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UN inquiry finds Israel committed genocide by deliberately killing Gaza children
Read more: UN inquiry finds Israel committed genocide by deliberately killing Gaza childrenThe inquiry also accused Israel of war crimes in the occupied West Bank
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Europe heatwave tracker: At least 20 dead in France after temperatures soar to 43C as red alerts issued across Spain
Read more: Europe heatwave tracker: At least 20 dead in France after temperatures soar to 43C as red alerts issued across SpainEuropean countries are taking several measures as a deadly heatwave grips the continent
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This week on “Sunday Morning” (June 21)
Read more: This week on “Sunday Morning” (June 21)A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
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3 elderly hikers die on Grand Canyon’s inner trails as temperatures spike
Read more: 3 elderly hikers die on Grand Canyon’s inner trails as temperatures spikeEmergency responders arrived to find the hikers already deceased on the trails, according to the National Park Service.
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Trump brags about his color scheme for Air Force One as he unveils $400M plane from Qatar
Read more: Trump brags about his color scheme for Air Force One as he unveils $400M plane from Qatar‘This is considered the world’s most luxurious plane,’ Trump said
Asia
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Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling ‘gaokao’
Read more: Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling ‘gaokao’Around 12.9 million students nationwide registered for this year’s “gaokao”, according to the Ministry of Education, which for most is the sole determining factor in admission to a Chinese university.
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‘Didn’t eat for two weeks’: Female hiker, 49, recounts ordeal of being lost in Malaysian jungle
Read more: ‘Didn’t eat for two weeks’: Female hiker, 49, recounts ordeal of being lost in Malaysian jungleJaslinda Saludin was rescued on Saturday (Jun 6) by local villagers after going missing during an expedition to Gunung Batu Putih in Perak.
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Suzhou’s APEC meeting offers glimpse of how China could handle Taiwan as host. What are its considerations?
Read more: Suzhou’s APEC meeting offers glimpse of how China could handle Taiwan as host. What are its considerations?China kept the Taiwan issue largely out of sight during last week’s APEC meeting in Suzhou, but analysts say the leaders’ summit in Shenzhen this November could prove harder to manage.
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Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave
Read more: Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos caveExperts from Thailand who aided the dramatic 2018 retrieval of a youth football team from a Thai cave joined rescue efforts on Monday to extract the seven people, Laotian state media said.
Thailand
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Google, FBI target Chinese scammers using Gemini AI for fake sites
Read more: Google, FBI target Chinese scammers using Gemini AI for fake sitesTech giant Google has joined forces with the FBI to dismantle a Chinese cybercrime syndicate known as “Outsider Enterprise” after the group allegedly used Google’s own Gemini artificial intelligence to create fraudulent websites and swindle users out of millions of dollars.
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Tha Phra Chan clings to Thai herbal traditions
Read more: Tha Phra Chan clings to Thai herbal traditions“This is part of the roots of Thai culture. One day, it may no longer exist. The place where it all began is slowly fading away,” says Payao Sitthisong, 70, looking out onto the street from her herbal medicine store. “But the truth is, this is where it all started — right here at Tha…
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TAT slashes long-haul arrival forecast to 10 million
Read more: TAT slashes long-haul arrival forecast to 10 millionThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has slashed its long-haul arrival forecast to 10 million this year, on par with last year, mainly attributed to the Middle East conflict.
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Defective product bill okayed
Read more: Defective product bill okayedThe cabinet has approved the draft Defective Products Liability Act, which would provide consumers with statutory protection against product defects.
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Ban on refined oil exports to continue
Read more: Ban on refined oil exports to continueThailand’s energy authorities have confirmed that the country will continue its ban on refined oil exports, despite mounting pressure from domestic refineries struggling with limited storage capacity.
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Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling ‘gaokao’
Read more: Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling ‘gaokao’Around 12.9 million students nationwide registered for this year’s “gaokao”, according to the Ministry of Education, which for most is the sole determining factor in admission to a Chinese university.
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‘Didn’t eat for two weeks’: Female hiker, 49, recounts ordeal of being lost in Malaysian jungle
Read more: ‘Didn’t eat for two weeks’: Female hiker, 49, recounts ordeal of being lost in Malaysian jungleJaslinda Saludin was rescued on Saturday (Jun 6) by local villagers after going missing during an expedition to Gunung Batu Putih in Perak.
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Feuding Phuket governor and deputies transferred off the island
Read more: Feuding Phuket governor and deputies transferred off the islandThe cabinet on Tuesday approved the transfer of the Phuket governor to a post at the Interior Ministry, one day after Prime Minister Anutin Charvirakul signed a lightning order transferring his two deputies, in a move to end conflict inside the provincial hall.
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Bank branch closures set to hit staff more than AI
Read more: Bank branch closures set to hit staff more than AIArtificial intelligence (AI) adoption in Thailand’s banking sector is unlikely to have a rapid impact on employment, with the decline in bank staff primarily driven by branch closures, according to the central bank governor.
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Tourism operators call for revision of Indian visa policy
Read more: Tourism operators call for revision of Indian visa policyThe private sector in three Andaman provinces submitted a petition to the government, calling for a revision of the visa policy for Indian tourists, as Thailand could face potential losses of 8 billion baht if wedding groups shift to other destinations during the upcoming high season.