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Iran-US war latest: Trump cuts short Camp David visit as Americans in the Middle East issued travel warnings
Read more: Iran-US war latest: Trump cuts short Camp David visit as Americans in the Middle East issued travel warningsIran’s conditions include ending the US naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz
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Lawsuits filed over Nazi-looted art displayed in museums in Los Angeles, Auschwitz
Read more: Lawsuits filed over Nazi-looted art displayed in museums in Los Angeles, AuschwitzBetween 1933 and 1945, the Nazi regime orchestrated the largest art theft in world history, seizing over 600,000 works of art across Europe from Jewish families, collectors and museums.
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Trump’s $5,000 payments would reignite inflation, economists say
Read more: Trump’s $5,000 payments would reignite inflation, economists sayMr. Trump’s pledge to give $5,000 to Americans would stoke inflation and worsen the nation’s fiscal outlook, according to economists.
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Wife learned of husband’s death online after texts went unread following Amazon jet crash
Read more: Wife learned of husband’s death online after texts went unread following Amazon jet crashFive members of a cleaning crew were wrapping up their shift when they were killed as an Amazon cargo jet plowed into their van at the Miami airport
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The recurring nightmare that haunts British 9/11 survivor who escaped south tower
Read more: The recurring nightmare that haunts British 9/11 survivor who escaped south towerJanice Brooks escaped the 84th floor of Two World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 after the first plane struck next door. Sixty-one of her colleagues did not make it out alive. She tells Caspar Barnes her story
Asia
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Malaysia’s wage growth lags behind GDP as ‘top firms are not scaling’ – what gives?
Read more: Malaysia’s wage growth lags behind GDP as ‘top firms are not scaling’ – what gives?A World Bank report in May found that Malaysia’s wage growth since 2010 has lagged behind its gross domestic product (GDP) growth in part because top firms in the country are not scaling up.
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Modi’s party set to gain big in Indian state elections
Read more: Modi’s party set to gain big in Indian state electionsThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is sweeping votes in the state of West Bengal, where senior leaders have been campaigning extensively in for weeks.
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India emerging as next major growth market for Swiss watchmakers
Read more: India emerging as next major growth market for Swiss watchmakersGlobal brands such as Cartier, Omega and Rolex – once considered out of reach for many Indian consumers – are now seeing growing traction in the market.
Thailand
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Pressure is mounting
Read more: Pressure is mountingIn less than six months in power, the Bhumjaithai Party-led government has faced numerous political and economic challenges.
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Cafeteria ceiling collapses at costly parliament complex
Read more: Cafeteria ceiling collapses at costly parliament complexA section of ceiling collapsed in a basement cafeteria at the multi-billion-baht parliament complex on Sunday, breaking tables and toppling chairs but fortunately causing no injuries because it was not a working day.
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Pattaya bar shooting leaves two wounded
Read more: Pattaya bar shooting leaves two woundedCHON BURI – A late-night dispute between two men in a Pattaya bar escalated into gunfire in the early hours of Monday, leaving both men wounded in the street after three shots were fired.
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Thai volleyballers bringing home Asian title and Olympic ticket
Read more: Thai volleyballers bringing home Asian title and Olympic ticketThai spikers are due back in Bangkok on Monday night after their heroic performance, securing an automatic Olympic berth as the Asian champions.
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No evidence yet of arson in Klongthom Centre fire
Read more: No evidence yet of arson in Klongthom Centre firePolice have so far found no evidence of arson in the Klongthom Shopping Centre fire to support speculation of a conspiracy to force some businesses out, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Sunday.
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Malaysia’s wage growth lags behind GDP as ‘top firms are not scaling’ – what gives?
Read more: Malaysia’s wage growth lags behind GDP as ‘top firms are not scaling’ – what gives?A World Bank report in May found that Malaysia’s wage growth since 2010 has lagged behind its gross domestic product (GDP) growth in part because top firms in the country are not scaling up.
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Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000
Read more: Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000BIDUR (NEPAL) – Rescuers in Nepal and China battled Sunday to find thousands missing after a deadly wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayas, engulfing entire villages.
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Lost in Translation
Read more: Lost in TranslationAmid a week of heavy debate about borrowing 400 billion baht, questions about the legitimacy of the Senate and vows to restore tourism numbers to pre-Covid levels, an admittedly trivial exercise initiated by Thai officials ended up speaking volumes.
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Fire-hit Klongthom Center can’t be saved, says Chadchart
Read more: Fire-hit Klongthom Center can’t be saved, says ChadchartFire broke out again on Saturday afternoon at Klongthom Center in Bangkok, after a major blaze overnight caused extensive damage to the popular market for second-hand goods, electronics, spare parts and tools.