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Experts on whether a polar vortex could hit the UK this autumn
Read more: Experts on whether a polar vortex could hit the UK this autumnExperts said the El Niño will continue to have ‘far-reaching’ consequences for global weather
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Coleen Rooney considered separating from ‘careless’ Wayne after explosive rows left them not speaking for DAYS – as couple detail marital woes, uncertainty over the future and living in a ‘madhouse’ in new £10M series
Read more: Coleen Rooney considered separating from ‘careless’ Wayne after explosive rows left them not speaking for DAYS – as couple detail marital woes, uncertainty over the future and living in a ‘madhouse’ in new £10M seriesThe couple, both 40, have given fans an intimate look inside their family life with sons Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, 10, and Cass, eight, in their new £10million fly-on-the-wall show.
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Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2023
Read more: Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2023The Fed increased its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points to battle resurgent inflation driven by soaring energy prices.
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Trump administration hits South Africa with new visa crackdown in escalating feud
Read more: Trump administration hits South Africa with new visa crackdown in escalating feudSecretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the U.S. was announcing a new visa restriction policy
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Three dead after NBC News helicopter crashes in Los Angeles while covering bus accident
Read more: Three dead after NBC News helicopter crashes in Los Angeles while covering bus accidentAircraft goes down between two commercial buildings in Chatsworth neighborhood, killing pilot, aerial photojournalist and one other person
Asia
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Why Indonesia court verdict on failed start-up investment is worrying its venture capitalists
Read more: Why Indonesia court verdict on failed start-up investment is worrying its venture capitalistsExperts and industry insiders say Indonesia’s venture capital firms will be more risk-averse after former executives of two government-backed investment firms were sentenced to jail for their decision to invest in an agritech pioneer that collapsed.
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Singapore sends condolences to Timor-Leste after former president Guterres’ death
Read more: Singapore sends condolences to Timor-Leste after former president Guterres’ deathMr Francisco Guterres, who served as Timor-Leste’s sixth president, died on Sunday in a Malaysian hospital at the age of 71.
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Pete Hegseth urges allies to boost defence spending amid ‘alarm’ over China’s buildup
Read more: Pete Hegseth urges allies to boost defence spending amid ‘alarm’ over China’s buildupThe Pentagon chief, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, said stronger, more self-reliant allies are key to deterrence.
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Singapore, Vietnam expand tech and manufacturing ties
Read more: Singapore, Vietnam expand tech and manufacturing tiesBoth countries highlighted growing collaboration in science, technology and innovation during Vietnamese President To Lam’s state visit to Singapore.
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Tens of thousands delayed at Malaysia immigration checkpoints after five-hour system crash
Read more: Tens of thousands delayed at Malaysia immigration checkpoints after five-hour system crashThursday’s disruption follows a similar incident on Apr 23. An official said “problems are bound to happen” with the decades-old Malaysian Immigration Systems (MyIMMs), which will be replaced by 2028.
Thailand
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Trust remains elusive
Read more: Trust remains elusiveThe main opposition People’s Party (PP) may be calling on Pheu Thai to abandon the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, but rebuilding trust between the two parties could prove considerably harder than bringing them together against a common political adversary.
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Stocks gain but oil-driven inflation still a worry
Read more: Stocks gain but oil-driven inflation still a worryRECAP: Asian stocks rose on Friday, helped by a dip in oil prices, even as investors grappled with efforts by global central banks to rein in oil-driven inflation, with Japan hiking its benchmark interest rate.
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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.
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Suspect in Hua Hin hotel receptionist murder case sentenced to death
Read more: Suspect in Hua Hin hotel receptionist murder case sentenced to deathHua Hin Provincial Court has sentenced a man accused of killing and robbing a hotel employee in January to death, ruling that the crime was so serious and shocking that there were no grounds for leniency despite his guilty plea.
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Why Indonesia court verdict on failed start-up investment is worrying its venture capitalists
Read more: Why Indonesia court verdict on failed start-up investment is worrying its venture capitalistsExperts and industry insiders say Indonesia’s venture capital firms will be more risk-averse after former executives of two government-backed investment firms were sentenced to jail for their decision to invest in an agritech pioneer that collapsed.
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Singapore sends condolences to Timor-Leste after former president Guterres’ death
Read more: Singapore sends condolences to Timor-Leste after former president Guterres’ deathMr Francisco Guterres, who served as Timor-Leste’s sixth president, died on Sunday in a Malaysian hospital at the age of 71.
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Thai clinic linked to penile-filler fatality investigated
Read more: Thai clinic linked to penile-filler fatality investigatedThai public health officials have opened an investigation into the death of a British influencer who died after receiving a penile filler injection at a clinic in Pathumwan district of Bangkok in March.
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Malaysia, Thailand in close competition for tourists
Read more: Malaysia, Thailand in close competition for touristsForeign arrivals to Malaysia have edged ahead of those in Thailand, signalling that the two countries are vying to become the favourite destinations for foreigners to Southeast Asia.
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Court orders elimination of invasive blackchin tilapia
Read more: Court orders elimination of invasive blackchin tilapiaThe Central Administrative Court on Tuesday ordered the Department of Fisheries and its director-general to proceed with efforts to eliminate invasive blackchin tilapia from Thai waterways and the Interior Ministry to declare Samut Songkhram a disaster area.