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New bill would lower Social Security retirement age for some workers
Read more: New bill would lower Social Security retirement age for some workersWorkers in physically demanding jobs should be able to collect full Social Security retirement benefits at age 60, a Michigan lawmaker says.
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Americans and Canadians united in hating Trump’s tariffs, poll finds
Read more: Americans and Canadians united in hating Trump’s tariffs, poll findsOver 80 percent of Canadians said Trump was wrong to impose his tariffs, while just 26 percent of Americans thought it was the right move
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Deaths of eight women in South Africa spark fears of serial killer – what we know
Read more: Deaths of eight women in South Africa spark fears of serial killer – what we knowSouth African police have discovered the bodies of eight women in the Kempton Park area, east of Johannesburg, over the past two months
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Reform police commissioner on £79k salary scraps 130-date theatre tour after public backlash
Read more: Reform police commissioner on £79k salary scraps 130-date theatre tour after public backlashColin Sutton was to host a live stage production called The Makings Of A Murderer – Double Jeopardy
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Prince Harry and Meghan change children’s school due to security concerns
Read more: Prince Harry and Meghan change children’s school due to security concernsThe children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle started at their new school last week
Asia
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Cambodia begins UN process to resolve maritime dispute with Thailand
Read more: Cambodia begins UN process to resolve maritime dispute with ThailandThe move by Cambodia to begin the mediation process follows Thailand’s cancellation last month of a 2001 bilateral agreement on overlapping maritime claims and energy exploration.
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Johor state assembly dissolved, paving way for snap polls within 60 days
Read more: Johor state assembly dissolved, paving way for snap polls within 60 daysThe 16th Johor state elections must be held by Jul 31, and it will be scheduled at the discretion of the Election Commission.
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Philippine senator arrested in flood control scandal
Read more: Philippine senator arrested in flood control scandalSenator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada is the first sitting lawmaker to be arrested over the corruption scandal.
Thailand
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MRT train services suspended, fire on track
Read more: MRT train services suspended, fire on trackMRT services were temporarily suspended at all stations due to a fire on the railway line between Tao Poon and Bang Pho stations on Sunday afternoon.
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Hong Kong customs seizes record B533m marijuana shipped by sea from Thailand
Read more: Hong Kong customs seizes record B533m marijuana shipped by sea from ThailandHONG KONG – Customs has made the largest seizure of drugs shipped by sea in Hong Kong’s history, discovering HK$125 million (533 million baht) worth of marijuana in a 40-foot container and arresting three people.
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ARL to keep operating amid talks
Read more: ARL to keep operating amid talksState Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Anan Phonimdaeng has assured passengers that the Airport Rail Link will continue operating despite ongoing talks with its concessionaire, Asia Era One Co, a subsidiary of CP Group.
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Sugar cane farmers to get B6bn boost for machinery
Read more: Sugar cane farmers to get B6bn boost for machineryThe Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB) is stepping up efforts to improve sugar cane farming efficiency and curb PM2.5 pollution through a 6-billion-baht state loan programme for the agricultural sector.
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Sondhi rally delivers pointed anti-Israel message
Read more: Sondhi rally delivers pointed anti-Israel messageVeteran activist Sondhi Limthongkul on Thursday rallied supporters outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok, where he called on Israel to monitor the behaviour of its citizens in Thailand, cooperate with investigations into Chabad centres and land ownership, and end military violence against civilians in Gaza.
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Source of underground oil pipeline leak found in Klong Toey
Read more: Source of underground oil pipeline leak found in Klong ToeyThousands of litres of oil are feared to have seeped into drains in Klong Toey district of Bangkok due to a suspected leak in an underground oil pipeline, prompting fire risk alerts.
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Opposition MP ‘Ice’ turns up heat on Bhumjaithai
Read more: Opposition MP ‘Ice’ turns up heat on BhumjaithaiPeople’s Party MP Rukchanok “Ice” Srinork has questioned a budget request by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), while expressing concern that the person tipped to be the agency’s next chief might not act impartially in the investigation into money-laundering in the 2024 Senate election.
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Policeman shoots teacher wife dead at kindergarten
Read more: Policeman shoots teacher wife dead at kindergartenCHON BURI – Police on Wednesday night laid siege to the house where a policeman had locked himself in after shooting his teacher wife dead at a kindergarten in Bang Lamung district earlier in the day.