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Fire · Hong KongAt least 128 people are now known to have died in the tower block fire, authorities say. At a press conference, they add that 16 bodies remain inside the buildings.See the Story
Fire Accountability Backlash Mounts, as Eight More arrested over Hong Kong Fire
43% Center coverage: 252 sources

Taiwan Politics · TaiwanTaiwan’s Defense Minister Wellington Koo said Wednesday his government will put forth a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, in the face of U.S. pressure for the island to increase its defense spending.See the Story
Taiwan announces special budget of $40 billion for arms purchases to bolster defense
39% Center coverage: 102 sources

Space Agency · South KoreaSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea launched its largest satellite yet on its nationally developed space rocket early Thursday, the fourth of six planned launches through 2027. The three-stage Nuri rocket lifted off from the country’s spaceport on an island off the southwestern coastal county of Goheung. Aerospace officials were monitoring whether it will successfully deliver a 516-kilogram (1,137-pound) science satellite and 12 other microsat…See the Story
South Korea's largest satellite launched on Nuri rocket in ambitious space mission
52% Center coverage: 27 sources