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‘A huge miscarriage of justice’: Zia Yusuf leads outrage as Manchester Airport brothers are spared retrial for assaulting armed policeman
Read more: ‘A huge miscarriage of justice’: Zia Yusuf leads outrage as Manchester Airport brothers are spared retrial for assaulting armed policemanScenes of PC Zachary Marsden kicking a prone Asian man in the head in July 2024 sparked outrage, with protesters taking to the streets holding ‘Black Lives Matter’ placards.
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Teen released by ICE wants to stay in U.S.: “Doing the right things”
Read more: Teen released by ICE wants to stay in U.S.: “Doing the right things”Ricardo Hernandez-Navarrete graduated from high school after being released by ICE, but he and his mother still face the possibility of deportation.
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Former Australian governor-general Peter Hollingworth has died aged 91
Read more: Former Australian governor-general Peter Hollingworth has died aged 91Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth has died at 91 years old.
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Former GP is charged with 148 counts of rape and sexual assault spanning more than a decade
Read more: Former GP is charged with 148 counts of rape and sexual assault spanning more than a decadeAn investigation into Stellios Theodoros was prompted after 15 of his alleged victims made complaints to Queensland Police.
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Live chicks hatched from artificial eggshell, biotech company says
Read more: Live chicks hatched from artificial eggshell, biotech company saysIndependent scientists say the technology, while impressive, lacks some components to be truly considered an artificial egg.
Asia
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Chiang Mai chokes under severe haze as pollution levels in Northern Thailand soar
Read more: Chiang Mai chokes under severe haze as pollution levels in Northern Thailand soarPon Doikam, a coconut seller in Chiang Mai, told AFP the haze is so severe it leaves her nose burning and bloodied. Across northern Thailand, even longtime residents say the pollution is exceptionally bad, with dangerous levels of fine particles linked to serious disease.
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RTS Link on track for Jan 2027 launch despite global energy pressures, says Malaysia transport minister
Read more: RTS Link on track for Jan 2027 launch despite global energy pressures, says Malaysia transport ministerSpeaking to local media during a site visit on Friday (Apr 3), Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link is now in the system installation phase, which involves limited fuel costs and is unlikely to be affected by the global energy situation.
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Sri Lanka arrests ex-spy chief over 2019 Easter bombings
Read more: Sri Lanka arrests ex-spy chief over 2019 Easter bombingsThe former head of intelligence allegedly allowed the attacks to happen with the intention of influencing the 2019 presidential election.
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Anwar aide dismisses minister’s call for royal inquiry into Malaysia’s anti-graft agency
Read more: Anwar aide dismisses minister’s call for royal inquiry into Malaysia’s anti-graft agencyThe call for a royal inquiry must not be based on hearsay, says Kamil Munim, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s political secretary in the Finance Ministry.
Thailand
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Pheu Thai Party pushes bill to rewrite charter
Read more: Pheu Thai Party pushes bill to rewrite charterPheu Thai will review its charter amendment bill next week before submitting it to parliament, says deputy leader and list-MP Chousak Sirinil.
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City’s reformer falling short
Read more: City’s reformer falling shortAs Bangkok moves toward its next gubernatorial election, one question is already taking shape: after four years in office, what has governor Chadchart Sittipunt actually changed?
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Land Bridge faces uphill battle
Read more: Land Bridge faces uphill battleThe Land Bridge project was initially promoted under the Pheu Thai government led by former prime minister Srettha Thavisin as both a bold geopolitical vision and a new national economic strategy aimed at helping Thailand escape the middle-income trap.
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PM eyes mafia tactic in Phuket
Read more: PM eyes mafia tactic in PhuketPhuket: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed zero tolerance for mafia-style intimidation in this southern resort province after receiving complaints from residents and businesses about harassment by criminal gangs and influential groups linked to encroachment on public land along Bang Tao beach.
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EM ‘mandatory’ for Thaksin throughout parole period
Read more: EM ‘mandatory’ for Thaksin throughout parole periodFormer prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be required to wear an electronic monitoring (EM) bracelet during his parole period until Sept 9, after a Justice Ministry subcommittee reaffirmed on Sunday there were no grounds to revise the order.
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Chiang Mai chokes under severe haze as pollution levels in Northern Thailand soar
Read more: Chiang Mai chokes under severe haze as pollution levels in Northern Thailand soarPon Doikam, a coconut seller in Chiang Mai, told AFP the haze is so severe it leaves her nose burning and bloodied. Across northern Thailand, even longtime residents say the pollution is exceptionally bad, with dangerous levels of fine particles linked to serious disease.
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RTS Link on track for Jan 2027 launch despite global energy pressures, says Malaysia transport minister
Read more: RTS Link on track for Jan 2027 launch despite global energy pressures, says Malaysia transport ministerSpeaking to local media during a site visit on Friday (Apr 3), Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link is now in the system installation phase, which involves limited fuel costs and is unlikely to be affected by the global energy situation.
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Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship begins in Canary Islands
Read more: Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship begins in Canary IslandsGRANADILLA DE ABONA (SPAIN) – Occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international alarm began leaving the vessel in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday for their repatriation.
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No casino agenda in South: BJT
Read more: No casino agenda in South: BJTThe Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party’s proposed Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bill would not lead to casinos in the region, says chief government whip Korrawee Prissananantakul.
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New Land Bridge hits speed bump
Read more: New Land Bridge hits speed bumpResearchers from Chulalongkorn University’s Transportation Institute have raised concerns over the government’s proposed Land Bridge project, saying it may struggle to compete with regional shipping routes and could fail to generate the expected economic returns without extensive industrial development.