this? what we narine hours at several people have died and at least 30 have been injured. authorities say the flames are under control right now thanks to the efforts of firefighters from both thailand and cambodia, but the police did not give a final last update on the casualties right now. now, when you look at these flames, the word fire seems like it just doesn t cut it because these are massive claims engulfing this entire building. in fact, it is more of a complex, the grand diamond city is one of several casinos along the cambodian thai cambodian border. many residents and citizens from the area travel there, which is partly because gambling is legal in thailand. there are some restrictions and cambodia but they tend to be looser in the way they
this is bbc news. i m david willis. our top stories: the us announces it will require negative covid tests for travellers from china as alarm grows at the rapid increase in chinese infections. tighter measures are also announced by italy, japan, taiwan and india amid concern china s case it s sparked an angry response from beijing. translation: the argument. you mentioned is a biased smear campaign and political manipulation with a hidden agenda, which does not stand up to scrutiny or facts and runs counter to the truth. a fire at a casino hotel in cambodia leaves at least 10 people dead and several people are still reported to be trapped. pope francis asks people
also the israeli military chief of staff speaking out. we have had the palestinian president saying it is a government that represents extremism and apartheid. also israel s international allies, notably the us are worrying about prospects for peace and civil liberties. at least 21 people are now known to have been killed in a huge fire at a casino hotel in north west cambodia. officials say they expect the figure to rise as rescue teams search the massive complex in poipet where dozens are still missing. the blaze broke out at the grand diamond city hotel in the early hours of the morning. video footage shows people huddled on window ledges with some jumping from the burning complex. uzbekistan s health ministry says 18 children have died after drinking a cough syrup manufactured by indian drug maker marion biotech. the ministry said that preliminary tests showed a batch of the medicine
be an independent palestinian state created alongside israel. but you have members of this new government who are opposed to any creation of palestinian statehood. at least 21 people have been killed in a fire at a casino hotel in north west cambodia. police say more than 400 hundred people were in the building at the time. about 50 people have been injured, with many of them in a critical condition. aru na iyengar reports. flames and smoke billowing out from the grand diamond city casino in poipet, close to the thai border. it is feared dozens may have died here on wednesday night. rescue workers say they saw people jumping from the building to escape flames. others were huddled on window ledges. a group were also seen packed onto a rooftop. it is thought the fire started on the first floor but spread quickly along carpets and leapt through the multistorey building. firefighters from thailand have been working with local cambodian emergency services to contain the blaze.
a 33 year old man from liverpool- is being interviewed by police on suspicion - of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic. big ben bongs this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the us has announced it will require negative covid tests for travellers from china following growing alarm at the rapid increase in chinese infections. a fire at a casino hotel in cambodia leaves at least 10 people dead and several people injured,