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Sweeping cuts at Meta could see 16,000 jobs lost as company pumps money into AI
Read more: Sweeping cuts at Meta could see 16,000 jobs lost as company pumps money into AICEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors that ‘projects that used to require big teams now be accomplished by a single, very talented person’
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London’s Burning actor dies in prison while serving sexual assault sentence
Read more: London’s Burning actor dies in prison while serving sexual assault sentenceJohn Alford was jailed for eight-and-a-half years in January
Asia
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Commentary: Howdy Modi and Namaste Trump were high points. It’s been downhill for US-India ties since
Read more: Commentary: Howdy Modi and Namaste Trump were high points. It’s been downhill for US-India ties sinceIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump once paraded a close alliance in packed stadiums. Their bromance is now under strain, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.
Thailand
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Bhumjaithai introduces first 3 coalition partners
Read more: Bhumjaithai introduces first 3 coalition partnersThe election-winning Bhumjaithai Party on Thursday announced three small parties as its initial coalition partners.
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Hat Yai school gunman captured
Read more: Hat Yai school gunman capturedPolice have arrested a gunman who fatally wounded a school director and injured two other people before taking hostages in Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Wednesday afternoon.
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Chinese sneaking into Thailand injured by landmine
Read more: Chinese sneaking into Thailand injured by landmineA Chinese man lost his leg after stepping on a landmine while sneaking into Thailand in a contested border area at Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo province early Saturday.
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Thailand extradites Vietnamese activist
Read more: Thailand extradites Vietnamese activistThai authorities have extradited Vietnamese activist Y Quynh Bdap after the Court of Appeal upheld the extradition order, despite warnings by human rights groups that he could face torture in Vietnam.
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State leaders urged to honour vow
Read more: State leaders urged to honour vowThe restaurant and tourism sectors hope the administration will remain intact to deliver on its memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the People’s Party by launching stimulus campaigns for people suffering in the South before the end of its term.
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Commentary: Howdy Modi and Namaste Trump were high points. It’s been downhill for US-India ties since
Read more: Commentary: Howdy Modi and Namaste Trump were high points. It’s been downhill for US-India ties sinceIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump once paraded a close alliance in packed stadiums. Their bromance is now under strain, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.
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Enraged Hat Yai residents call for mayor to step down
Read more: Enraged Hat Yai residents call for mayor to step downThe Hat Yai mayor is facing growing calls to resign as residents remain furious over his underestimation of the severe flooding that left much of the city underwater.
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Flood death toll in South rises to 145
Read more: Flood death toll in South rises to 145Severe flooding across southern Thailand has so far claimed 145 lives, with Songkhla province accounting for the majority at 110 fatalities, according to the government’s Emergency Flood Response Operations Centre.
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Looting emerges in Hat Yai after floodwater drops
Read more: Looting emerges in Hat Yai after floodwater dropsLooting has been reported across parts of Hat Yai municipality as floodwater begins to recede from the southern city.