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A construction site for a Hong Kong high-rise is engulfed in flames, with firefighters on the scene battling the blaze. Officials say the fire broke out at 11:11pm local time (0311 GMT) in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui, a busy shopping and tourist district on the city's world-famous harbourfront. IMAGES
Images of locked down compounds and queues for Covid testing in Beijing. China currently faces its highest amount of Covid cases since the pandemic began, official data showed Thursday. IMAGES
People in Beijing's Chaoyang district -- the Chinese capital's most populous -- queue up to get coronavirus tests as the capital city enters its third day of mandatory testing. Under its zero-Covid policy, China has used lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions to stamp out infections. IMAGES
The IMF downgrades its forecast for global economic growth this year, citing the impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, which contributed to a slowdown in the United States and China. World GDP is forecast to expand 4.4 percent this year, half a point lower than its previous estimate released in October, says IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath. SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong, Oct 4 (EFE/EPA).- The indebted Chinese real estate giant Evergrande said Monday it had suspended trading of its securities listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, without offering further details on the matter.The group reported this suspension, which also affects "all structured products related to the company," in a statement issued through the Hong Kong stock market, which returned to activity Monday after a three-day hiatus.The company climbed 15 percent on the stock market Wednesday after announcing the sale of a large part of its shares in a bank to a state company and after the debt rating agency Fitch lowered the rating of the group's long-term debt due to the uncertainty about its offshore bonds. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: PEDESTRIANS WALK PAST A STOCK TICKER OUTSIDE EXCHANGE SQUARE, THE BUILDING HOUSING THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE, IN HONG KONG.
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