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Karachi Mall Inferno Leaves Dozens Missing and a City in Mourning

Emergency personnel search for survivors, following a massive fire that broke out in the Gul Plaza Shopping Mall in Karachi, Pakistan. A massive fire at Karachi’s Gul Plaza shopping mall has left at least 19 people dead and dozens more missing, plunging the city into shock as rescue teams continue searching through the burned structure. The blaze erupted over the weekend, rapidly engulfing the multi‑storey building that housed hundreds of small shops and stalls. Firefighters battled the flames for more than a day before gaining control, but large sections of the mall collapsed or were left dangerously unstable. Rescue workers have been combing through the debris, recovering bodies and searching for survivors as anxious families wait outside for news of loved ones. Authorities warn that the death toll may rise, with many victims still unaccounted for and several remains requiring DNA testing for identification. The incident has sparked public anger over emergency response times and r...
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Stocks Rally, Yields Fall on Fed’s Mixed Messages



The stock market rallied and bond yields fell after the Federal Reserve sent mixed messages about its future policy. 

The Federal Reserve is in a “sweet spot” and may start cutting interest rates in the first half of 2024. The rally in the bond market is driving global bonds to their best month since 2008. The Bank of Japan left its policy rate unchanged and appeared in no hurry to remove negative interest rates. The yen slumped as much as 1.1% to the weakest level in a week, while the Nikkei 225 Index rallied 1.4% to a two-week high.


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