Who is to blame for the Grenfell Tower fire?

Plus, Nvidia's selloff and renewed growth concerns hammer stocks.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters  Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Edson Caldas A public inquiry into a fire at the Grenfell Tower apartments in London that killed 72 people has issued a final report. We look at who is to blame. Seven years after the tragedy, many buildings are still wrapped in "solid gasoline". But first, we cover a government reshuffle in Ukraine, a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, and Nvidia's selloff. Today's Top News   Cars damaged during a Russian drone and missile strike in Lviv. REUTERS/Roman Baluk Ukraine An overnight Russian drone and missile attack on the western city of Lviv close to the border with Poland killed seven people, including three children. The strikes came a day after the war's deadliest single attack this year, killing 50. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has resigned, the highest-profile departure so far in a major government reshuffle ordered by Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a crucial juncture in the 30-month conflict. Gaza The main United Nations agency for Palestinians said it was making good progress in rolling out a polio vaccine to children in Gaza, but called for a permanent ceasefire to ease humanitarian suffering.  The United States announced criminal charges against Hamas' top leaders over their roles in planning, supporting and perpetrating the deadly Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel. Follow the latest. Elsewhere US prosecutors pushing ahead with their case against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat are also being careful to avoid staking out positions that could limit the power of President Joe Biden or his successors. Leaders from 50 African nations are in Beijing looking for more pledges of investment, while China will be urging them to snap up more of its EVs and solar panels. On today's Reuters World News podcast, Joe Cash explains why it might be a tough sales pitch. Around 8,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh in recent months, escaping violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, according to Bangladeshi officials. The violence has intensified as fighting between Myanmar's ruling junta and the Arakan Army continues. Business & Markets   Shares across the world fell today, pummeled by a drop in tech stocks after a record sell-off for US chipmaker Nvidia and as expectations of fading global growth hit riskier assets, pushing oil prices to multi-month lows. Intel's contract manufacturing business has suffered a setback after tests with chipmaker Broadcom failed, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, dealing a blow to the company's turnaround efforts. Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said it would return all Airbus A350s to operation by Saturday following engine fuel lines repairs. Other airlines are waiting for guidance from manufacturer Rolls-Royce on whether they needed to inspect their engines. Volkswagen management is facing workers at a crunch meeting at its headquarters today as the automaker seeks to push through deep cost cuts. Business sentiment in the German automotive industry slid deeper into negative territory in August. Euro zone business activity received a boost from France hosting the Olympic Games last month but the malaise in the bloc is likely to return once the Paralympics wraps up as demand remains weak, a survey showed. Grenfell Tower fire inquiry blames UK authorities, firms and industry   A wall of condolences near to the covered remains of Grenfell Tower. REUTERS/Toby Melville A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze blamed the disaster on failings by government, the construction industry and most of all the firms involved in fitting the exterior with flammable cladding. Seventy-two people died when the fire ripped through the 23-storey social housing block in one of the richest areas of west London. Seven years after the tragedy, buildings in many countries are still wrapped in "solid gasoline", our graphics team reports. View graphics And Finally... Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine damaged by lightning. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged after a violent storm in Rome. The arch was hit on its southern side, where conservation work had started two days ago and which will now also focus on repairing the damage. Read more Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Reuters Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036