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Light plane crashes near Brisbane sparking a huge bushfire
Read more: Light plane crashes near Brisbane sparking a huge bushfireA light plane has crashed south of Brisbane, sparking a huge bushfire.
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Ross Fire still burning, with over 90,000 acres scorched
Read more: Ross Fire still burning, with over 90,000 acres scorchedThe wildfire, which has torn through Palo Pinto and Jack counties, forced evacuations, closed roads and disrupted schools.
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Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine to announce long-range missile support
Read more: Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine to announce long-range missile supportThe prime minister is to chair his first meeting of the coalition of the willing as he arrives in Kyiv on Monday
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Hayden Panettiere’s neighbor reportedly claims she saw late actress removed from LA home on gurney TWICE amid troubled relationship with Brian Hickerson
Read more: Hayden Panettiere’s neighbor reportedly claims she saw late actress removed from LA home on gurney TWICE amid troubled relationship with Brian HickersonMia Terrazas said on Sunday that she witnessed firefighters taking Panettiere out of the West Hollywood, California residence on July 29, 2023, and January 16, 2024.
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Aldi makes huge change to its stores as supermarket giant axes 20 per cent of its products
Read more: Aldi makes huge change to its stores as supermarket giant axes 20 per cent of its productsAround 20 per cent of Aldi’s product range, including from its famous weekly ‘special buys’, will be slashed.
Asia
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China to build ‘birth-friendly society’, refine social security system
Read more: China to build ‘birth-friendly society’, refine social security systemAuthorities will also foster “positive attitudes towards marriage and childbearing”, according to an official government report.
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China’s new five-year plan calls for AI throughout its economy, tech breakthroughs
Read more: China’s new five-year plan calls for AI throughout its economy, tech breakthroughsChina’s tech focus comes amid its rapidly ageing workforce, looming demographic crisis and fierce battle with the United States for supremacy in core technologies.
Thailand
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Dozens dead in catastrophic Nepal-Tibet floods
Read more: Dozens dead in catastrophic Nepal-Tibet floodsA wall of mud and rock appeared to collapse into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding that has killed dozens of people and left hundreds of tourists missing.
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Investment key to transformation, says Ekniti
Read more: Investment key to transformation, says EknitiThe government aims to increase investment to 30% of gross domestic product (GDP), from around 20% now, after recording the highest investment growth rate in more than a decade in the second quarter, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said on Wednesday.
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PM Anutin wants foreign culprits deported faster
Read more: PM Anutin wants foreign culprits deported fasterPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered legal amendments to speed up the deportation of foreign criminals to prevent them from repeating their offences in Thailand, according to a government spokesperson.
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Feuding Phuket governor and deputies transferred off the island
Read more: Feuding Phuket governor and deputies transferred off the islandThe cabinet on Tuesday approved the transfer of the Phuket governor to a post at the Interior Ministry, one day after Prime Minister Anutin Charvirakul signed a lightning order transferring his two deputies, in a move to end conflict inside the provincial hall.
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Bank branch closures set to hit staff more than AI
Read more: Bank branch closures set to hit staff more than AIArtificial intelligence (AI) adoption in Thailand’s banking sector is unlikely to have a rapid impact on employment, with the decline in bank staff primarily driven by branch closures, according to the central bank governor.
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‘This is our culture’: Japan fans clean up World Cup stadium
Read more: ‘This is our culture’: Japan fans clean up World Cup stadiumARLINGTON, United States – Japan fans left the stands spotless after their World Cup opener against the Netherlands in Texas on Sunday, saying it was “Japanese culture” to tidy up after themselves.
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US, Iran reach deal to end war, signing set for Friday
Read more: US, Iran reach deal to end war, signing set for FridayDUBAI/WASHINGTON – US and Iranian officials said on Sunday they have agreed on a peace framework for a deal to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, possibly leading to lower energy prices once oil shipments resume through the critical waterway.
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Economy will recover, fuel prices may lag says finance minister
Read more: Economy will recover, fuel prices may lag says finance ministerIf the Middle East war ends, Thai and other world economies will start to recover but energy prices may not return to pre-war levels, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said on Monday.