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Several dead after massive fire engulfs Antwerp apartment building

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Several dead after massive fire engulfs Antwerp apartment building

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BRUSSELS : Several people were killed and multiple others injured after a fire broke out at a residential apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp on Wednesday morning, local police said. Police said it was too early to identify the cause of the fire although witnesses told De Standaard newspaper that work was being carried out on the roof. According to Reuters , the blaze erupted in a 10-storey apartment building in the Linkeroever area of the city. Authorities evacuated the building, which was home to more than 200 residents, as firefighters launched a large-scale rescue and firefighting operation. Police said the local fire department received an emergency call at 9:53 am local time (0753 GMT) reporting a "raging fire" on the eighth floor of the apartment block. Emergency responders rushed to the scene, where several fire brigades from different districts joined efforts to contain the blaze. Companies: Comprehensive news and analysis on listed and unlisted companies, corporate announcements, corporate chatter, C-suite, business trends, hiring alerts, layoffs, work-life balance, world's top billionaires and richest and more. 2. National News: From metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and e to untapped stories from rural India, we cover human interest, health, education, crime and courts, and law and order, among other areas of public interest. 5. Economy: In-depth analysis of India's macro and micro-economic indicators like- GDP, inflation, forex, fiscal deficit, current account deficit, interest rate cycle, economic recovery, RBI circulars, indirect taxes, GST, Insolvency and Bankruptcy imports, exports and everything that impacts Indian economy. 6. Riya R Alex, Trainee Content Producer Stay updated with the latest Trending , India , World and US news.

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An evacuation of the 10-story building was underway. Local residents were warned to keep their windows and doors closed and, if needed, to turn off any ventilators due to the amount of smoke in the air.

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Nitin Nabin, Mallikarjun Kharge invited to Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral? Iran prepares for grand ceremony

Iran has invited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to attend the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Hindustan Times has learnt. The last rites of Khamenei , who was killed in US-Israel strikes on February 28, will be held next week. The media house reported earlier that Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and the Bihar governor Lt Gen (retired) Syed Ata Hasnain are also expected to represent India at Khamenei's funeral programme. Margherita and Hasnain, one of the few members of the Shia community to currently hold a constitutional position, are expected to participate in the event to be held in Tehran on July 4 on behalf of the Indian government, sources told HT . Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian extended a personal invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the burial ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to news agency PTI report citing diplomatic officials. New Delhi has yet to confirm whether PM Modi will attend the ceremonies, which are scheduled to take place across multiple Iranian cities between July 5 and 9. Companies: Comprehensive news and analysis on listed and unlisted companies, corporate announcements, corporate chatter, C-suite, business trends, hiring alerts, layoffs, work-life balance, world's top billionaires and richest and more. 2. National News: From metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and e to untapped stories from rural India, we cover human interest, health, education, crime and courts, and law and order, among other areas of public interest. 5. Economy: In-depth analysis of India's macro and micro-economic indicators like- GDP, inflation, forex, fiscal deficit, current account deficit, interest rate cycle, economic recovery, RBI circulars, indirect taxes, GST, Insolvency and Bankruptcy imports, exports and everything that impacts Indian economy. 6. Riya R Alex, Trainee Content Producer Stay updated with the latest Trending , India , World and US news.

Up to 150 former WH Smith stores to close as high court approves restructure

Restructuring plan involves writing off debts to suppliers and cutting rent for many landlords Up to 150 former WH Smith high street stores are to close after the high court approved a swingeing restructure that could affect thousands of jobs. The retailer, which has 450 stores and employs about 5,000 staff, was bought last year by the private equity firm Modella Capital, which also owns Hobbycraft, and rebranded as TG Jones . It had warned it could have to call in administrators if the restructuring plan, which involves writing off debts to suppliers and cutting rent for many landlords, was not approved. On Wednesday Alex Willson, the chief executive of TG Jones, said: “We welcome the court’s approval of our restructuring plan. This decision allows us to move ahead with our turnaround strategy. “The plan protects the substantial core of the store estate and makes TG Jones a stronger, more sustainable business. We are incredibly grateful to all the colleagues, partners and stakeholders who engaged constructively throughout the process, and to Modella Capital for its continued financial commitment.” The high court judge Mr Justice Hildyard approved the restructure, despite criticising the short amount of time given for the court to consider the matter. TG Jones’s lawyers told the court on Monday that the retailer’s financial position was “horrendous”. The court heard the business faced a cash shortfall of almost £8m by the end of this week as it faced deadlines on rent, pay for workers and tax. Hossein Dabiri, the head of court reporting in Europe for credit analysis firm Debtwire, said the approval of the restructure under what is known as a “cram down” model that allows courts, in certain circumstances, to impose a restructuring on dissenting classes of creditors “has made it easier for companies to pursue faster and more aggressive restructurings, particularly when renegotiating retail leases”. Several different classes of creditor voted over two days last week on the restructure but the plan required approval – judged as backing from 75% or more – from just one class of creditor and from a high court judge to go ahead.

Several dead after massive fire engulfs Antwerp apartment building

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