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A fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans Montana on New Year's Eve, killing and injuring several people, police said early Thursday.

Beijing has condemned Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s New Year’s Day speech – including his vow to boost the island’s defences – as full of “lies, falsehoods, hostility and malice” and an attempt to “mislead the Taiwanese people and international public opinion”. Chen Binhua, spokesman for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO), said on Thursday that Lai’s speech “once again peddled the fallacy of ‘Taiwan independence’, incited cross-strait confrontation and reiterated the old tune of...

The centuries-old verdict has been scrapped after decades of controversy about its use in Scottish criminal trials.

The centuries-old verdict has been scrapped after decades of controversy about its use in Scottish criminal trials.

The centuries-old verdict has been scrapped after decades of controversy about its use in Scottish criminal trials.

Some smokers are still lighting up at bus stops in Hong Kong despite new rules banning them from doing so while queuing, the Post has observed, with authorities saying they have stepped up inspections at tourist spots and ramped up promotion efforts. The new rules that took effect on Thursday included a ban on anyone smoking at designated boarding points for public transport when waiting in a queue of two or more people. But on the first day of the policy, a Post reporter spotted someone smoking...

Brazil and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos is "recovering well" after undergoing what he describes as "a preventative medical procedure".

Brazil and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos is "recovering well" after undergoing what he describes as "a preventative medical procedure".

Brazil and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos is "recovering well" after undergoing what he describes as "a preventative medical procedure".

Brazil and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos is "recovering well" after undergoing what he describes as "a preventative medical procedure".

Brazil and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos is "recovering well" after undergoing what he describes as "a preventative medical procedure".

Brazil and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos is "recovering well" after undergoing what he describes as "a preventative medical procedure".