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Cambodia: about 10 dead and 30 injured in a fire at a casino hotel

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December 29, 2022

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Sylvie Claire / December 29, 2022

At least ten people died on Wednesday night in an impressive fire at a casino hotel on the border of Cambodia and Thailand, in the middle of the holiday season.

The fire, which broke out around 11:30 p.m. at the Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino in the western Cambodian city of Poipet, left “about 10 people dead and 30 injured,” according to a preliminary report from Cambodian police seen by AFP.

Photos show the perilous maneuver of firefighters who, with the help of a crane, tried to extract from a burning building people trapped on a balcony or windowsill.

The multi-story complex and a walkway connecting two buildings were ravaged by fire.

Injured people were sent to hospitals in the neighboring Thai province of Sa Kaeo, said a source at the Thai Foreign Ministry.

Thai firefighters were also mobilized, she added.

A member of a Thai rescue team told AFP that the fire spread quickly in the casino hotel, due to the presence of carpeting.

Some 400 people work at the Grand Diamond City, Cambodian police said.

– 200 meters from Thailand –

Foreign citizens were inside the building when the fire broke out, according to local media.

Citizens of Cambodia, one of Asia’s poorest countries, are prohibited by law from gambling in casinos.

But many casinos for foreigners have sprung up in border towns, such as Poipet, where Thai customers flock. Casinos are also officially banned in Thailand, which encourages gamblers to cross the border.

The Grand Diamond City is located about 200 meters from the border crossing, on the busy road between the Thai capital Bangkok and Siem Reap, a tourist town known for the nearby Angkor temples.

In recent months, there have been several deadly fires in nightclubs in Southeast Asia, which are regularly suspected of not respecting basic safety rules.

In August, a fire in a nightclub near Pattaya, Thailand, killed 26 people, mostly local youths who had come to party.

A month later, 32 people died in a fire at a karaoke bar on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

World News

Shooting in Hamburg, Germany, leaves two dead

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March 27, 2023

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Sylvie Claire / March 27, 2023

Two people died in a shooting that took place Saturday night in Hamburg (Germany). According to the police, a man would have shot another individual before turning the weapon against him.

It could be a settlement of accounts between motorcycle gangs, the German press reported Sunday.

Earlier this month, the city of Hamburg was the scene of a shooting that left 7 dead and 12 wounded among the Jehovah’s Witness community.

Entertainment

Actor Peter Hardy, known for his role in “Neighbours”, was found dead

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March 23, 2023

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Steph Deschamps / March 20, 2023

Peter Hardy is gone. The “Neighbours” actor died of drowning on a beach in Australia.

The world of cinema is in mourning this Sunday. We learned that Peter Hardy died on Thursday. The Australian actor died of drowning on a beach in Fremantle near Perth, Australia. According to several local sources, he was snorkeling at the time of the facts.

Peter Hardy was known for his role in the soap opera “Neighbours”. He had a career of almost 40 years on the big and small screen. He had also participated in the musical “Mamma Mia”.

The actor was 66 years old.

World News

War in Ukraine: the International Criminal Court will not let go of Vladimir Putin, the international arrest warrant remains valid for life

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March 23, 2023

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The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC) for Russian President Vladimir Putin will remain valid even if Russia’s war against Ukraine ends.

“There is no statute of limitations on war crimes,” ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan told BBC Radio on Monday.

The latter highlights Vladimir Putin’s alleged responsibility for the war crimes committed in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country. The arrest warrants against the head of state and his commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, will therefore remain hanging over their heads for the rest of their lives, he said. “Unless they appear before the independent judges of the court and the judges decide to drop the charges. »

The arrest warrants are essentially symbolic. A trial seems to be out of the question for the time being.

The British lawyer and chief prosecutor in the trial of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in The Hague told Sky News reporters that because of the arrest warrant for him, Vladimir Putin has become a wanted criminal. “This label will stick to him for the rest of his life, unless he is tried and acquitted or, which is almost unthinkable, the ICC withdraws the arrest warrant,” he explained. “The arrest warrant is a very, very important and encouraging step,” he said.