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Royal Mint to release new Star Trek coins to celebrate show’s 60th anniversary
Read more: Royal Mint to release new Star Trek coins to celebrate show’s 60th anniversaryThe Mint has unveiled two 50p coin designs, with some featuring colour to reflect the vivid outfits worn in the show
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Kemi vows to slash benefits bill to boost defence as she piles pressure on Burnham
Read more: Kemi vows to slash benefits bill to boost defence as she piles pressure on BurnhamIn a major intervention, the Conservative leader set out plans to raise defence spending to three per cent of GDP by the end of the decade
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AFL star John Barnes joins Pauline Hanson’s One Nation as a candidate
Read more: AFL star John Barnes joins Pauline Hanson’s One Nation as a candidateOne Nation have unveiled a star candidate, ahead of the upcoming Victorian state election.
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The real reason Hayden Panettiere died is sickening… but you’ll never hear the truth said out loud: MAUREEN CALLAHAN
Read more: The real reason Hayden Panettiere died is sickening… but you’ll never hear the truth said out loud: MAUREEN CALLAHANKing interviewed Panettiere on CBS Mornings on May 18 and asked how she was feeling as she launched her book tour. Hayden visibly struggled to enunciate and keep her eyes open.
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CLAIRE COUTINHO: Miliband ditched Net Zero report knowing it would expose his fantasy promises
Read more: CLAIRE COUTINHO: Miliband ditched Net Zero report knowing it would expose his fantasy promisesIt’s no secret that Net Zero is making Britain poorer and weaker. But now, for the first time, experts have revealed the true impact Net Zero is having on our electricity prices.
Asia
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Myanmar release of Aung San Suu Kyi top ally spurs small democracy hope
Read more: Myanmar release of Aung San Suu Kyi top ally spurs small democracy hopeWin Myint’s pardon on Friday (Apr 17) was the biggest concession yet by the country’s post-coup leadership. Analysts argue it is actually a sign of the unassailed strength of Min Aung Hlaing’s leadership.
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Australia, Japan ink multibillion dollar warship deal
Read more: Australia, Japan ink multibillion dollar warship dealJapan agreed on Saturday (Apr 18) on a deal to provide Australia’s navy with the first of almost a dozen stealth frigates.
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Indonesia, US firms sign deals worth US$38.4 billion ahead of Trump-Prabowo meet
Read more: Indonesia, US firms sign deals worth US$38.4 billion ahead of Trump-Prabowo meetThe 11 deals involving sectors such as textile, energy and mining were signed at a dinner attended by Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce on Feb 18.
Thailand
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Selfishness isn’t a problem in Thailand, it is THE problem
Read more: Selfishness isn’t a problem in Thailand, it is THE problemFake fathers and birth certificates, ill-gotten pink cards, civil service exam cheating and nominees for predatory foreign business operators … the list goes on and on. How many more of these “rackets” have to be uncovered before such transgressions are seen as the single issue that they are — a deeply ingrained disregard for the…
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Flood-weary Nan braces for more rain on Sunday
Read more: Flood-weary Nan braces for more rain on SundayAuthorities are closely monitoring the Nan River basin as water levels begin to stabilise and recede in several areas, while preparing for more rain forecast to hit the flood-weary northern province on Sunday.
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Alleged Nigerian drug kingpin arrested in Bangkok after dramatic standoff
Read more: Alleged Nigerian drug kingpin arrested in Bangkok after dramatic standoffMetropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) investigators arrested the alleged head of a Nigerian drug network in a dramatic late-night operation during which the suspect attempted to ram his way through a police blockade Tuesday night.
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50 tonnes of drug precursors seized in raid
Read more: 50 tonnes of drug precursors seized in raidAn official raid operation has seized 50 tonnes of chemical precursors, estimated to be enough to make 1.1 billion speed pills, from a warehouse in Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng district.
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Pundit: Define your outcome, then use tech
Read more: Pundit: Define your outcome, then use techThailand should develop clear business goals and a method for measuring outcomes that integrates artificial intelligence (AI) into the economy rather than buying AI platform licences and giving them away for free, say economists.
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Myanmar release of Aung San Suu Kyi top ally spurs small democracy hope
Read more: Myanmar release of Aung San Suu Kyi top ally spurs small democracy hopeWin Myint’s pardon on Friday (Apr 17) was the biggest concession yet by the country’s post-coup leadership. Analysts argue it is actually a sign of the unassailed strength of Min Aung Hlaing’s leadership.
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Australia, Japan ink multibillion dollar warship deal
Read more: Australia, Japan ink multibillion dollar warship dealJapan agreed on Saturday (Apr 18) on a deal to provide Australia’s navy with the first of almost a dozen stealth frigates.
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Unsanitary meat factory shut down, products sold nationwide
Read more: Unsanitary meat factory shut down, products sold nationwidePATHUM THANI – A meat processing factory that sells about 30 tonnes of branded products nationwide each month was shut down after failing to meet sanitary standards on Tuesday.
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New southern peace negotiator promises to be open-minded
Read more: New southern peace negotiator promises to be open-mindedThailand’s new lead negotiator in the southern peace process has pledged cooperation with all sides in what he termed a long process in a new push to end the conflict in the violence-plagued region.
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Finnish businessman convicted of trafficking Thai berry pickers
Read more: Finnish businessman convicted of trafficking Thai berry pickersA court in Finland has sentenced a local businessman to two and a half years in prison for trafficking dozens of Thai workers to pick berries in the Nordic country.