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How ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan’s adopted daughter is causing uproar in a tiny Scottish paradise: Is she a victim of parochial islanders, or a high-handed Hollywood blow-in?
Read more: How ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan’s adopted daughter is causing uproar in a tiny Scottish paradise: Is she a victim of parochial islanders, or a high-handed Hollywood blow-in?Bathed in the late summer sunshine on the western fringes of the Isle of Lewis, it’s easy to see why Great Bernera, with its white sandy beaches, might appear the perfect balm for a troubled soul.
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Trump announces record-breaking oil deal with Venezuela to double US reserves and slash gas prices
Read more: Trump announces record-breaking oil deal with Venezuela to double US reserves and slash gas pricesThe President has sought American control over the South American nation’s reserves since it deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this year in Operation Absolute Resolve.
Asia
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Taiwan says US has ‘high’ urgency in speeding up weapons deliveries
Read more: Taiwan says US has ‘high’ urgency in speeding up weapons deliveriesOne of the main delays is to a 2019 order for 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters, with deliveries to begin this year.
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Philippine purple yam boom under strain from climate pressures
Read more: Philippine purple yam boom under strain from climate pressuresGlobal demand for ube is rising, but the crop is vulnerable to erratic weather, prompting some farmers to switch to more resilient alternatives.
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Malaysia to take legal action against X over Grok AI concerns
Read more: Malaysia to take legal action against X over Grok AI concernsThe Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said it has identified the misuse of Grok to generate and disseminate harmful content.
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China warns citizens in Cambodia of kidnappings, job scam ads following recent busts
Read more: China warns citizens in Cambodia of kidnappings, job scam ads following recent bustsThe embassy warning comes after the recent high-profile extradition of alleged Chinese-Cambodian scam kingpin Chen Zhi, accused of masterminding a cryptocurrency scam.
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Landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case opens at UN’s top court
Read more: Landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case opens at UN’s top courtThe hearings at the International Court of Justice will mark the first time that Rohingya victims of the alleged atrocities will be heard by an international court.
Thailand
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Multi-billion-baht exam-rigging gang busted
Read more: Multi-billion-baht exam-rigging gang bustedAbout 10 people, mostly government officials, were arrested at a house in Nonthaburi province for allegedly rigging nationwide exam results of government officials who paid billions of baht in total to the gang.
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Food delivery apps probed for regulatory breaches
Read more: Food delivery apps probed for regulatory breachesThe Department of Business Development (DBD) is investigating the operations of three food delivery applications that serve Chinese customers to determine whether they comply with Thai laws.
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Chinese-run illegal e-waste plant raided
Read more: Chinese-run illegal e-waste plant raidedThai authorities have raided an unlicensed factory reportedly operated by Chinese nationals that was secretly sorting and processing electronic waste in the heart of Samut Sakhon province.
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Four more people freed from cave in Laos
Read more: Four more people freed from cave in LaosFour more people who were trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for 10 days were brought out to safety on Saturday afternoon, Thai rescuers said.
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‘Thais Help Thais’ deadline a success
Read more: ‘Thais Help Thais’ deadline a successMore than 26 million people and over one million businesses had registered for Thailand’s “Thais Help Thais Plus 60/40” co-payment scheme ahead of Friday’s registration deadline.
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Taiwan says US has ‘high’ urgency in speeding up weapons deliveries
Read more: Taiwan says US has ‘high’ urgency in speeding up weapons deliveriesOne of the main delays is to a 2019 order for 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters, with deliveries to begin this year.
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Philippine purple yam boom under strain from climate pressures
Read more: Philippine purple yam boom under strain from climate pressuresGlobal demand for ube is rising, but the crop is vulnerable to erratic weather, prompting some farmers to switch to more resilient alternatives.
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Weekend storms will cool down scorching season
Read more: Weekend storms will cool down scorching seasonA storm alert has been issued for the weekend and Monday with rain expected to lower temperatures in the country, which is experiencing unusually hot weather despite it being the rainy season.
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Specialist divers head to Laos to join ‘extremely challenging’ cave rescue
Read more: Specialist divers head to Laos to join ‘extremely challenging’ cave rescueA team of specialist divers were headed to central Laos to help efforts to rescue seven people trapped in a cave after heavy rains triggered a landslide last week, a Thai volunteer group said on Friday.
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Thailand posts record-high current account deficit in April as economy slows
Read more: Thailand posts record-high current account deficit in April as economy slowsThailand posted a record-high current account deficit of $7.6 billion in April, with economic growth slowing from the previous month from the impacts of the Middle East war and expected to get weaker, the Bank of Thailand said on Friday.