casino fire near Thailand; at least 10 dead

Other news of the day: 18 children killed in Uzbekistan after consuming a syrup produced in India; The United States is also reintroducing Covid screening tests for passengers from China. In 2022, six out of ten Netflix users watched a Korean series. Armenian security adviser: By granting the Lacinsk corridor to Azerbaijan, Moscow wants to force Armenia to join the “unitary state” with Russia and Belarus.

CAMBODIA-THAILAND

At least 10 people died in a vast fire in the Grand Diamond City, a hotel-casino located in Poipet, a Cambodian town on the border with Thailand. According to police, about 400 people were in the building when the fire started. Poipet is an important border crossing between the two countries and is famous for its casinos. Many Thai citizens frequent them as gambling is illegal in Thailand.

INDIA-UZBEKISTAN

The Uzbek Ministry of Health denounced that 18 children died for adverse reactions caused by a cough syrup manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical company, Noida-based Marion Biotech Limited. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the syrup in question contains ethylene glycol, a toxic substance. The news comes two months after the World Health Organization issued a global warning about four more cough syrups produced by an Indian company that Gambian authorities had linked to 66 deaths from acute kidney failure.

CHINA

Starting January 5, the United States will also reintroduce Mandatory Covid detection tests for passengers from China, a measure that other countries such as India, Japan, Taiwan and Italy have already adopted. China does not provide data on the spread of the disease, but the British company Airfinity It calculates that the country registers more than a million infections and 5,000 deaths per day.

SOUTH KOREA

This year, 60% of Netflix subscribers have watched at least one Korean TV series on the streaming platform. “The K wave is stronger than ever,” Netflix said in a statement. The thriller ‘All Of Us Are Dead’ and the series ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ were two of the most watched shows on Netflix in 2022.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The UAE government pressure private companies to hire local talentwith the aim of ensuring Emiratis account for 10% of the private sector workforce by 2026. Starting next month, companies with more than 50 employees that do not fill two percent of skilled positions with Emiratis could be fined.

ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN-RUSSIA

The Secretary of the Security Council in Yerevan, Armen Grigoryan, stated that Moscow wants to force Armenia to cede the Lacinsk corridor to Azerbaijan and join the “unitary state” with Russia and Belarus. Russia would be acting in coordination with the Azeri, but “Armenia will continue to oppose these plans.”

UKRAINE-RUSSIA

The superior of the kyiv Monastery of the Caves, Metropolitan Pavel (Lebed) of the former UPZ Church of Moscow, has issued an appeal in which he denounces the intention of President Zelenskyj to confiscate parts of the monastery whose rental contract has not been been renovated. According to the eviction notice, the measure also affects the Dormition Cathedral, where the last liturgy will be celebrated on December 31.