militarily or strategic. lysychansk is much more important because it is located on the hill. it is easier for the military to defend and strike. all the while, the donbas continues to empty. people in towns like slavyansk know that as long as russia is on their doorstep, they will not be safe if they stay. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. in bangladesh, at least 49 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a huge explosion and fire at a storage depot near the port of chittagong. the cause isn t yet clear, but it s thought chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide, were stored at the site. akbar hossein reports from chittagong. the blast happened as many people were preparing to go to bed. the fire raged throughout the night, with firefighters thought to be among the dead and injured as they tried to tackle the enormous blaze.
is what the government said that mr campaign will be enormously his fall, but probably not to adjust the infections were seen around the christmas period and how many people the current wave of omicron puts into hospital and the pressures on the health surface generally. robert cuff they had the health surface generally. robert cuff they had with the health surface generally. robert cuff they had with the the health surface generally. robert cuff they had with the statistics - the health surface generally. robert cuff they had with the statistics we | cuff they had with the statistics we have been telling you about, thank you for that. at least 39 people have been killed after a packed ferry caught fire in southern bangladesh. at the time, the ferry was near the town othalakati. it had sailed from the capital, dhaka, and was bound for the southern town of barguna with hundreds of passengers on board. bbc s akbar hossein reports from dhaka. the fire is believed to have started in
akbar hossein, bbc news, dhaka. let s get some of the day s other news. two more universities in hong kong have removed memorials to the victims of the tiananmen square massacre from their grounds. following the replacement of the pillar of shame on thursday, art works at the chinese university of hong kong and the lingnan university disappeared overnight. japan will not send government officials to the beijing winter olympics in february, but it s notjoining the diplomatic boycott of the games initiated by the united states. a government spokesman said it s important that china respects basic human rights. rail passengers in parts of the uk are facing major disruption, as some staff on trains run by cross country take strike action. cross country say routes are affected from northern scotland to south west england, and are advising passengers to check theirjourneys before travelling. the queen is expected to give a very personal christmas message tomorrow her first since the death o
the engine had problems earlier. the ferry s windows had curtains, and these curtains trapped the smoke, which killed most of the people. ferry accidents are not uncommon in bangladesh, with mishaps blamed on poor maintenance, lax safety standards and overcrowding. the accident was the latest in a string of similar incidents in the delta country hundreds have drowned in the country s rivers in the past ten years but the fire that engulfed this ferry adds a new layer of horror to the story. akbar hossein, bbc news, dhaka. let s turn now to the former soviet republic of georgia where far right groups have started to emerge as a powerful force. earlier this year, a gay rights march was attacked leaving several people badly injured but no one has faced prosecution. and symbols left by those groups still stand outside government buildings. 0ur correspondent rayhan demytrie sent this report from
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