Market blaze in China leaves 8 dead, 15 hurt Posted on 04/01/2025 Authorities said the fire was doused just over an hour after it broke out at about 8.40am. (EPA Images pic) SHANGHAI: A fire at a vegetable market in China’s northern province of Hebei killed eight people and wounded 15, state television CCTV said today. Authorities were investigating the cause of the fire in the city of Zhangjiakou, which was doused just over an hour after it broke out at about 8.40am, the broadcaster added. Huge dark billows of smoke hung over the market in the city’s Qiaoxi district, videos posted by other media on China’s Weibo microblogging site showed, along with large flames. Identified as the Liguang vegetable market in some media, it opened in 2011 and sells items ranging from fruit and seafood to electronics, company data provider Qichacha said. News
Najib says he’s almost like modern-day Robin Hood; was deceived by 1MDB mastermind Jho Low Posted on 12/12/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court today that he could be described as a “modern day Robin Hood” with how he had used the money in his AmIslamic bank accounts – which he insists were donations from the late Saudi ruler King Abdullah… Read More
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