At least four people have been killed after a fire engulfed a residential building in Hong Kong. The fire at Wang Fuk Court broke out at 14:51 local time (06:51 GMT) , according to the Hong Kong government. In a statement, it said another two people were in critical condition, with one person in a stable condition.
Researcher Septian Andriki collapsed in tears upon discovering the rare Rafflesia hasseltii plant in Indonesia. The veteran Indian actor, often called a ‘Greek God’, has died. Watch this excerpt from his 2018 interview.
Java Island’s tallest mountain, a volcano called Mount Semeru, has spewed tall plumes of ash clouds that engulfed bridges and the surrounding countryside. Local media say one person was killed in the fire in the city of Oita, on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.
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Hasina has called the court’s decision “biased and politically motivated” in a statement released after the verdict. An airport in Japan temporarily suspended flights on Wednesday after a bear wandered onto its grounds.
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