Hong Kong authorities said the death toll from a fire at a high-rise residential complex last week has risen to 151.
They confirmed on Monday the deaths from a blaze that tore through seven high-rise buildings in the northern district of Tai Po. Police were still searching the scene as more than 30 other people remained unaccounted for. Authorities said the fire appears to have started in protective netting around scaffolding put in place for renovation... Read More
Indonesia floods death toll passes 500″
The death toll in the floods which struck Indonesia last week has now climbed to more than 500, with rescue workers still battling to reach affected areas. The floods, which were caused by a rare cyclone that had formed over the Malacca Strait, have hit three provinces and impacted some 1.4 million people, according to... Read More
Gunmen abduct pastor and bride in Nigeria
Authorities in Nigeria have been responding to another wave of kidnappings that has been unfolding across several regions in recent weeks. A clergyman and a bride were among those abducted in two separate raids. Authorities in Nigeria have been responding to another wave of kidnappings that has been unfolding across several regions in recent weeks.... Read More
European markets start December in negative territory, as defense sells off.LONDON —
European stocks started the last trading month of the year in negative territory. The Stoxx 600began Monday in negative territory, with the pan-European benchmark down 0.3% shortly after 8:30 a.m. in London (3:30 a.m. ET) with major bourses and sectors .Regional markets had closed in positive territory on Friday, at the end of a choppy... Read More
Honduras election: Polls open in vote shadowed by Trump aid threats” Early polling results from the Honduras general election show Nasry Asfura, leader of the right-wing National Party, has a very narrow lead.
In their first update on the vote, the electoral council said that the conservative candidate was just ahead of former TV host and vice president Salvador Nasralla, with a little over a third of the ballots counted. Asfura has been backed by US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to cut financial aid to the... Read More
Desperate hunt for food and water as Indonesia floods death toll rises to 442Children sit inside a plastic container as residents evacuate from an area flooded by heavy rains.
More than 400 people have died and hundreds injured after devastating floods caused by cyclonic rains hit Indonesia earlier last week Rescue workers are racing to reach some areas of the hardest hit island of Sumatra, where thousands have been cut off and left without critical supplies An exceptionally rare tropical storm, named Cyclone Senyar,... Read More
China’s factory activity remained in contraction for the eighth straight month in November. .
New orders were sluggish in the month, even as the US cut some tariffs on Chinese imports The National Bureau of Statistics says the manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index stood at 49.2. That’s up 0.2 points from October, but is still below the 50-point threshold separating growth from contraction. The bureau survey covered 3,200 manufacturers. The... Read More
US, Ukraine hold high-level talks on peace plan |
Senior officials from the United States and Ukraine have discussed a peace plan, with the top US diplomat stressing that the goal is not just realizing a ceasefire but also protecting Ukraine’s sovereignty. The talks took place in the southern US state of Florida on Sunday. Participants included US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and... Read More
President Donald Trump delivered a stern ultimatum to Nicolás Maduro to leave Venezuela immediately before announcing the country’s airspace should be closed, according to a report.
Washington’s warning was delivered in a phone call with Caracas and offered guaranteed evacuation for Maduro, his wife Cilia Flores, and their son, but only if the dictator agreed to resign on the spot. The conversation stalled, U.S. officials said, and within hours Washington escalated dramatically. The ensuing impasse, a source told the outlet, was... Read More
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Madrid to call for the resignation of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over allegations of corruption.
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Madrid to call for the resignation of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over allegations of corruption. Organizers said the crowd numbered some 80,000 people, but Spain’s Interior Ministry estimated around half that Number Brandishing placards with slogans such as “Enough is enough!” and “Not... Read More