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Death toll from Bangkok bar fire rises to 32 as 2 more die in hospital
Jul 15, 2026 - World 
Thai officials say that two more people injured in a huge fire at a Bangkok music bar have died, bringing the death toll to 32
Face-to-face with ancient Rome: Exhibition in Hungary brings forgotten faces to life
Jul 15, 2026 - World 
A new exhibition in Hungary brings ancient residents of the Roman frontier city of Aquincum to life with detailed facial reconstructions
Japan officials hunt bear that raided couple’s fridge amid string of break-ins
Jul 15, 2026 - World 
Officials set up traps and electric fences after 14 break-ins recored in one town in two weeks, amid fears of a repeat offenderAuthorities are searching for a bear that sneaked into the home of an elderly couple and raided their fridge amid concerns it may be behind 14 break-ins across a Japanese town in the past fortnight.On Monday evening, Mitsuo Matsubara, 87, was confronted by a large Asiatic black bear when he went to investigate a noise in his kitchen. His fridge was open, and food was strewn across the floor. His wife called the police. Continue reading...
Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay ministers $356,000 in defamation case
Jul 15, 2026 - World 
Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief, John Micklethwait, stands by reporting, saying ministers who sued ‘imposed an extremely strained meaning on what was a solid story’Bloomberg News and one of its reporters have been ordered to pay S$460,000 (US$355,734) in damages after an article it published was found to have defamed two Singapore government ministers, the city-state’s high court said in a judgment released on Tuesday.Bloomberg and the reporter, Low De Wei, are liable to jointly pay S$230,000 to each minister, comprising S$170,000 in general damages and S$60,000 in aggravated damages, the judgment said. Continue reading...
The new malaria vaccine helps in Africa but faces dosing test
Jul 15, 2026 - World 
A recently introduced malaria vaccine is helping reduce severe illness in children across Africa
