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A relative of a victim in a music bar fire pays respect to the victim's body at a police hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital
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More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
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Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care
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