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A dawn fire that erupted in the maternity ward of Islamabad's premier public hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), on Wednesday killed 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze. Witnesses described harrowing scenes and a slow response from emergency services and guards reportedly preventing them from leaving the ward.
A dawn fire that erupted in the maternity ward of Islamabad's premier public hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), on Wednesday killed 14 infants. in Islamabad on Wednesday killing 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze. The dawn fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the capital's premier ...
A fire erupted in a hospital maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday killing 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze.
Bureau of Statistics says CPI was 3.5% in July, casting doubt on Reserve Bank meeting its 2.5% inflation target without further hikeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFears are growing that the Reserve Bank will hit millions of mortgage holders with a fourth rate hike this year, after inflation eased in July but by far l...
ABS says CPI was 3.5% in July, casting doubt on Reserve Bank meeting its 2.5% inflation target without further hikeFears are growing that the Reserve Bank will hit millions of mortgage holders with a fourth rate hike this year, after inflation eased in July but by far less than expected.Consumer prices climbed by 3.5% through the year, down from 3.8% in the previous month, according to the Austral...
Australian police said on Wednesday they were on the hunt for thieves who made off with hundreds of thousands of oysters. The molluscs have an estimated total value of A$350,000 (US$250,000) and were lifted from an oyster farm near the town of Taree, north of Sydney, New South Wales police said. Over 300 bags, containing 400,000 oysters, were stolen. Police are urging the public to come forward wi...
The BBC's Helena Humphrey is outside the Country Music Hall of Fame where fans gathered to mourn Dolly Parton.
Almost 50,000 new students have been placed in higher education, creating fresh housing pressures as demand for rooms rises, supply shrinks and rents stay high.
Almost 50,000 new students have been placed in higher education, creating fresh housing pressures as demand for rooms rises, supply shrinks and rents stay high.
Almost 50,000 new students have been placed in higher education, creating fresh housing pressures as demand for rooms rises, supply shrinks and rents stay high.
Star pair lost to Cobolli and Bencic, who will play married partners Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils in the semifinal.
Cameroonian midfielder Carlos Baleba has moved from Brighton to Manchester United for around 75 million euros.
Domestic sugar prices have jumped nearly 40%, forcing India to import 1 million tonnes of the sweetener.
From undersea cables to warships, the EU is spending record sums to defend its waters. Watch the video.
China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system – its home-grown alternative to the US-run Global Positioning System – has been adopted in about 90 per cent of “key industry” applications nationwide, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. In a social media post on Wednesday that also reposted a report by state broadcaster CCTV, the ministry said BeiDou’s comprehensive applica...
China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system – its home-grown alternative to the US-run Global Positioning System – has been adopted in about 90 per cent of “key industry applications” nationwide, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. In a social media post on Wednesday that also reposted a report by state broadcaster CCTV, the ministry said BeiDou’s comprehensive applica...
A Hong Kong man has lost over HK$2.8 million (US$357,000) in an online investment scam in which fraudsters claiming to be employees of electricity companies duped him into investing in a “recyclable waste project”. Police also said on Wednesday that the force had recorded 50 investment scams in the past week, with losses totalling over HK$30 million. The force said the man in his 60s became acquai...
Kyiv residents describe how repeated Russian missile attacks have transformed daily life as the war reaches far beyond the front lines.
Poor enforcement of building safety regulations in Pakistan has been blamed for the high death toll in fires.
Legendary country singer died surrounded by loved ones after being diagnosed with cancer, her team says; Beyoncé, Dionne Warwick, Kacey Musgraves and others pay tribute Dolly Parton dies aged 80 | Celebrity tributes | A life in picturesParton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside outShare your tributes and memories of Dolly PartonOur picture editors have collated Dolly Parton’s lif...
Households in Great Britain will pay equivalent of £1,723 a year, prompting calls for more supportNils Pratley: Labour’s energy bills crisis is getting worse. Political honesty is essentialBusiness live – latest updatesMillions of households in Great Britain will face the highest energy charges in three years this winter after months of soaring market prices caused the government’s price cap to ri...
Households in Great Britain will pay equivalent of £1,723 a year, prompting calls for more supportMillions of households in Great Britain will face the highest energy charges in three years this winter after months of soaring market prices caused the government’s price cap to rise for a second time in three months.Gas and electricity prices will rise by 4% from October under the new energy price c...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said a diplomatic deal was not possible with the "savages" who rule Iran as he hailed US President Donald Trump's new campaign of economic pressure. Trump on Monday declared "economic D-Day" aimed at destroying Iran's economy, which has already endured years of sanctions, but he has shown reluctance to resume a full-scale war. Follow our live...
Tehran warned on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed unless the United States ends the war, despite discussions with Oman on a temporary transit corridor in the vital waterway. Washington had earlier announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran to capitulate, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatening the country with "economic asphyxiation". Follow our liveblog ...
Deputy foreign minster says the route's entry as well as part of the exit would run through Iranian territorial waters.
Deputy foreign minster says the route's entry as well as part of the exit would run through Iranian territorial waters.
At least 14 infants were killed in a fire at a state-run hospital in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad on Wednesday, the prime minister said, with local media blaming the tragedy on a fault in the air conditioning system. The blaze started around 7am at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, on the third floor of the hospital’s mother and child health ward, said broadcaster Geo TV, which put ...
At least 15 infants were killed when a fire broke out at a state-run hospital in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, triggered by a fault in air conditioning systems, local broadcaster Geo TV reported on Wednesday. The blaze started at around 7am at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, on the third floor of the hospital’s mother and child health ward, the broadcaster said. Islamabad chief com...
