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Eight people shot near Ohio festival as police search for suspect, report says
Read more: Eight people shot near Ohio festival as police search for suspect, report saysOhio police were called Saturday evening to the scene of a shooting near Toledo’s Old West End Festival
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UK employers face World Cup headache over staff absence and late kick-offs
Read more: UK employers face World Cup headache over staff absence and late kick-offsAcas said employers may want to remind staff their sickness and attendance policies still apply
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Behind the decline of summer jobs for teens
Read more: Behind the decline of summer jobs for teensA new report finds summer hiring for teens is expected to fall to its lowest level in nearly 80 years. Harvard economist and CBS News contributor Roland Fryer explains what’s driving the decline.
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Iran-US war latest: Tehran threatens to close another key oil route if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue
Read more: Iran-US war latest: Tehran threatens to close another key oil route if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continueIranian media said Tehran would not participate in talks while Israel continued to bomb Lebanon
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Pentagon defends banning reporters from press office by turning it into a classified room: ‘Journalists no longer permitted’
Read more: Pentagon defends banning reporters from press office by turning it into a classified room: ‘Journalists no longer permitted’The Trump administration said the switch-up was due to Pentagon speechwriters needing to ‘routinely handle classified material’
Asia
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Indonesia warns of becoming hub for transnational cybercrime networks following Jakarta, Batam raids
Read more: Indonesia warns of becoming hub for transnational cybercrime networks following Jakarta, Batam raidsPolice arrested 321 people in the West Jakarta raid on May 7 and 210 people in the May 6 Batam raid. Many were foreigners who reportedly entered Indonesia using its visa-free or visa-on-arrival facilities.
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‘I tended not to do anything safe’: Malaysia’s outgoing MACC chief says courage crucial for graftbusters
Read more: ‘I tended not to do anything safe’: Malaysia’s outgoing MACC chief says courage crucial for graftbustersAzam Bak’s term ends on Tuesday (May 12), with former High Court judge Abdul Halim Aman set to replace him.
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Indonesia’s finance minister suggests imposing levy on ships transiting Malacca Strait
Read more: Indonesia’s finance minister suggests imposing levy on ships transiting Malacca StraitFinance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the idea to impose a levy was inspired by Iran’s plan to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Singapore and Malaysia have however said that there must be freedom of navigation through the Strait of Malacca.
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China unveils plan to make cities more youth, child friendly
Read more: China unveils plan to make cities more youth, child friendlyThe blueprint, released on Wednesday (Apr 22), aims to deepen the construction of “youth-development-oriented cities” – with measures spanning jobs, housing, healthcare, family support and urban services.
Thailand
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New US tariff could threaten Thai exports
Read more: New US tariff could threaten Thai exportsA new US tariff could pose a severe threat to Thai exports in the latter half of this year, causing fresh trade uncertainties, say economists and businesses.
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Yuan-only payment tale causes stir in ‘Bangkok’s next Chinatown’
Read more: Yuan-only payment tale causes stir in ‘Bangkok’s next Chinatown’Inspectors took to the streets in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok on Thursday after a claim about a restaurant refusing to accept Thai baht and demanding Chinese yuan caused a social media stir.
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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.
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16 throw hat in ring for governor post
Read more: 16 throw hat in ring for governor postA total of 16 candidates officially entered the race for Bangkok governor on Thursday as registration for the gubernatorial and city council elections opened ahead of the June 28 voting day.
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Indonesia warns of becoming hub for transnational cybercrime networks following Jakarta, Batam raids
Read more: Indonesia warns of becoming hub for transnational cybercrime networks following Jakarta, Batam raidsPolice arrested 321 people in the West Jakarta raid on May 7 and 210 people in the May 6 Batam raid. Many were foreigners who reportedly entered Indonesia using its visa-free or visa-on-arrival facilities.
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‘I tended not to do anything safe’: Malaysia’s outgoing MACC chief says courage crucial for graftbusters
Read more: ‘I tended not to do anything safe’: Malaysia’s outgoing MACC chief says courage crucial for graftbustersAzam Bak’s term ends on Tuesday (May 12), with former High Court judge Abdul Halim Aman set to replace him.
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Eight suspects sought in Samui taxi mafia case
Read more: Eight suspects sought in Samui taxi mafia caseThe fatal attack on a volunteer taxi driver on Koh Samui involved eight suspects, with investigators seeking more arrest warrants to bring justice to the victim’s family, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
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Anti-corruption official tests drunk after fatal crash
Read more: Anti-corruption official tests drunk after fatal crashA senior official of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) was found drunk after his pickup truck crashed into a motorcycle, severing a delivery rider’s arm and killing him, before allegedly attempting to flee in Nonthaburi on Wednesday night.
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Analysts pinpoint winners in new stimulus scheme
Read more: Analysts pinpoint winners in new stimulus schemeAnalysts are highlighting retail and consumer stocks as the major beneficiaries of Thailand’s latest consumer stimulus programme called “Thai Chuay Thai Plus”, which is expected to provide short-term support for domestic consumption to stabilise the economy.