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Deadly overnight storms batter Germany, killing a woman and injuring at least 2
Read more: Deadly overnight storms batter Germany, killing a woman and injuring at least 2Severe storms have caused extensive damage in parts of Germany, leaving one woman dead and at least two people injured
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Harry and Meghan latest: Duke and Duchess of Sussex moving back to UK six years after quitting royal life
Read more: Harry and Meghan latest: Duke and Duchess of Sussex moving back to UK six years after quitting royal lifeThe couple have already enrolled Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in British schools
Asia
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India’s ancient monuments crumble under the weight of severe pollution, climate change
Read more: India’s ancient monuments crumble under the weight of severe pollution, climate changeThe Indian government has said that over the long term, its climate policies will help prevent further damage to heritage sites such as the Taj Mahal.
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Asia Pacific aviation on track to meet 5% sustainable fuel target: Industry body
Read more: Asia Pacific aviation on track to meet 5% sustainable fuel target: Industry bodyGovernments need to enforce policies to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel production and adoption, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines’ director general Subhas Menon during an interview with CNA’s Yasmin Jonkers.
Thailand
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Isoc told to pay activists smeared online
Read more: Isoc told to pay activists smeared onlineThe Court of Appeal has ordered the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) to pay 210,000 baht in compensation to two human rights defenders and remove online content that damaged their reputations, overturning part of a lower court ruling.
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Myanmar court remands Thai woman held over US diplomat’s death
Read more: Myanmar court remands Thai woman held over US diplomat’s deathA Thai woman who police said was arrested over the death of a US diplomat in Myanmar was remanded in custody by a court on Thursday, a legal official told AFP.
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Thailand determined to diversify oil imports
Read more: Thailand determined to diversify oil importsAmid concerns as negotiations to end the conflict in Iran hit a roadblock, Thailand has oil reserves to cover 117 days of consumption, says the Energy Ministry, piling on pressure to secure oil from regions other than the Middle East.
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‘Work not over’ after hantavirus evacuation
Read more: ‘Work not over’ after hantavirus evacuationMADRID – World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
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South Korea blacklists workers from four Isan provinces
Read more: South Korea blacklists workers from four Isan provincesSouth Korea has placed four provinces in northeastern Thailand on a blacklist, suspending the import of seasonal agricultural and fishery workers for 2026 after some were found to have absconded from their employers.
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Gold’s downward price trend is over
Read more: Gold’s downward price trend is overBullion has finished its downward trend, supporting the price to reach US$5,500 per ounce or 90,000 baht per baht weight for local gold bars by the end of the year, says Kritcharat Hirunyasiri, chairman of MTS Gold, one of Thailand’s top three gold traders.
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Loan decree faces pushback
Read more: Loan decree faces pushbackThe future of the government’s 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree remains uncertain after opposition parties on Monday submitted a petition asking the House Speaker to forward the matter to the Constitutional Court for a ruling.
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Communities mourn death of famed tusker ‘Plai Thong Bai’
Read more: Communities mourn death of famed tusker ‘Plai Thong Bai’Thailand is mourning the peaceful passing of “Plai Thong Bai”, a celebrated male elephant famed for having the longest tusks in the country, prompting an outpouring of grief among mahouts and local communities in the Northeast.