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Thailand’s new PM outlines policies to parliament as consumer mood drops

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BANGKOK — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday (Sept 12) outlined her government’s policy agenda to parliament, headlined by plans to give away 450 billion baht (S$17 billion) in handouts to jumpstart Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. Political newcomer Paetongtarn’s cabinet was sworn in this month, after parliament elected her Thailand’s youngest premier following the shock removal of predecessor Srettha Thavisin by a court decision. The […]

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Economic Damage from Ukrainian Invasion in Kursk Reaches Nearly $1 Billion

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Governor Alexei Smirnov reported that the economic damage to Russia from the Ukrainian invasion of the Kursk region has approached nearly 1 billion dollars. More than 150,000 people have been evacuated as a result of the conflict, according to his statements quoted by Reuters. On August 6, Ukrainian forces launched an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, deploying thousands of troops supported by

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Ukraine destroys 44 Russian drones

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Officials in northeastern Ukraine said Thursday a Russian drone attack injured at least 14 people in the town of Konotop. The attack targeted energy and civilian infrastructure facilities, the officials said. Russian forces also directed drone attacks at the Kherson region, where officials said Thursday that Ukrainian air defenses shot down four drones. Ukraine’s military

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Vietnam death toll nears 200 amid flash floods, landslides

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Experts say storms like Typhoon Yagi are getting stronger due to climate crisis, as warmer ocean waters provide more energy to fuel them, leading to higher winds and heavier rainfall. Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more than 125 are missing as flash floods and landslides take

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Jordan condemns Israel’s violation of international law after attack on UN-run school in Gaza

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Jordan calls Israeli attack on UN-run school in central Gaza ‘flagrant violation’ of international law. AMMAN, Jordan Jordan strongly condemned on Thursday Israeli airstrikes on a UN-run school in the central Gaza Strip as a “flagrant violation” of international law. At least 18 people were killed in two Israeli strikes on al-Jaouni School, where around

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Google’s GenAI facing privacy risk assessment scrutiny in Europe

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Google’s lead privacy regulator in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether or not it has complied with the bloc’s data protection laws in relation to use of people’s information for training generative AI. Specifically it’s looking into whether the tech giant needed to carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) in

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Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori dies at 86

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Fujimori was jailed in 2009 for corruption and human rights violations but was released last year. Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, 86, passed away Wednesday, his daughter announced in a post on X. “After a long battle with cancer, our father, Alberto Fujimori, has just passed away to meet the Lord. We ask those who

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SpaceX-Polaris crew poised to attempt first private spacewalk

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WASHINGTON — A group of private astronauts is set to carry out the first private spacewalk in orbit on Sept 12 from a SpaceX capsule, testing a new line of spacesuits. A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX employees have been orbiting Earth aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon since their pre-dawn launch from Florida

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Haitian Americans fear for their safety after Trump repeats false claims about immigrants

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WASHINGTON — Haitian Americans said they fear for their safety after Donald Trump repeated a false and derogatory claim during this week’s presidential debate about immigrants in Ohio. Haitian community leaders across the US said the Republican candidate’s remarks about immigrants eating household pets during his debate with Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris could put lives

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Red Cross pushes for aid corridors into war-torn Myanmar

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BANGKOK — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is in talks with Myanmar’s ruling junta, its armed opponents and its neighbours to provide cross-border humanitarian assistance into the war-torn country, its chief said on Wednesday (Sept 11). Myanmar has been mired in conflict since Feb 2021 when top generals ousted the elected government of Nobel

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