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Why Hong Kong's Deadly Fire Spread Swiftly - Focus On Fast-Burning Foam
Nov 27, 2025 - World 
Three top officials of the engineering company renovating the tower complex have been arrested in a suspected case of manslaughter.
Marquay Collins, TikTok Influencer With 7 Million Followers, Dies At 24
Nov 27, 2025 - World 
Marquay was a popular TikTok food reviewer with over 6.9 million followers, known for his comedic sketches, dance videos, and humorous dubs.
Chinese Woman Offers Flat, $420 Monthly Salary To Hire A 'Daughter'. Here's Why
Nov 27, 2025 - World 
Her plea, sparked by estrangement from her biological daughters, reflects a growing trend of paid emotional support for seniors.
Australia news live: more wild weather on the way for Queensland; Iran denounces terror designation
Nov 27, 2025 - World 
Storms to return after week of battering. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCentre for Public Integrity says government’s $560m grant scheme ripe for ‘pork barrelling’The Centre for Public Integrity has raised concerns that a $560m invitation-only grant program established by the Albanese government is ripe for pork-barrellingWhen election promises are channelled through grants without open or transparent eligibility criteria, the distinction between policy delivery and political patronage becomes blurred.Both major parties have used such mechanisms in the past – including through the community development grants program and Building Better regions fund – to direct taxpayer money toward electorally advantageous projects. Continue reading...
Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre to be witness in trial brought by Prince Harry and others
Nov 27, 2025 - World 
Judge warns he will not permit case ‘to descend into a wide-ranging public inquiry’The former editor of the Daily Mail, Paul Dacre, is to be called as a witness in the legal action brought by the Duke of Sussex and six other household names against the newspaper’s publishers over allegations of unlawful information gathering, the high court was told.Antony White KC, for Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), said Dacre, 77, now the editor-in-chief of ANL’s DMG Media company, and Peter Wright, a former editor of the Mail on Sunday, could be called as early witnesses in the trial, scheduled to begin on 19 January. Continue reading...