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Nature: Cormorants in California
Read more: Nature: Cormorants in CaliforniaWe leave you this Sunday with a colony of cormorants and friends putting on a show near Santa Cruz, California. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
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French villagers say non merci to Hegseth during controversial D-Day visit
Read more: French villagers say non merci to Hegseth during controversial D-Day visitLocals called out Hegseth’s past criticisms of allied countries in Europe
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Girls with additional needs ‘at significant risk from social media algorithms’
Read more: Girls with additional needs ‘at significant risk from social media algorithms’Exclusive: Girls with additional needs including special educational needs and mental health problems risk being sucked into a ‘cycle’ of harmful online content, report warns
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Michael Schumacher’s nurse ‘woke up in pain on blood-stained bed after being raped by racing driver who was a family friend at the F1 legend’s villa’, trial hears
Read more: Michael Schumacher’s nurse ‘woke up in pain on blood-stained bed after being raped by racing driver who was a family friend at the F1 legend’s villa’, trial hearsThe Australian race car driver accused of raping a nurse caring for Schumacher, the former F1 world champion, went on trial today in Nyon, Switzerland.
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Kenny Dalglish has cancer: Liverpool legend, 75, confirms he is undergoing treatment after inadvertently revealing diagnosis in a social media slip-up
Read more: Kenny Dalglish has cancer: Liverpool legend, 75, confirms he is undergoing treatment after inadvertently revealing diagnosis in a social media slip-upThe Liverpool legend, 75, posted on social media: ‘As my inadvertent social media post has indicated, I am currently undergoing treatment for cancer.’
Asia
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Japan ‘robot wolves’ in high demand to scare off bears
Read more: Japan ‘robot wolves’ in high demand to scare off bearsThe “Monster Wolf” is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls to scare away wild animals.
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Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low seeks Trump pardon for 1MDB case: Reports
Read more: Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low seeks Trump pardon for 1MDB case: ReportsThe request was filed in recent weeks, said a Wall Street Journal report, citing people familiar with the matter, and if granted would remove United States criminal charges against him.
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‘Panda bond’ continues as China sends giant pandas to US zoo
Read more: ‘Panda bond’ continues as China sends giant pandas to US zooTwo giant pandas from China are headed to Atlanta on a new 10-year conservation deal.
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ASEAN states eyeing Russian oil and gas choose short-term relief over geopolitical risks
Read more: ASEAN states eyeing Russian oil and gas choose short-term relief over geopolitical risksAny continued reliance by Southeast Asia on Russia for energy risks increasing Moscow’s leverage on bilateral relations and potential tension with other countries, say analysts.
Thailand
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Industry shrugs off impact of US corn imports
Read more: Industry shrugs off impact of US corn importsThe Federation of Livestock and Aquaculture joined with other livestock associations to declare planned US corn imports will not harm local corn farmers, instead reducing production costs for the livestock industry, which is facing a shortage of roughly 800,000 tonnes of corn required for feed production.
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Thaksin to play no role in Pheu Thai
Read more: Thaksin to play no role in Pheu ThaiPheu Thai Party leader Julapun Amornvivat has insisted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not be involved in the party’s affairs following the issuance of a royal pardon.
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Four more people freed from cave in Laos
Read more: Four more people freed from cave in LaosFour more people who were trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for 10 days were brought out to safety on Saturday afternoon, Thai rescuers said.
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‘Thais Help Thais’ deadline a success
Read more: ‘Thais Help Thais’ deadline a successMore than 26 million people and over one million businesses had registered for Thailand’s “Thais Help Thais Plus 60/40” co-payment scheme ahead of Friday’s registration deadline.
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PM vows chat leak inquiry
Read more: PM vows chat leak inquiryPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to investigate leaked Line chat messages allegedly showing the chief of the Department of Provincial Administration (DoPA) instructing a senior Phuket official to “help the blue party” during the recent election campaign.
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Japan ‘robot wolves’ in high demand to scare off bears
Read more: Japan ‘robot wolves’ in high demand to scare off bearsThe “Monster Wolf” is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls to scare away wild animals.
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Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low seeks Trump pardon for 1MDB case: Reports
Read more: Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low seeks Trump pardon for 1MDB case: ReportsThe request was filed in recent weeks, said a Wall Street Journal report, citing people familiar with the matter, and if granted would remove United States criminal charges against him.
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Specialist divers head to Laos to join ‘extremely challenging’ cave rescue
Read more: Specialist divers head to Laos to join ‘extremely challenging’ cave rescueA team of specialist divers were headed to central Laos to help efforts to rescue seven people trapped in a cave after heavy rains triggered a landslide last week, a Thai volunteer group said on Friday.
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Thailand posts record-high current account deficit in April as economy slows
Read more: Thailand posts record-high current account deficit in April as economy slowsThailand posted a record-high current account deficit of $7.6 billion in April, with economic growth slowing from the previous month from the impacts of the Middle East war and expected to get weaker, the Bank of Thailand said on Friday.
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Siam Piwat launches global partnerships to capture luxury market
Read more: Siam Piwat launches global partnerships to capture luxury marketSiam Piwat Group, a global real estate and retail developer, is reinforcing its leadership by expanding its global luxury system with world-class partners to unlock new growth from an expanding wealthy customer base in Asia.