South Korea fire kills nearly 40 construction workers
The blaze at the unfinished four-storey warehouse site in Icheon on Wednesday, 80km (50 miles) southeast of Seoul, spread “extremely quickly” and rendered those inside “unable to evacuate”, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported citing fire officials. Suh Seung-hyun, chief of the Icheon fire station, told Yonhap that oil droplets may have ignited to start the blaze, but police and firefighters were investigating the exact cause of the accident.
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Political Chaos in Hong Kong parliament
Political Chaos in Hong Kong parliament
There is a massive political chaos in Hong Kong, Hong Kong’s legislative council descended into extraordinary scenes on Friday, with opposing lawmakers throwing placards and scrambling over each other to take control of a house committee that has been unable to elect a new chairperson. The incumbent committee chair, Starry Lee, reached the seat first and was surrounded by security guards.
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U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait, second time in a month
A U.S. warship has sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait for the second time in a month, Taiwanese and U.S. militaries said on Friday, amid heightened tensions between Taiwan and China and as a Chinese aircraft carrier passes near the island. Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said the U.S. warship had transited the narrow Taiwan Strait that separates the island from its giant neighbour China in a southerly direction.
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Two Syrian defectors to go on trial in Germany for war crimes
On Thursday Raslan and Gharib will appear at a regional court in the south-western German town of Koblenz, the first trial for war crimes in Syria since the start of the conflict nine years ago. Raslan, 57, is charged with crimes against humanity, rape, aggravated sexual assault and 58 murders at Branch 251, an intelligence unit with its own prison in Damascus, where he allegedly tortured atleast 4,000 people
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Coronavirus lockdowns have led to an unprecedented fall in air pollution for these major cities
Confinement measures imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in an unprecedented fall of deadly air pollutants around the world, according to new research published on Earth Day. New Delhi recorded a 60% fall of PM2.5 from 2019 levels, Seoul registered a 54% drop, while the fall in China's Wuhan came in at 44%.
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