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Utah mom who wrote kids’ book on grief after husband died convicted on all charges after slipping poison into his Moscow Mule
Read more: Utah mom who wrote kids’ book on grief after husband died convicted on all charges after slipping poison into his Moscow MuleKouri Richins, 35, was convicted on all charges after poisoning her husband Eric by lacing his cocktail with fentanyl
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Britain to be warmer than Athens with temperatures set to soar
Read more: Britain to be warmer than Athens with temperatures set to soarParts of the country could hit 20C, forecasters said
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Endangered wild crocodile reappears in far South
Read more: Endangered wild crocodile reappears in far SouthTwo endangered thin-snouted freshwater crocodiles were recently seen in the wild for the first time in decades in the far South, where they had been believed extinct, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation reported.
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PCD on oil wreck watch
Read more: PCD on oil wreck watchThe government has instructed the Pollution Control Department (PCD) to intensify monitoring after the cargo vessel SEALLOYD ARC sank off the coast of Phuket.
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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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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.