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Emissions surge forces shift in climate focus
Read more: Emissions surge forces shift in climate focusPARIS – Existing national commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming to 2.5 degrees Celsius in this century — nowhere near enough to avoid devastating climate impacts despite a sweep of new pledges, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.
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Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84
Read more: Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the US invasion of Iraq and a man considered by historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history, has died at the age of 84.
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Court takes up ‘fake professor’ case against senator
Read more: Court takes up ‘fake professor’ case against senatorThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by the Election Commission (EC) against Senator Keskamol Pleansamai, who is accused of misleading voters by falsely claiming to hold an academic professorship.
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Mae Sot flooded again after persistent rain
Read more: Mae Sot flooded again after persistent rainMae Sot district in Tak province was flooded for the second time this month on Wednesday as the rain-swollen Moei River overflowed into riverside communities and, once again, Rim Moei market.
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Nine die in Suphan Buri fireworks inferno
Read more: Nine die in Suphan Buri fireworks infernoSUPHAN BURI – A fireworks explosion killed nine people and injured another in Muang district late Wednesday morning.
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Army condemns Cambodia for repeatedly breaking ceasefire agreement
Read more: Army condemns Cambodia for repeatedly breaking ceasefire agreementThe spokesman of the Royal Thai Army has denounced Cambodia for repeatedly breaking the Thai-Cambodian ceasefire agreement reached early this week.
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Tourism tax stimulus on the cards for low season
Read more: Tourism tax stimulus on the cards for low seasonThe Revenue Department is considering tax measures to stimulate tourism during the low season, potentially allowing individuals to deduct up to 15,000 baht in travel expenses from their taxable income.
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Talks depend on truce in border altercation
Read more: Talks depend on truce in border altercationThough the US has already reached trade agreements with many countries, Thailand’s negotiations with Washington remain complicated in the final phase as President Donald Trump says a Thailand-Cambodia truce is a condition for resuming trade talks.