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UK investors lack confidence with money as survey reveals gender gap
Read more: UK investors lack confidence with money as survey reveals gender gapSix in ten believe that some individuals are ‘born investors’ rather than developing the skill over time
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Terrifying moment plane crashes into paraglider, sending her spiralling through the air before emergency parachute saves her
Read more: Terrifying moment plane crashes into paraglider, sending her spiralling through the air before emergency parachute saves herFootage recorded by thrill-seeker Sabrina, 44, shows her almost being killed by a small aircraft racing over the Schmittenhöhe mountain on the eastern end of the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria.
Asia
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China wants to work with Canada to ‘eliminate interference’
Read more: China wants to work with Canada to ‘eliminate interference’China’s foreign minister Wang Yi, who met a slew of Western leaders during the Munich Security Conference, has been eager to paint Beijing as a more stable partner compared to the increasingly unpredictable United States.
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SpaceX’s Starlink gets nod for satellite internet in Vietnam
Read more: SpaceX’s Starlink gets nod for satellite internet in VietnamThe approval comes ahead of an expected visit next week by Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, to the United States to attend the first meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative on global conflicts.
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Asia Pacific set for stable growth in 2026 despite global headwinds: Mastercard
Read more: Asia Pacific set for stable growth in 2026 despite global headwinds: MastercardLower energy prices and cheaper Chinese goods are helping households in the region pull ahead of rising costs for the first time in years, Mastercard’s Asia Pacific chief economist David Mann told CNA.
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‘Tramples on democracy’: Beijing slams Taiwan’s year-long Xiaohongshu ban
Read more: ‘Tramples on democracy’: Beijing slams Taiwan’s year-long Xiaohongshu banA spokesperson for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office rejected Taipei’s justification that the ban on the Chinese lifestyle app was needed to curb online fraud.
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Fire breaks out in 7-storey building in Indonesia’s Jakarta, 20 dead
Read more: Fire breaks out in 7-storey building in Indonesia’s Jakarta, 20 deadThe building is the office of Terra Drone Indonesia, which provides drones for aerial survey activities with clients in the mining to agriculture sectors.
Thailand
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Indian pharma fuels Africa’s ‘zombie drug’ crisis
Read more: Indian pharma fuels Africa’s ‘zombie drug’ crisisNEW DELHI – They come in blister packs of 10 like any normal painkiller and you can buy them easily in roadside kiosks and street pharmacies across west Africa.
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Interest decline eases state payment burden
Read more: Interest decline eases state payment burdenThe government’s interest payment burden relative to government revenue, even after borrowing 400 billion baht, is unlikely to exceed the level acceptable to credit rating agencies, according to the Finance Ministry.
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Policeman on murder rap accused of insulting arresting officer
Read more: Policeman on murder rap accused of insulting arresting officerPATTAYA – A Pattaya policeman charged with the murder of a cannabis shop owner on Walking Street now faces an additional charge of insulting an on-duty officer while being restrained after the shooting.
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Senior monk reprimanded for ‘improper’ Songkran fun
Read more: Senior monk reprimanded for ‘improper’ Songkran funKHON KAEN – The assistant abbot of a temple in Muang district has been given a written reprimand after images circulated online showing him joining in Songkran festivities, splashing water and applying powder to a man’s face.
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Chadchart eyes another term in office
Read more: Chadchart eyes another term in officeBangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt plans to announce his bid for re-election as an independent before his term ends next month.
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China wants to work with Canada to ‘eliminate interference’
Read more: China wants to work with Canada to ‘eliminate interference’China’s foreign minister Wang Yi, who met a slew of Western leaders during the Munich Security Conference, has been eager to paint Beijing as a more stable partner compared to the increasingly unpredictable United States.
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SpaceX’s Starlink gets nod for satellite internet in Vietnam
Read more: SpaceX’s Starlink gets nod for satellite internet in VietnamThe approval comes ahead of an expected visit next week by Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, to the United States to attend the first meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative on global conflicts.
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Pattaya policeman charged after Walking Street murder
Read more: Pattaya policeman charged after Walking Street murderPATTAYA – A police investigator was arrested and charged with murder after the owner of a cannabis shop was shot dead during a drunken argument near Walking Street in the early hours of Sunday.
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Bangkok swelters in ‘danger’ zone for 19 straight days
Read more: Bangkok swelters in ‘danger’ zone for 19 straight daysBangkok has sweltered through 19 straight days of dangerous heat index levels, with extreme heat and humidity pushing conditions into a high-risk zone for public health.
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Anutin to visit Chiang Mai to tackle forest-fire smog
Read more: Anutin to visit Chiang Mai to tackle forest-fire smogPrime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will lead a multi‑agency delegation to Chiang Mai on Monday to follow up on efforts to address forest fires, haze and PM2.5 pollution cloaking the upper North.