A dump truck driver has died in an industrial accident in Lai King after he got pinned between his vehicle and an excavator. The Labour Department is investigating and says it is highly concerned about the incident. Kimmy Lau reports:

A workers' rights group says construction sites should set up what it calls 'fatal zones' to restrict workers from accessing highly dangerous areas of a site, as well as installing safety sensors and cameras on excavators, to prevent similar tragedies from happening again. Siu sin-man, the chief executive of the Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims, said the accident could have been prevented if the site used smaller trucks to improve the placement of barriers. She told Elvis Yu that safety measures should still be implemented even if the construction site was small:

More than 500 construction workers are saying they are owed more than HK$30 million in wages. Their union is calling on the government to set up a working group to settle the disputes as soon as possible. The Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union says it has received requests for help from the workers, involving more than 10 projects. The union's general affairs secretary, Howard Tong, told Kimmy Lau that there was a long-standing problem with payment delays from major contractors which caused cash flow problems for subcontractors:

Housing chief Winnie Ho has blamed the global economic situation for a failed tender plot, which saw the government reject the sole bid for a site in Chai Wan. Tom McAlinden reports:

The High Court has ruled that Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai has a case to answer in his national security trial. As Wendy Wong reports, proceedings have been adjourned to November:

A five-year-old girl with severe thalassemia will undergo stem cell transplant surgery in October using umbilical cord blood sent from the mainland. The decision to accept the first-ever cross-border blood donation of this type was because sibling donors are preferred. Elvis Yu reports:

A study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in collaboration with 10 hospitals in the Greater Bay Area has shown that the offspring of bipolar parents have a higher chance of behavioural symptoms in childhood. Professor Wing Yun-kwok from the university's Department of Psychiatry, told Ben Tse that the offspring were more likely to sleep later than regular teens and have major mood episodes:

A local midwife who spent six weeks working at a hospital in war-torn Gaza has spoken of the stress of facing constant bombings and airstrikes. Krystal So volunteered as a Medecins sans Frontieres nurse in Nasser Hospital - the last remaining hospital in southern Gaza. Tens of thousands of people have died in the war, sparked by an attack by Hamas gunmen on Israel in October. Millions of Palestinians have been displaced. So told Samantha Butler that hospital services were on the verge of collapsing, due to the numbers of people seeking help and the lack of equipment and resources coming in:

The Digital Policy Office has been established to boost government efficiency and services. As Georgina Lee reports, officials hope the office will bring more convenience to the public:

Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in Fujian province after churning across the Taiwan Strait. Ahead of its arrival, almost a quarter of a million people were evacuated from the province. Authorities warned of flash floods in areas that were hit by extreme rain several weeks ago. Azam Khan reports:

The United Nations says the death toll from landslides in southern Ethiopia could soar to 500. There were two separate landslides earlier this week triggered by heavy rains. So far, local authorities say over 250 people have died. Azam Khan reports:

The pilot and sole survivor of a plane crash in Nepal's capital is recovering in hospital after a miraculous escape from an accident that killed 18 others. Aviation authorities say the pilot survived because on impact, he fell into a cargo container where there were no flames. The plane crashed at Kathmandu airport on Wednesday at the start of its flight. Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety. RTHK's South Asia correspondent Murali Krishnan told Annemarie Evans that complicated mountainous terrain, plus insufficient maintenance and regulation, were to blame:

China has cut a key medium-term interest rate in the latest move to boost economic growth. Janice Lo reports:

Sports minister Kevin Yeung has arrived in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games. Speaking from the Olympic Village, he said Hong Kong had a good training system in place for producing the next generation of top athletes. He noted that most of the athletes representing Hong Kong this year were competing in the Games for the first time. The Chef de Mission for the Hong Kong, China delegation, Brian Stevenson, says the SAR team had no problems adjusting to the new environment. He told Hailey Yip that he hoped to see people back home supporting the athletes when they start competing:

The French capital is a step closer to the dream of swimming in the River Seine again. A Paris-based environmental scientist says recent cleanup efforts for the Olympic Games have improved the water quality and biodiversity of the river. The iconic waterway, where swimming has been banned for about a century, is set to host outdoor events, like triathlons. Kelly Yu reports from Paris:

A water quality expert says there are still concerns that a single big rainstorm could see E. coli levels spike in the River Seine. Matthew Heberger, a hydrologist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute, spoke to Kelly Yu in Paris about the risks: