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Officials also confirmed there was more than one exit from the building, but added they were "not currently able to say" whether the emergency exit was open or closed at the time.

From BBC

While the building had an emergency exit, officials said, the fire spread so quickly that many people may not have been able to see or find it, leading to a bottleneck at the main exit.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The UAE and Saudi Arabia cannot and will not be able to agree in Yemen. They have a very different logic on the ground," says Mr Muslimi.

From BBC

It is often used to give reaction or more context to other posters' remarks, but people on X are also able to edit an uploaded image through its AI image editing feature.

From BBC

Plus, we are able to contribute as much as 20% of our income to savings each month.

From MarketWatch