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Karachi superstore fire is a strong warning for govt, businesses to put public safety over profits

Neglect of fire, general safety and construction regulations has become an all too common feature of most residential and commercial projects in the city in recent years.

  • Published: June 6, 20223:17 pm
  • Author Dawn
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We dig our own grave when we kill a river

There are 310 rivers in the country, according to an estimate by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority. Of them, 175 are in miserable condition, and 65 are almost dead.

  • Published: June 6, 20223:12 pm
  • Author The Daily Star
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Profound lessons from a simple meal at one of Hong Kong’s last dai pai dong

Literally translated from Cantonese as "big licence-plate stalls", these iconic open-air cooked-food businesses have been around since after World War II.

  • Published: June 6, 20223:08 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Beijing to loosen more Covid-19 curbs; schools, entertainment facilities to open

The loosening comes after officials said on June 3 that the city had achieved zero new community cases in 13 out of 16 districts for seven consecutive days.

  • Published: June 6, 202212:33 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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100 days of Ukraine war: Kyiv learn to live with daily air raid sirens, curfews

As the war in Ukraine hits the 100-day mark, the sheer scale of the failure of Russia's plan is by now undeniable.

  • Published: June 6, 202212:30 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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“Even if his hand is gone, glad that my husband is still alive”: Depot fire survivor’s wife

A fire broke out at BM Container Depot in Chattogram on June 4, leading to the deaths of 49 people, while more than 200 people, including police and fire service personnel,…

  • Published: June 6, 20229:30 am
  • Author Sanjoy Kumar Barua
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9-year-old’s intestine punctured after she swallowed magnetic balls; doctor calls for ban on toy

The girl's case is not the first, with similar cases have been reported in the United States, China and Britain in recent years.

  • Published: June 6, 20229:24 am
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59 starving Rohingya found abandoned on Thai island

The group - among them five children - were found on Koh Dong island in the southern Satun province on Saturday (June 4).

  • Published: June 6, 20228:30 am
  • Author May
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Moon Pich: From cowherd to US naval graduate

Pich Chantrea, also known as Moon Pich, a former cowherd from Kampong Chhnang province, worked hard for his studies before his admission to the US naval academy.

  • Published: June 3, 20223:05 pm
  • Author Khouth Sophak Chakrya
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Home Minister Amit Shah to review security situation in Kashmir at high-level meeting

The situation has cast a heavy burden on the Union Home Ministry which is to provide fool-proof arrangements for the coming Amarnath Yatra from 30 June.

  • Published: June 3, 20222:43 pm
  • Author The Statesman

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