File: In this photo taken on 22 January 2026, a man works at a fireworks factory in Liuyang town, Changsha, central China's Hunan province (AFP via Getty Images)

    Massive explosion at China fireworks factory kills 21 people

    At least 21 people have been killed and 61 injured by an explosion at a fireworks factory in central China. More than 500 rescuers have been dispatched to the scene after the huge explosion, which occurred at a facility in the city of Changsha in Hunan province on Monday afternoon, according to the state-run newspaper…

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      Bessent sees Canada’s Carney making ‘about-face’ on China trade

      (Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that Prime Minister Mark Carney did an “about-face” by striking a deal with China to lower some trade barriers, reinforcing President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat against Canada. “The Canadians a few months ago joined the US in putting high steel tariffs on China because the Chinese are…

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      ‘Despicable’: Hong Kong slams Western ‘smears’ as US calls for Jimmy Lai’s release

        ‘Despicable’: Hong Kong slams Western ‘smears’ as US calls for Jimmy Lai’s release

        A political row over former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has intensified after his guilty verdict, with the Hong Kong government condemning what it called “despicable political manipulations” and the United States calling for his release. The clash overnight followed Monday’s guilty verdict against the 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper. Lai was…

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