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Rare Tudor tapestry returns to Norfolk stately home Oxburgh Hall after 100 years
Read more: Rare Tudor tapestry returns to Norfolk stately home Oxburgh Hall after 100 yearsThe artwork depicts Queen Esther, who features in the Old Testament Book Of Esther, and once adorned the walls of The King’s Room at Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk
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Makerfield by-election result live: Burnham faces anxious wait for path back to No10 as vote count continues
Read more: Makerfield by-election result live: Burnham faces anxious wait for path back to No10 as vote count continuesReform UK worries over losing support to Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain, which may split the right-wing vote
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Workers begin removing Trump’s name from Kennedy Center
Read more: Workers begin removing Trump’s name from Kennedy CenterA federal appellate court denied a last-minute attempt by the Trump administration to stop the removal of President Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center on Friday.
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Former SpaceX welder becomes a millionaire after historic IPO
Read more: Former SpaceX welder becomes a millionaire after historic IPOJuan Hernandez, a former SpaceX employee, owns 6,500 company shares. On the first day of public trading, his wealth ballooned by $1,046,175.
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Nigel Farage admits even his mother occasionally tells him to ‘rein it in’… as he says he is the best person to be PM ‘right now’
Read more: Nigel Farage admits even his mother occasionally tells him to ‘rein it in’… as he says he is the best person to be PM ‘right now’Nigel Farage said he believes his parents are proud of his achievements in politics, but joked that he ‘occasionally’ gets a critical call.
Asia
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Indonesia’s rice farmers test climate-friendly methods that cuts methane emissions, raises yields
Read more: Indonesia’s rice farmers test climate-friendly methods that cuts methane emissions, raises yieldsRice is a staple for billions but growing it contributes to climate change, as flooded paddy fields release large amounts of methane – a potent greenhouse gas.
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Singaporean injured after 10m fall at popular Taiwan rock climbing site Longdong: Reports
Read more: Singaporean injured after 10m fall at popular Taiwan rock climbing site Longdong: ReportsThe 25-year-old reportedly lost his footing and fell 10m from a rock wall, according to Taiwanese media.
Thailand
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Iran says draft US deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits, asset release
Read more: Iran says draft US deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits, asset releaseDUBAI – A senior Iranian official told Reuters a final draft of the memorandum of understanding with the US covered a range of issues, from Tehran’s nuclear work to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and US waivers on oil sanctions, with a final deal to be discussed in the 60 days following agreement by the…
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Automatic train braking planned for Bangkok’s lethal level crossing
Read more: Automatic train braking planned for Bangkok’s lethal level crossingThe Transport Ministry plans to install an automatic train braking system at Bangkok’s most lethal level crossing within six months, and expand the system to the capital’s other railway crossings within two years.
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Boy killed by grandpa’s pet monkey
Read more: Boy killed by grandpa’s pet monkeyA 6-year-old boy died on Saturday after being attacked by a long-tailed macaque his grandfather had kept as a companion since it was an infant.
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Hoteliers: Online car registration needed to reduce queues at Sadao border
Read more: Hoteliers: Online car registration needed to reduce queues at Sadao borderSONGKHLA – The president of the Hat Yai-Songkhla Hotel Association wants the government to allow Malaysian visitors to register their vehicles online prior to travelling, to reduce the long queues at Thai immigration checkpoints.
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B14bn spent in first week of 4-month co-payment scheme
Read more: B14bn spent in first week of 4-month co-payment schemeAbout 14 billion baht was spent in the first week of the government’s Thais Help Thais Plus co-payment scheme which began on June 1, according to a government spokeswoman.
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Indonesia’s rice farmers test climate-friendly methods that cuts methane emissions, raises yields
Read more: Indonesia’s rice farmers test climate-friendly methods that cuts methane emissions, raises yieldsRice is a staple for billions but growing it contributes to climate change, as flooded paddy fields release large amounts of methane – a potent greenhouse gas.
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Singaporean injured after 10m fall at popular Taiwan rock climbing site Longdong: Reports
Read more: Singaporean injured after 10m fall at popular Taiwan rock climbing site Longdong: ReportsThe 25-year-old reportedly lost his footing and fell 10m from a rock wall, according to Taiwanese media.
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Arsenic, lead taint Saraburi: PCD
Read more: Arsenic, lead taint Saraburi: PCDArsenic and lead levels exceeding surface-water standards were detected at three monitoring locations in Saraburi’s canal network, said the Pollution Control Department (PCD).
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Plain of Jars mystery solved
Read more: Plain of Jars mystery solvedFor nearly a century, thousands of massive stone urns scattered across north-central Laos have stood as one of archaeology’s most baffling enigmas. Local folklore said ancient giants had carved the hollowed-out megaliths to brew celebratory rice wine.
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Search ends for last two men lost in Laos cave
Read more: Search ends for last two men lost in Laos caveRescuers called off their search on Saturday for two men trapped in a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than two weeks, as the site became unstable and survival hopes faded.