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Photos, clothes, ashes: Hongkongers pick through fire-ravaged homes

Photos, clothes, ashes: Hongkongers pick through fire-ravaged homes

As 41-year-old Annie Tse visited her flat in Hong Kong for the first time since a massive fire last year, a blackened staircase brought back memories of her lucky escape. The world's deadliest residential building fire since 1980 killed 168 people when it ripped through seven

LVMH's Arnault says to talk of retirement in '7-8 years'

Bernard Arnault, chief executive of the world's biggest luxury conglomerate LVMH, brushed off speculation of his retirement on Thursday, telling shareholders that "we'll talk about all this again in seven to eight years". The 77-year-old founder of the French group whose brands

Romania headed for fresh turmoil as largest party quits coalition

Romania headed for fresh turmoil as largest party quits coalition

Romania's Social Democratic Party on Thursday said it had quit the coalition government of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, triggering a new political crisis in the turmoil-weary country. The Social Democratic Party (PSD), the biggest in parliament with around 130 seats of the total 465, joined a pro-

More than 500 killed in Tanzania poll violence: govt

More than 500 killed in Tanzania poll violence: govt

Tanzania's electoral violence last year left at least 518 dead, a government-appointed commission said Thursday, giving a figure far below opposition estimates and failing to say who was responsible. While President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared to have won 98 percent of the vote in the October

Maggie Gyllenhaal to lead Venice Film Festival jury

Maggie Gyllenhaal to lead Venice Film Festival jury

American actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal will head up the jury of the Venice Film Festival, organisers said Thursday. Gyllenhaal and the other jurors will select the winner of the prestigious Golden Lion award for Best Film at the festival, which takes place in September. Gyllenhaal, 48, made her director&

Nestle sales slump under strong franc but volumes recover

Nestle sales slump under strong franc but volumes recover

Nestle, the food giant whose brands include Nespresso coffee and Perrier water, saw first-quarter sales figures slump due to the strong value of the Swiss franc and a baby formula recall, but sales volumes overall edged higher. The maker of Purina dog food, Maggi bouillon cubes, Gerber baby food

Lufthansa loses fight over bailout at EU top court

Lufthansa loses fight over bailout at EU top court

German airline giant Lufthansa Thursday lost a legal battle over a six-billion-euro ($7-billion) pandemic-era government bailout when the EU's top court ruled Brussels mishandled its approval of the cash injection. Europe's biggest airline group by revenues received the bailout in 2020 to