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Nature: Cactus blooms in Arizona
Read more: Nature: Cactus blooms in ArizonaWe leave you this Sunday morning with cactus in bloom at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale, Arizona. Videographer: Scot Miller.
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Sailboat becomes focus of search for woman who disappeared in the Bahamas while on vacation with her husband
Read more: Sailboat becomes focus of search for woman who disappeared in the Bahamas while on vacation with her husbandThe FBI is planning to search a region of the Sea of Abaco that matches GPS coordinates pulled from the couple’s boat
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MILLIONS of families could face soaring bills as Andy Burnham vows to overhaul council tax in Labour lurch to Left
Read more: MILLIONS of families could face soaring bills as Andy Burnham vows to overhaul council tax in Labour lurch to LeftAndy Burnham condemned ‘regressive’ council tax as he formally launched his by-election campaign.
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Pentagon releases more UFO files: “Speechless after these observations”
Read more: Pentagon releases more UFO files: “Speechless after these observations”The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of 64 files related to UFOs, unveiling a second tranche of records under an executive order by President Trump.
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Britney Spears argued with police during DUI arrest, footage shows
Read more: Britney Spears argued with police during DUI arrest, footage showsPop star Britney Spears said she was “totally fine” to drive and had not had a drink for about six hours when she was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol.
Asia
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Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92
Read more: Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92Bhosle recorded more than 12,000 songs in multiple Indian languages over a seven-decade career.
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Cambodia urges Thailand to resume talks on disputed border
Read more: Cambodia urges Thailand to resume talks on disputed borderCambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Saturday (Apr 11) that he “strongly hopes” the two neighbours will be able to work together “quickly and with sincerity”.
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New hunt for flight MH370 ends with no clues to 12-year mystery
Read more: New hunt for flight MH370 ends with no clues to 12-year mysteryThe latest search, which began in December and concluded in January, scoured an area of around 15,000 sq km.
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Johor proposes 12 ‘key’ drop-off points for Singapore cross-border taxis, may require tracking system
Read more: Johor proposes 12 ‘key’ drop-off points for Singapore cross-border taxis, may require tracking systemThe proposed drop-off points include Senai International Airport, JB Sentral, Medini, Southkey, Mount Austin and Eco Botanic among others.
Thailand
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Middle East seat capacity plummets
Read more: Middle East seat capacity plummetsMonthly seat capacity on routes between the Middle East and Thailand has fallen by 33.7% compared with the period before the Gulf war, prompting the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to diversify its markets to remain resilient.
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NESDC to evaluate Land Bridge project
Read more: NESDC to evaluate Land Bridge projectThe National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) is preparing to convene a subcommittee meeting on the Land Bridge project to assess the project’s feasibility and possible development model.
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Rainy season to begin officially on Friday
Read more: Rainy season to begin officially on FridayThailand will officially enter the rainy season on Friday, May 15, but with less rain than usual in the forecast, the Meteorological Department announced on Thursday.
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Indian pharma fuels Africa’s ‘zombie drug’ crisis
Read more: Indian pharma fuels Africa’s ‘zombie drug’ crisisNEW DELHI – They come in blister packs of 10 like any normal painkiller and you can buy them easily in roadside kiosks and street pharmacies across west Africa.
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Blackchin tilapia reportedly found off Pattaya coast
Read more: Blackchin tilapia reportedly found off Pattaya coastFisheries officials are rushing to inspect seawater in Pattaya on Thursday after freshwater blackchin tilapia were reportedly caught off the beach in the resort city in Chon Buri.
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Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92
Read more: Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92Bhosle recorded more than 12,000 songs in multiple Indian languages over a seven-decade career.
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Cambodia urges Thailand to resume talks on disputed border
Read more: Cambodia urges Thailand to resume talks on disputed borderCambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Saturday (Apr 11) that he “strongly hopes” the two neighbours will be able to work together “quickly and with sincerity”.
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Border trade boosted by flood of electronics
Read more: Border trade boosted by flood of electronicsThailand’s border trade with third countries increased by 41.4% year-on-year in March, surpassing 100 billion baht, driven by a substantial rise in electronic product imports, according to the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT).
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‘Overdose led to hospital admission’ of war weapons suspect
Read more: ‘Overdose led to hospital admission’ of war weapons suspectThe hospital admission of a Chinese man arrested last week in Pattaya with a huge cache of military-grade weapons resulted from an overdose of his own medication, according to the Department of Corrections.
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Labour minister seeks talks over Korean blacklist
Read more: Labour minister seeks talks over Korean blacklistLabour Minister Julapun Amornvivat will hold discussions with representatives from the South Korean embassy this week after Seoul blacklisted Thai workers from four northeastern provinces because of problems with seasonal labourers absconding from their employers.