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Hong Kong has stepped up a crackdown on corruption linked to building renovation following a fire in late November that ripped through seven high-rise towers and killed more than 160 people.

Some of the burns suffered by the mostly young crowd of revelers in the Le Constellation bar were so severe that Swiss officials said it could take days before they name all the victims of the fire.

Parents of missing youths anxiously issued pleas for news of their loved ones as foreign embassies scrambled to work out if their nationals were among those in the fire.

The tanker was en route from Iran to Venezuela when the Coast Guard attempted to apprehend it. The Coast Guard has been chasing the tanker for almost two weeks.

The Dnipro Jewish community has welcomed many refugees from eastern Ukraine, as several Jewish refugees flee Russian troops.

After allegations over an attempted Ukrainian strike on Putin's residence were disputed by the US, other Western countries, Russia promised to provide proof of the attempt.

Bulgaria is changing its currency from the lev to the euro, raising concerns over higher prices and political unrest.

Swiss officials determined the event was not an attack, saying the explosion was caused by a fire and was not intentional.

Israeli-American Michael Kadar was arrested in 2017 after sending a series of bomb threats to Jewish community centers and institutions in multiple countries.

Yoel Alter, who is suspected of holding a senior rank in the cult, was arrested for charges of organized crime and human trafficking in Guatemala in January at the request of Mexican authorities