Workers and volunteers from Hong Kong's animal welfare agencies have joined rescue efforts, turning up with oxygenated pet carriers and animal ambulances to search for missing pets in the blazing Wang Fuk Court housing complex.

Hasina is currently residing in India and has defied court orders that she return to Bangladesh.

Two days before polling, CNA reports from Sabah on how the key parties are positioning themselves and the hot button topics that have come up during the hustings. 

Ho Wai-ho, 37, "lost his life in the course of an operation", Hong Kong fire officials said, paying tribute to his “gallantry and selfless devotion to duty”.

Hong Kong police said they have "reason to believe that the company’s responsible parties were grossly negligent".

Flames in four of the seven affected towers have been extinguished, authorities said.

Besides rare earths, Beijing has other levers to pull should febrile US-China relations deteriorate again, says Juliana Liu for Bloomberg Opinion.

A 65-year-old man at a temporary shelter said his neighbourhood is home to many elderly residents who use wheelchairs and walkers.

The rapper reported to Dang Wangi police headquarters at about 3pm on Wednesday (Nov 26) and was seen leaving about an hour later.