Wang Fuk Court on Thursday, displaced residents had already spontaneously begun organising themselves to deal with the aftermath.
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Thailand eyes drones to boost flood relief efforts
27 Nov 2025Severe floods after a week of heavy rain have killed at least 33 in Thailand and two in neighbouring Malaysia
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US stops processing Afghan immigration requests after attack near White House
27 Nov 2025President Donald Trump says was "an act of terror".
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What we know so far about the deadly Hong Kong apartment fire
27 Nov 2025Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze, with 128 firetrucks and 57 ambulances sent to the scene.
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'Will pay a very steep price': Trump calls shooter of two US National Guardsmen an 'animal'
27 Nov 2025The shooting is likely to fuel controversy over President Donald Trump's crime crackdown.
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'Likelihood of collapse': Fresh fears after Hong Kong apartment complex fire
27 Nov 2025A former US fire chief says the structure of the buildings will be compromised following the blaze. Audio
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First ‘piggy,’ now ‘ugly’: Trump continues attacks on female reporters
27 Nov 2025The US President responded to a New York Times report on his ageing.
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'Couldn't do anything': Deadly Hong Kong fire devours homes of thousands
27 Nov 2025A resident said the apartment complex was undergoing maintenance and people had their windows shut so they did not hear the fire alarm.
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The scene is set for the last ever season of Stranger Things
27 Nov 2025A final battle between Good and Evil - can Eleven and her Hawkins friends save the town, or will they become its undoing?
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Hong Kong inferno puts spotlight on risky bamboo scaffolding
27 Nov 2025It was Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades.
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UK tax hikes likely to be costly for finance minister
27 Nov 2025Rachel Reeves is now the most unpopular finance minister since records began, according to a pollster, and was knocked off her stride by the early release of the key budget forecasts. Audio
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Millennials first generation to move left as they age: Australian study
27 Nov 2025The trend has surprised the experts behind the study.
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Tens of thousands without power as outages plague NSW residents
27 Nov 2025As of Thursday morning, 63,000 properties around the Australia state were experiencing outages.
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Woman killed, man injured in shark attack on NSW coast
27 Nov 2025Despite the help of witnesses on the beach, the woman died, before paramedics arrived.
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Social media giants accused of burying own research on teen mental health harm
27 Nov 2025YouTube, for example, recognized that short-form videos can trigger an "addiction cycle" but developed its Shorts feature anyway, according to the filing. An internal Snapchat document identified…
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NASA rover detects electrical discharges - 'mini-lightning' - on Mars
27 Nov 2025It is the first documentation of electrical activity in the thin Martian atmosphere.
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Nigeria declares national emergency after mass kidnappings
27 Nov 2025265 children and their teachers seized from a Catholic boarding school in the country's Niger state on Friday are still missing.
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Thailand airlifts patients, rushes supplies as floods in south kill 33
27 Nov 2025The Thai military has mobilised boats, helicopters and even its lone aircraft carrier to deliver supplies and evacuate the sick.
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Georgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump
27 Nov 2025Trump's lead Georgia defence counsel said in a statement the "political persecution" of Trump was "finally over."
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At least 36 dead as fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong
27 Nov 2025Another 279 people are unaccounted for, city leader John Lee says.
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US DoJ seeks permissiong to release Epstein, Maxwell investigation records
27 Nov 2025The Justice Department asked a judge for permission to publicly release financial records, travel documents, and notes of victim interviews obtained during the investigations to comply with a new law.
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Yes, shouting at seagulls actually works
27 Nov 2025Seagulls who hear a raised voice are more likely to flinch, stop pecking at food and leave the area, a new study has found.
