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SYDNEY -- An eight-year-old girl died and a woman was missing after a townhouse caught fire in Thorneside, south of Brisbane, in the Australian state of Queensland on Sunday.
Emergency services were called at approximately 7:15 a.m. local time to the property following reports that a townhouse was on fire, Queensland Police Service (QPS) said. (Australia-Fire)
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HONG KONG -- Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Paul Chan said on Sunday that the HKSAR government's Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises will announce next month a list of more than 10 enterprises that will establish a foothold in Hong Kong.
These enterprises are from the Chinese mainland, the United States, Europe and other places, with more than half of them specializing in artificial intelligence and big data. Some of them are leading enterprises in their fields. (Hong Kong-Enterprises)
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TOKYO -- A recent survey suggested the number of people aged 65 and older in Japan with no close relatives is expected to grow about 1.5 times in 2050 to make up over 10 percent of the elderly population, local media reported on Sunday.
Those aged 65 and over without kin up to the third degree, including great-grandchildren and great nieces or nephews, would total 4.48 million, about 11.5 percent of the overall elderly population, which is expected to hit 39 million in 2050, noted the survey conducted by the Japan Research Institute. (Japan-Elderly Population)
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WELLINGTON -- A New Zealand navy ship ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu in Samoa, with all 75 crew and passengers on board rescued in the early hours of Sunday.
The multi-purpose maritime support ship HMNZS Manawanui, with a displacement of 5,741 tons, was grounded off Samoa on Saturday while conducting a hydrographic survey one nautical mile from shore, said a statement of the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF). (New Zealand-Navy Ship-Grounded)
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NEW DELHI -- At least seven persons, including two children, died and a few others were injured after a major fire broke out inside a building in India's southwestern state of Maharashtra on Sunday, a local cop confirmed over phone.
The fire incident occurred early in the day in the Chembur area of the country's financial capital Mumbai. All the deceased belonged to the same family. (India-Fire) Enditem
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