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Prince Harry rejects ‘offensive’ defamation claim by his former charity Sentebale over alleged ‘media campaign’
Read more: Prince Harry rejects ‘offensive’ defamation claim by his former charity Sentebale over alleged ‘media campaign’Prince Harry co-founded Sentebale in honour of his late mother, Princess Diana
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British pensioner, 77, killed and dozens more injured as tourist bus taking UK holidaymakers to airport for flight home plunges 30ft into ravine on Canary Islands
Read more: British pensioner, 77, killed and dozens more injured as tourist bus taking UK holidaymakers to airport for flight home plunges 30ft into ravine on Canary IslandsThe crash happened at about 1.30pm on the GM-2 near San Sebastian, with emergency services including helicopters scrambling to the scene.
Asia
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World’s highest bridge opens to traffic in China
Read more: World’s highest bridge opens to traffic in ChinaHuajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625m above a river and vast gorge in China’s Guizhou province.
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US agrees South Korea not a currency manipulator, Seoul says
Read more: US agrees South Korea not a currency manipulator, Seoul saysSouth Korean officials said the agreement is not related to talks on a currency swap as part of bilateral negotiations over Trump’s tariffs on South Korean goods.
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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts again, spews ash plume 18km high
Read more: Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts again, spews ash plume 18km highThe volcano erupted for a second straight day, blanketing villages with debris.
Thailand
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Anutin returns to power with broad backing
Read more: Anutin returns to power with broad backingWeeks before the Feb 8 general election, Anutin Charnvirakul stood at a rally in Bangkok and declared that his Bhumjaithai Party should be the automatic choice for any patriotic Thai.
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Higher power prices prompts push for solar
Read more: Higher power prices prompts push for solarSmall businesses and households are being urged to reduce their reliance on the state electricity grid and adopt solar power solutions, as global energy price volatility threatens to drive up costs, despite Thailand’s capped power tariffs, according to solar firms.
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BoT flags suspicious cash withdrawals, largest case hits B250m
Read more: BoT flags suspicious cash withdrawals, largest case hits B250mThe Bank of Thailand (BoT) has detected unusually large cash withdrawals amounting to more than 250 million baht, with some customers requesting only 500‑baht banknotes, prompting the agency to prepare reports for concerned agencies, including the Election Commission.
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30 ancient sites damaged during border clashes
Read more: 30 ancient sites damaged during border clashesThe Fine Arts Department has found damage to around 30 ancient sites from recent conflicts along the Thai–Cambodian border and has scheduled a meeting on Friday to discuss restoration plans.
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Contraceptive shots a first for Thai wild elephants
Read more: Contraceptive shots a first for Thai wild elephantsThailand has given a contraceptive vaccine to wild elephants for the first time in an effort to control their ballooning population, a conservation official said on Wednesday.
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World’s highest bridge opens to traffic in China
Read more: World’s highest bridge opens to traffic in ChinaHuajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625m above a river and vast gorge in China’s Guizhou province.
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US agrees South Korea not a currency manipulator, Seoul says
Read more: US agrees South Korea not a currency manipulator, Seoul saysSouth Korean officials said the agreement is not related to talks on a currency swap as part of bilateral negotiations over Trump’s tariffs on South Korean goods.
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Iranian jet fuel keeps Myanmar bombers flying
Read more: Iranian jet fuel keeps Myanmar bombers flyingThe first bomb to strike the remote village of Vanha in western Myanmar came from a junta warplane. It hit the only school in the hamlet, near the frontline of the civil war. The second came from a drone minutes later.
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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.