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UK releases report on 2017 Grenfell Tower fire

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48:14

Natasha Elcock, a survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire, speaks to the media on behalf of relatives of the 72 deceased and people directly affected by the fire following the final report into the fire being released in London, United Kingdom, Sept. 4, 2024.

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A new report finds that Incompetence, dishonesty and greed led to the deaths of 72 people in the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in the UK. It also says the deaths were avoidable and blames several manufacturers and successive British governments. Also, the Pope is on a trip across Southeast Asia. And, the head of Lebanon’s central bank has been arrested after more than a year of damning revelations of alleged financial crimes. Plus, a group of people in the Canary Islands is embracing a centuries-old language used to communicate across long distances: whistling.

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New report released on 2017 Grenfell Tower fire
5:08
Paralympian Oksana Masters says she represents both the US and Ukraine as she competes in Paris
Special Coverage
3:08
Finland proposes banning Russians from buying property
4:46
Stories from the Stage: Friendships have no boundaries
7:44
Pope Francis lands in Indonesia on Southeast Asia trip
5:48
In rural Japan, a closed school becomes a new kind of community hub
Special Coverage
4:57
Titanic expedition unearths statue thought to be missing
1:16
Canary Islands residents reviving a centuries-old language: whistling
5:26
Head of Lebanon’s central bank arrested
5:09
UK to close its last coal-fired power plant
2:19