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Militant union barons plotting ‘winter of discontent’ in bid to get inflation-busting pay hikes – but hope ‘sympathetic’ Andy Burnham will become PM and cave into their demands
Read more: Militant union barons plotting ‘winter of discontent’ in bid to get inflation-busting pay hikes – but hope ‘sympathetic’ Andy Burnham will become PM and cave into their demandsUnion sources said barons were gearing up for national action which could shut down hospitals, schools and the railways after Labour made it easier to call strikes.
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How Americans are handling a gas price spike
Read more: How Americans are handling a gas price spikeGas prices are the highest since 2022, shifting how some Americans are choosing to spend their money. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Asia
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Chinese tourists head to Russia, Thailand on extended Chinese New Year break
Read more: Chinese tourists head to Russia, Thailand on extended Chinese New Year breakMore Chinese tourists are expected to travel overseas during this year’s nine-day Spring Festival holiday starting on Feb 15, one day longer than usual, as they usher in the Year of the Horse.
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How a K-pop concert in Malaysia led to a war of words between Southeast Asian and Korean netizens
Read more: How a K-pop concert in Malaysia led to a war of words between Southeast Asian and Korean netizensThere’s currently a huge online battle between Southeast Asian users and South Korean netizens, with racial comments coming from both camps. And it all started from a K-pop concert in Malaysia.
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At least 25 people dead after fire in India’s Goa state, chief minister says
Read more: At least 25 people dead after fire in India’s Goa state, chief minister saysMost of the dead were said to be the club’s kitchen workers, as well as three to four tourists.
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China warns foreign media in Hong Kong over fire coverage
Read more: China warns foreign media in Hong Kong over fire coverageThe meeting comes as the authorities scramble to contain public anger over the blaze, in which poor oversight and shoddy materials used in a renovation have been cited as causes of the fire’s devastating spread.
Thailand
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‘Overdose led to hospital admission’ of war weapons suspect
Read more: ‘Overdose led to hospital admission’ of war weapons suspectThe hospital admission of a Chinese man arrested last week in Pattaya with a huge cache of military-grade weapons resulted from an overdose of his own medication, according to the Department of Corrections.
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Labour minister seeks talks over Korean blacklist
Read more: Labour minister seeks talks over Korean blacklistLabour Minister Julapun Amornvivat will hold discussions with representatives from the South Korean embassy this week after Seoul blacklisted Thai workers from four northeastern provinces because of problems with seasonal labourers absconding from their employers.
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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.
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Push to sell low-cost goods goes mobile
Read more: Push to sell low-cost goods goes mobileThe Department of Provincial Administration has ordered provincial and district officials nationwide to support the deployment of 3,800 mobile “Pum-Puang” vehicles under a Commerce Ministry initiative aimed at selling low-cost goods across the country.
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Chinese tourists head to Russia, Thailand on extended Chinese New Year break
Read more: Chinese tourists head to Russia, Thailand on extended Chinese New Year breakMore Chinese tourists are expected to travel overseas during this year’s nine-day Spring Festival holiday starting on Feb 15, one day longer than usual, as they usher in the Year of the Horse.
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How a K-pop concert in Malaysia led to a war of words between Southeast Asian and Korean netizens
Read more: How a K-pop concert in Malaysia led to a war of words between Southeast Asian and Korean netizensThere’s currently a huge online battle between Southeast Asian users and South Korean netizens, with racial comments coming from both camps. And it all started from a K-pop concert in Malaysia.
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Heightened vigilance over ‘soil fever’ as 23 reported dead
Read more: Heightened vigilance over ‘soil fever’ as 23 reported deadPeople are being warned to be vigilant against melioidosis, also known as soil fever, after 23 deaths out of 732 patients nationwide were recorded between January and mid-April.
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Iran closes Hormuz Strait again over US blockade
Read more: Iran closes Hormuz Strait again over US blockadeTEHRAN – Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, its military command said, hours after reopening it and with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the vital waterway.
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Foul odour in Trat linked to rotting shipment
Read more: Foul odour in Trat linked to rotting shipmentMore than 2 tonnes of rotting meat and seafood have washed ashore in Trat, spreading a foul stench over 10 kilometres, affecting several coastal communities.