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Trump ends key racial disparity checks as desegregation orders are scrapped
Read more: Trump ends key racial disparity checks as desegregation orders are scrappedThe Trump administration has shifted the approach to civil rights enforcement in American schools
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Instagram’s favourite pick-your-own pumpkin trend under threat
Read more: Instagram’s favourite pick-your-own pumpkin trend under threatRecord-breaking dry weather over the summer has forced farmers across the UK to cancel pumpkin picking events
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North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast, Japan says
Read more: North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast, Japan saysThe missile was reportedly launched into the sea off the east coast of the peninsula on Sunday
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Iran-US war latest: Trump cuts short Camp David visit as Americans in the Middle East issued travel warnings
Read more: Iran-US war latest: Trump cuts short Camp David visit as Americans in the Middle East issued travel warningsIran’s conditions include ending the US naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz
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Lawsuits filed over Nazi-looted art displayed in museums in Los Angeles, Auschwitz
Read more: Lawsuits filed over Nazi-looted art displayed in museums in Los Angeles, AuschwitzBetween 1933 and 1945, the Nazi regime orchestrated the largest art theft in world history, seizing over 600,000 works of art across Europe from Jewish families, collectors and museums.
Asia
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Authorities investigating cyberattack on Singapore-based Global Schools Foundation
Read more: Authorities investigating cyberattack on Singapore-based Global Schools FoundationHackers claiming to be from the group FulcrumSec say they stole 4.8TB of data, including students’ passport details, staff-parent correspondence and salary records, according to reports on cybersecurity news sites.
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PM Wong to take part in ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit in Kazan, Russia
Read more: PM Wong to take part in ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit in Kazan, RussiaASEAN and Russia will discuss ways to take forward their strategic partnership, says the Prime Minister’s Office Singapore.
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China’s dog meat trade back in spotlight after celebrity canine reportedly stolen and eaten
Read more: China’s dog meat trade back in spotlight after celebrity canine reportedly stolen and eatenConsuming dog meat is not explicitly banned, but the country has introduced some regulatory changes in recent years.
Thailand
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Stock exchange vows to continue its package of major reforms
Read more: Stock exchange vows to continue its package of major reformsThe Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is pursuing a sweeping package of statutory and structural reforms to strengthen corporate governance, attract high-growth new economy listings and make Thai companies more attractive to investors, says SET chairman Kitipong Urapeepatanapong.
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Doping shock rocks Thailand camp at Asian Games
Read more: Doping shock rocks Thailand camp at Asian GamesBadminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh has emerged as the first known doping case at the 20th Asian Games in Japan, after the 19-year-old rising star returned a positive test that has rocked Thailand’s campaign in Aichi-Nagoya.
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Opposition vows legal action against EC over alleged leniency toward Bhumjaithai
Read more: Opposition vows legal action against EC over alleged leniency toward BhumjaithaiMr Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the opposition and the People’s Party, has vowed to take legal action against the Election Commission (EC) after it dropped charges against key political figures from the ruling Bhumjaithai Party in its case concerning alleged collusion in the Senate election.
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Election Commission resolves to prosecute 77 people in Senate collusion case
Read more: Election Commission resolves to prosecute 77 people in Senate collusion caseThe Election Commission (EC) on Monday resolved to ask the Supreme Court to hear the case against 77 people accused of collusion in the 2024 Senate election process, including 26 sitting senators.
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Border fears resurface as UN starts Thai-Cambodian sea border dispute hearing
Read more: Border fears resurface as UN starts Thai-Cambodian sea border dispute hearingBURI RAM – Villagers in a district bordering Cambodia are worried tensions could again escalate as Thailand and Cambodia meet for the first time under a UN-faciliated process aimed at settling their disputed maritime boundary.
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Pressure is mounting
Read more: Pressure is mountingIn less than six months in power, the Bhumjaithai Party-led government has faced numerous political and economic challenges.
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Cafeteria ceiling collapses at costly parliament complex
Read more: Cafeteria ceiling collapses at costly parliament complexA section of ceiling collapsed in a basement cafeteria at the multi-billion-baht parliament complex on Sunday, breaking tables and toppling chairs but fortunately causing no injuries because it was not a working day.
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Actress links threat to her testifying about Tangmo’s death
Read more: Actress links threat to her testifying about Tangmo’s deathActress Usamanee “Kwan” Waitayanon has told police she was threatened on Sunday morning, saying it might be related to her decision to give witness testimony in the death of actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong, who fell from a speedboat on the Chao Phraya River in 2022.