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    Here is what we know about Hong Kong's Tai Po fire and the role of bamboo scaffolding
     27 November 2025
    The blaze in Tai Po that engulfed multiple high-rise apartment blocks is still burning, and authorities say it likely began in bamboo scaffolding that encased the buildings.
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    Hong Kong fire live updates: Three arrested after at least 36 killed in high-rise apartment blaze
    27 Nov: At least 36 people are dead and others remain trapped after a massive fire that engulfed multiple high-rise towers at a residential complex in Hong Kong, with police arresting three people on suspicion of manslaughter. Follow live.... more
    Jair Bolsonaro arrested amid fears he planned to flee as coup trial nears conclusion
    27 Nov: Jair Bolsonaro is now expected to begin a 27-year prison sentence for trying to stage a coup in 2022.... more
    Eden Park's Chief Executive says the national stadium could be getting more parking
    27 Nov: Eden Park's Chief Executive says the national stadium could be getting more parking... more
    50 years after Franco’s death, giving a voice to Spanish dictator’s imprisoned mothers
    27 Nov: Women were often jailed for their association with anti-Franco male relatives. Behind bars, they suffered mental and physical torture.... more
    Bird sex fascinated medieval thinkers as much as people today
    27 Nov: Modern researchers know about the cuckoo’s cross-species brood parasitism – but one Roman emperor observed this more than 700 years ago.... more
    Mark Wahlberg doesn't want to compare his parenting style to other families
    27 Nov: The 54-year-old actor - who has kids Ella, 22, Michael, 19, Brendan, 17, and Grace, 15, with wife Rhea Durham, 47 - admitted it's so "easy to get caught up" in what other parents are doing, especially when your children are talking about how their friends are raised.... more
    Vin Diesel will no longer face sexual battery allegations made by a former assistant on Fast 5
    27 Nov: The Fast and Furious actor has always denied the claims made against him by ex-assistant Asta Jonasson, who alleged two years ago that the star "forced himself on her" at a hotel in Atlanta during production on the fifth film in the franchise in 2010.... more
    A small boat's caught fire in the Hauraki Gulf this morning - with two boaties escaping on a dinghy
    27 Nov: A small boat's caught fire in the Hauraki Gulf this morning - with two boaties escaping on a dinghy... more
    Should Albanese ‘fight Tories’ harder? Or is blandness a safe bet in a fearful, populist world?
    27 Nov: Sean Kelly’s Quarterly Essay asking what Labor stands for today focuses excessively on the prime minister, ignoring the wider party.... more

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     Today's News

    Golf:
    Golfer Ryan Fox has joined the leaders in the opening round of the Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane 11:07

    Cricket:
    South Africa have beaten India by 408 runs in the second cricket test at Guwahati to complete a 2-nil series sweep 11:07

    Environment:
    Hong Kong fire live updates: Three arrested after at least 36 killed in high-rise apartment blaze 10:47

    Environment:
    Here is what we know about Hong Kong's Tai Po fire and the role of bamboo scaffolding 10:47

    Living & Travel:
    Eden Park's Chief Executive says the national stadium could be getting more parking 10:47

    Entertainment:
    Mark Wahlberg doesn't want to compare his parenting style to other families 10:38

    Law and Order:
    Jair Bolsonaro arrested amid fears he planned to flee as coup trial nears conclusion 10:37

    Politics:
    Should Albanese ‘fight Tories’ harder? Or is blandness a safe bet in a fearful, populist world? 10:27

    Auckland:
    A small boat's caught fire in the Hauraki Gulf this morning - with two boaties escaping on a dinghy 10:27

    Law and Order:
    50 years after Franco’s death, giving a voice to Spanish dictator’s imprisoned mothers 10:17

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