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Hope for thousands after breakthrough in brain tumour treatment
Read more: Hope for thousands after breakthrough in brain tumour treatmentThe breakthrough is expected to reduce diagnosis times from weeks to days
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Nicole Kidman goes wig-free and embraces her natural hair during European getaway with sister
Read more: Nicole Kidman goes wig-free and embraces her natural hair during European getaway with sisterNicole Kidman has given fans a rare glimpse at her natural locks while enjoying a luxury European getaway with her sister Antonia Kidman.
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US and Denmark negotiated Greenland deal in secret for months amid Iran war
Read more: US and Denmark negotiated Greenland deal in secret for months amid Iran warTrump had claimed the U.S. needs Greenland to deter threats from Russia and China
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Five reasons why Trump was so desperate to take control of Greenland
Read more: Five reasons why Trump was so desperate to take control of GreenlandThe island’s strategic location above the Arctic Circle makes it a focal point in global security and trade debates
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Twenty women had mastectomies they didn’t need while being treated for breast cancer and hundreds suffered harm, NHS trust admits
Read more: Twenty women had mastectomies they didn’t need while being treated for breast cancer and hundreds suffered harm, NHS trust admitsPatients have described the shock they felt when they were told the removal of their breast could have been avoided, leaving them with both psychological and physical pain.
Asia
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Philippines bets big on solar power, but remote communities risk being left behind
Read more: Philippines bets big on solar power, but remote communities risk being left behindAs Manila pushes ahead with large-scale renewable energy projects, many off-grid communities are still relying on small solar kits for basic electricity.
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Two Chinese fans robbed at gunpoint in Mexico City during World Cup visit
Read more: Two Chinese fans robbed at gunpoint in Mexico City during World Cup visitThe masked robbers, wearing helmets, took passports, bags, laptops, cash and luxury watches.
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Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metres
Read more: Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metresLocal residents first reported the geological phenomenon known as “coastal uplift” two days after the quake, which extended the shoreline by as much as 200m in some places.
Thailand
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City Hall working on new master drainage plan for Bangkok
Read more: City Hall working on new master drainage plan for BangkokBangkok’s City Hall has partnered with a Japanese government agency in designing a long-term urban drainage master plan to prepare the capital for heavier rainfall, with a target of coping with 100 millimetres of rain per hour.
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Ministry demands apology over Cambodian claim to Thai historical photograph
Read more: Ministry demands apology over Cambodian claim to Thai historical photographThe Thai Ministry of Culture has sent a letter demanding an apology from Miss Universe Cambodia over its misuse of a historical Thai photograph, believing it was done intentionally to cause misunderstanding about the picture’s origin.
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Rocker Nene Royal confident as she heads to AGT finale
Read more: Rocker Nene Royal confident as she heads to AGT finalePHUKET – Young rocker Nene Royal will depart this resort island on Tuesday for her last and most important performance in America’s Got Talent, as the series reaches its seasonal finale.
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Wellness push merges tradition and technology
Read more: Wellness push merges tradition and technologyThe government is initiating an ambitious plan to transform the nation’s medical sector into a revenue driver and economic growth engine.
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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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Marchers demand mass prosecutions in senate collusion case
Read more: Marchers demand mass prosecutions in senate collusion caseSupporters of Internet Dialogue on Law Reform (iLaw) marched 11-kilometres through Bangkok on Sunday demanding the Election Commission submit the senate election collusion case and its 229 suspects to the Supreme Court for judgement.
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One dead, 102 rescued from stricken ferry off Indonesia’s Java
Read more: One dead, 102 rescued from stricken ferry off Indonesia’s JavaJAKARTA – One person was killed and more than 100 were rescued on Sunday after a ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo was hit by bad weather, rescue officials said.
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Israeli land network faces law
Read more: Israeli land network faces lawJustice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthaphon Naowarat says authorities are preparing legal action against a suspected network of Israeli nationals holding land in Pattaya, Chon Buri, as part of investigations into transnational crime.