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Taxpayers hit with £6m bill for massive Oxfordshire rubbish dump clean-up
Read more: Taxpayers hit with £6m bill for massive Oxfordshire rubbish dump clean-upThe 150-metre-long trail of waste took more than five months to remove
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Concerns for smitten Kendall Jenner as friends unearth dirty secret from Jacob Elordi’s past… but supermodel already has VERY big plans for the future
Read more: Concerns for smitten Kendall Jenner as friends unearth dirty secret from Jacob Elordi’s past… but supermodel already has VERY big plans for the futureJenner and Elordi have been dating since January and have been inseparable in recent months. Now a source has told the Daily Mail that some family members are concerned.
Asia
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Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battle
Read more: Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battleThe integration comes as OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent that can perform tasks such as transferring files and sending emails on users’ behalf, has gained traction in recent weeks.
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China’s premier vows to expand global ‘trade pie’: State media
Read more: China’s premier vows to expand global ‘trade pie’: State mediaChinese Premier Li Qiang was speaking at the opening of the annual China Development Forum, attended this year by prominent business leaders including Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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Japan protests China gas drilling in East China Sea
Read more: Japan protests China gas drilling in East China SeaJapan and China agreed in June 2008 to cooperate over oil and gas resources in the East China Sea, but negotiations came to a halt two years later due to rising tensions between the two countries.
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Pre-dawn fire at Phuket’s Chalong Bay pier destroys 22 speedboats, tour operators left scrambling
Read more: Pre-dawn fire at Phuket’s Chalong Bay pier destroys 22 speedboats, tour operators left scramblingNo injuries were reported and the cause of the explosion and fire is under investigation.
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Indonesia touts ‘victory’ in achieving rice self-sufficiency
Read more: Indonesia touts ‘victory’ in achieving rice self-sufficiencyRice self-sufficiency was one of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s key election campaign promises.
Thailand
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Healing holidays
Read more: Healing holidaysWellness tourism has emerged as a pillar of Thai tourism in recent years as intense global competition nudged the country to seek new mechanisms to attract high-quality travel markets.
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Rama IV Rd still partially closed after building canopy collapse
Read more: Rama IV Rd still partially closed after building canopy collapseRama IV road remained partially closed to traffic in Bangkok’s Samphanthawong district on Sunday, even though the debris was cleared away after an old concrete building canopy collapsed, killing an elderly man, on Saturday.
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Eight suspects sought in Samui taxi mafia case
Read more: Eight suspects sought in Samui taxi mafia caseThe fatal attack on a volunteer taxi driver on Koh Samui involved eight suspects, with investigators seeking more arrest warrants to bring justice to the victim’s family, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
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Anti-corruption official tests drunk after fatal crash
Read more: Anti-corruption official tests drunk after fatal crashA senior official of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) was found drunk after his pickup truck crashed into a motorcycle, severing a delivery rider’s arm and killing him, before allegedly attempting to flee in Nonthaburi on Wednesday night.
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Analysts pinpoint winners in new stimulus scheme
Read more: Analysts pinpoint winners in new stimulus schemeAnalysts are highlighting retail and consumer stocks as the major beneficiaries of Thailand’s latest consumer stimulus programme called “Thai Chuay Thai Plus”, which is expected to provide short-term support for domestic consumption to stabilise the economy.
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Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battle
Read more: Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battleThe integration comes as OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent that can perform tasks such as transferring files and sending emails on users’ behalf, has gained traction in recent weeks.
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China’s premier vows to expand global ‘trade pie’: State media
Read more: China’s premier vows to expand global ‘trade pie’: State mediaChinese Premier Li Qiang was speaking at the opening of the annual China Development Forum, attended this year by prominent business leaders including Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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5 of 7 people trapped in Laos cave found alive
Read more: 5 of 7 people trapped in Laos cave found aliveFive of the seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos were found alive on Wednesday afternoon, Lao and Thai rescuers said.
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Samsung union approves deal for massive bonuses
Read more: Samsung union approves deal for massive bonusesSEOUL – Samsung Electronics union members on Wednesday approved a deal with management securing massive annual bonuses after threatening a major strike, as the global artificial intelligence boom causes the South Korean chip giant’s profits to soar.
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Former graft-busters get jail terms in Prawit watch case
Read more: Former graft-busters get jail terms in Prawit watch caseTwo former officials of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) have been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for failing to disclose information related to the high-profile luxury watch case involving former deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwon.