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OpenAI says it filed confidential IPO as it positions itself for AI arms race
Read more: OpenAI says it filed confidential IPO as it positions itself for AI arms raceGoing public will allow OpenAI, valued at $852 billion, to inject more cash into its business as the AI race quickens.
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Rob Reiner’s son Nick seeks $1.5M from trust fund for defense in parents’ killings
Read more: Rob Reiner’s son Nick seeks $1.5M from trust fund for defense in parents’ killingsNick Reiner is accused of stabbing his parents Rob and Michele Singer Reiner to death at their home in December.
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Reform councillor faces calls to resign over ‘racist’ blackface photograph
Read more: Reform councillor faces calls to resign over ‘racist’ blackface photographThe newly-elected Epping Forest councillor said a resident who discovered the image on his Facebook page ‘should not have been so nosey’
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Erling Haaland and his Norway team-mates under fire for their remarkable ‘Viking’ World Cup squad photoshoot – as critics call it ‘chauvinistic’ and link it to neo-Nazis
Read more: Erling Haaland and his Norway team-mates under fire for their remarkable ‘Viking’ World Cup squad photoshoot – as critics call it ‘chauvinistic’ and link it to neo-NazisErling Haaland and his Norway team-mates have been accused of ‘chauvinism’ and ‘neo-Nazi’ imagery for their World Cup photoshoot.
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Mother of estate agent, 22, who died from ketamine addiction says deadly narcotic must become a Class A drug
Read more: Mother of estate agent, 22, who died from ketamine addiction says deadly narcotic must become a Class A drugIsabelle Sapherson-Moralee, known as Izzy, suffered chronic pain and was just 5st 9lb (39kg) when she died in April 2025, five years after she first started taking ketamine.
Asia
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Japan restarts operations at world’s largest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima disaster
Read more: Japan restarts operations at world’s largest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima disasterThe restart is the latest of Japan’s efforts to revive its nuclear energy sector and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels.
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Mount Dukono tragedy: Indonesia police name guide as suspect over purported negligence that led to 3 deaths
Read more: Mount Dukono tragedy: Indonesia police name guide as suspect over purported negligence that led to 3 deathsTwo Singaporeans – Timothy Heng and Shahin Muhrez Abdul Hamid – as well as Indonesian Angel Krishela Pradita died in the May 8 incident.
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One year after India-Pakistan clash, a fragile truce holds amid rising risks
Read more: One year after India-Pakistan clash, a fragile truce holds amid rising risksAt the heart of the dispute remains Kashmir, a flashpoint that continues to hinder long-term stability and economic potential in South Asia.
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Malaysia seeks clarification from Norway after export control halts missile supply
Read more: Malaysia seeks clarification from Norway after export control halts missile supplyA Malaysian defence news portal reported that Norway had banned the deliveries of the missiles to Malaysia just days before the scheduled date.
Thailand
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Hoteliers: Online car registration needed to reduce queues at Sadao border
Read more: Hoteliers: Online car registration needed to reduce queues at Sadao borderSONGKHLA – The president of the Hat Yai-Songkhla Hotel Association wants the government to allow Malaysian visitors to register their vehicles online prior to travelling, to reduce the long queues at Thai immigration checkpoints.
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B14bn spent in first week of 4-month co-payment scheme
Read more: B14bn spent in first week of 4-month co-payment schemeAbout 14 billion baht was spent in the first week of the government’s Thais Help Thais Plus co-payment scheme which began on June 1, according to a government spokeswoman.
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SSO visited over B3.6bn in missing assets
Read more: SSO visited over B3.6bn in missing assetsThe House budget committee, led by People’s Party (PP) list-MP Rukchanok Srinork, visited the Social Security Office (SSO) headquarters to investigate discrepancies in financial management, including reports of missing assets worth 3.6 billion baht.
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Death Railway site drivers face B10,000 fines
Read more: Death Railway site drivers face B10,000 finesThe tourists who drove their cars onto the site of a former Death Railway station in Kanchanaburi will be fined 10,000 baht each and could face other legal action, the head of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said on Tuesday.
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AI Passport project to be reviewed
Read more: AI Passport project to be reviewedThe government has pledged to gather more input before proceeding with its 1.6-billion-baht TH-AI Passport project, which has drawn intense scrutiny focused on transparency, value for money and data privacy.
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Japan restarts operations at world’s largest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima disaster
Read more: Japan restarts operations at world’s largest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima disasterThe restart is the latest of Japan’s efforts to revive its nuclear energy sector and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels.
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Mount Dukono tragedy: Indonesia police name guide as suspect over purported negligence that led to 3 deaths
Read more: Mount Dukono tragedy: Indonesia police name guide as suspect over purported negligence that led to 3 deathsTwo Singaporeans – Timothy Heng and Shahin Muhrez Abdul Hamid – as well as Indonesian Angel Krishela Pradita died in the May 8 incident.
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Authorities speed up work to help victims of scams
Read more: Authorities speed up work to help victims of scamsThe Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) said agencies are accelerating preparations for a new compensation mechanism for victims of online scams, with a ministerial regulation due to take effect on Aug 12.
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Strong start to co-pay scheme
Read more: Strong start to co-pay schemeThe Thais Help Thais co-payment scheme generated almost 1.1 billion baht in spending on its first day, reflecting strong public demand for government support as households continued to grapple with high living costs.
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New high-tech frigate purchase on schedule, says navy
Read more: New high-tech frigate purchase on schedule, says navyThe process of selecting a contractor to supply a new high-tech frigate is proceeding as planned, with defence offsets included in the deal being a major consideration in deciding the winner, according to the Royal Thai Navy spokeman.