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NASA’s Swift telescope will plunge toward Earth after rescue mission called off
Read more: NASA’s Swift telescope will plunge toward Earth after rescue mission called offThe mission to save NASA’s sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
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Skeleton found at ancient pyramid could rewrite what we know about human sacrifice rituals
Read more: Skeleton found at ancient pyramid could rewrite what we know about human sacrifice ritualsIt is believed that the man was buried as an offering
Asia
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Vietnam police find frozen tiger bodies, arrest two men
Read more: Vietnam police find frozen tiger bodies, arrest two menOne of the men had equipment to produce so-called tiger bone glue, a sticky substance believed to heal skeletal ailments.
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China top court says drivers responsible despite autonomous technology
Read more: China top court says drivers responsible despite autonomous technologyIn September, a driver was jailed and fined for fully relying on the assisted driving system while drunk.
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Nine killed, 29 injured in blast at police station in India’s Kashmir, sources say
Read more: Nine killed, 29 injured in blast at police station in India’s Kashmir, sources sayMost of the dead were policemen, including forensic officials who were examining the explosives.
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Taiwan’s ageing workforce and low birth rate push seniors back into employment
Read more: Taiwan’s ageing workforce and low birth rate push seniors back into employmentIn less than two decades, more than 6 million Taiwanese will reach the mandatory retirement age of 65 – a shift that is sounding alarm bells for businesses and officials.
Thailand
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Thais put home ownership on hold
Read more: Thais put home ownership on holdThe proportion of consumers with no plans to buy a home within five years has risen sharply to 56%, from 47% a year earlier, marking the highest level in four years as concerns about the economy weigh on purchasing decisions.
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Mystery powder in noodles leaves 14 sick
Read more: Mystery powder in noodles leaves 14 sickUDON THANI – A suspicious white powder has been taken for analysis after the additive was found used at a noodle shop where fourteen customers have fallen ill.
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Nine caught with 250kg African ivory smuggled through Vietnam
Read more: Nine caught with 250kg African ivory smuggled through VietnamNine people were arrested in sting operations in seven provinces for illegal possession of 250 kilogrammes of African ivory smuggled into Thailand through Vietnam.
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Land Bridge faces uphill battle
Read more: Land Bridge faces uphill battleThe Land Bridge project was initially promoted under the Pheu Thai government led by former prime minister Srettha Thavisin as both a bold geopolitical vision and a new national economic strategy aimed at helping Thailand escape the middle-income trap.
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PM eyes mafia tactic in Phuket
Read more: PM eyes mafia tactic in PhuketPhuket: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed zero tolerance for mafia-style intimidation in this southern resort province after receiving complaints from residents and businesses about harassment by criminal gangs and influential groups linked to encroachment on public land along Bang Tao beach.
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Vietnam police find frozen tiger bodies, arrest two men
Read more: Vietnam police find frozen tiger bodies, arrest two menOne of the men had equipment to produce so-called tiger bone glue, a sticky substance believed to heal skeletal ailments.
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China top court says drivers responsible despite autonomous technology
Read more: China top court says drivers responsible despite autonomous technologyIn September, a driver was jailed and fined for fully relying on the assisted driving system while drunk.
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PM shocked by warehouse packed with smuggled appliances
Read more: PM shocked by warehouse packed with smuggled appliancesRANONG – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul cut short his visit to Phuket on Sunday afternoon to inspect an illegal warehouse found to be storing smuggled electrical appliances worth about 50 million baht belonging to a Myanmar national.
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Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship begins in Canary Islands
Read more: Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship begins in Canary IslandsGRANADILLA DE ABONA (SPAIN) – Occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international alarm began leaving the vessel in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday for their repatriation.
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No casino agenda in South: BJT
Read more: No casino agenda in South: BJTThe Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party’s proposed Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bill would not lead to casinos in the region, says chief government whip Korrawee Prissananantakul.