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Supreme Court to weigh energy companies’ bid to end state climate change suits
Read more: Supreme Court to weigh energy companies’ bid to end state climate change suitsThe Supreme Court agreed to take up an effort by energy companies to end a lawsuit filed in state court that seeks billions of dollars in damages.
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Travel bans in effect, thousands of flights canceled as storm slams Northeast
Read more: Travel bans in effect, thousands of flights canceled as storm slams NortheastA massive winter storm slamming the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with blizzard conditions on Monday has prompted travel bans and forced thousands of flights to be canceled.
Asia
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Indonesia fires police officer over ride-hailing driver’s death that sparked protests
Read more: Indonesia fires police officer over ride-hailing driver’s death that sparked protestsOfficer Cosmas K Gae, who was in the vehicle that fatally struck ride-hailing driver Affan Kurniawan, acted “unprofessionally” during the protest, according to Indonesian police.
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School bullying in Malaysia: What’s behind rise in cases and what can be done?
Read more: School bullying in Malaysia: What’s behind rise in cases and what can be done?Experts say that laws are not the be-all and end-all when it comes to tackling bullying, and there is a need for a more holistic approach.
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Japan faces rice shortage as South Korea battles oversupply
Read more: Japan faces rice shortage as South Korea battles oversupplyWhat is causing this stark divide in rice supply, and is there a way to restore balance?
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Rift between Cambodia, Thailand deepens over landmine blast as ex-leaders Hun Sen, Thaksin trade barbs
Read more: Rift between Cambodia, Thailand deepens over landmine blast as ex-leaders Hun Sen, Thaksin trade barbsThree Thai soldiers were injured following a blast near the Chong Bok border area in Ubon Ratchathani province on Jul 16, The Nation reported.
Thailand
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No signs of Nipah found in arrivals from risk areas
Read more: No signs of Nipah found in arrivals from risk areasScreening at three major Thai airports has still detected no potential cases of Nipah virus among arrivals from Bangladesh and India, while the acting public health minister confirms that the disease is not easily transmissible.
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Air quality improving year on year, Chadchart says
Read more: Air quality improving year on year, Chadchart saysParticulate matter pollution across Bangkok has markedly improved this year, with the number of days in which PM2.5 levels exceeded safe limits down by more than 60% year-on-year this month.
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PM promises ‘necessary military response’ to Cambodian attacks
Read more: PM promises ‘necessary military response’ to Cambodian attacksThailand will launch “all necessary military operations” in response to Cambodia’s latest attacks, which began on Sunday, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said after a top level security meeting on Monday.
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Cambodian attacks injure Thai soldiers, prompt border evacuations
Read more: Cambodian attacks injure Thai soldiers, prompt border evacuationsThe Second Army Region has ordered evacuations from border communities in four northeastern provinces after a 35-minute armed clash with Cambodian forces in Si Sa Ket province on Sunday, during which two Thai soldiers were injured.
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Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
Read more: Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618COLOMBO – Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 618.
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Indonesia fires police officer over ride-hailing driver’s death that sparked protests
Read more: Indonesia fires police officer over ride-hailing driver’s death that sparked protestsOfficer Cosmas K Gae, who was in the vehicle that fatally struck ride-hailing driver Affan Kurniawan, acted “unprofessionally” during the protest, according to Indonesian police.
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School bullying in Malaysia: What’s behind rise in cases and what can be done?
Read more: School bullying in Malaysia: What’s behind rise in cases and what can be done?Experts say that laws are not the be-all and end-all when it comes to tackling bullying, and there is a need for a more holistic approach.
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Sentiment improving, but watch for political risk
Read more: Sentiment improving, but watch for political riskGlobal stock markets have rebounded as the market predicts an 80% likelihood the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its Dec 9-10 meeting, up from less than 40% earlier.
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Family’s long wait for last Thai hostage near an end
Read more: Family’s long wait for last Thai hostage near an endNONG KHAI – Two years after Sudthisak Rinthalak was killed by Hamas militants, his family in northeastern Thailand is preparing to welcome his remains home and hold a Buddhist ceremony they believe will bring his spirit peace.
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Thailand presses for UN probe of border landmines
Read more: Thailand presses for UN probe of border landminesThai Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has asked the United Nations to establish a special investigation into the spread of landmines along the border, allegedly planted by Cambodia and causing a series of injuries to Thai soldiers, stressing there must be no more victims.