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The fight against dementia must be pursued with the same vigour that turned the tide on cancer, Baroness Casey says
Read more: The fight against dementia must be pursued with the same vigour that turned the tide on cancer, Baroness Casey saysLady Casey, chair of the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, called on ministers to make dementia ‘Britain’s next great national mission – just as cancer was for previous generations’.
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BARONESS CASEY: Just as we did for cancer treatment, this country must come together to create lasting change
Read more: BARONESS CASEY: Just as we did for cancer treatment, this country must come together to create lasting changeMany will remember when cancer was widely seen as a death sentence and little treatment could be offered beyond making people as comfortable as possible in their final days.
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Ross Fire still burning, with over 90,000 acres scorched
Read more: Ross Fire still burning, with over 90,000 acres scorchedThe wildfire, which has torn through Palo Pinto and Jack counties, forced evacuations, closed roads and disrupted schools.
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GOP conference chair says Miller is “our nominee right now” despite allegations
Read more: GOP conference chair says Miller is “our nominee right now” despite allegationsHouse Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain said she is supporting Rep. Max Miller’s reelection bid for a third term because “I will support anyone with an R behind their name.”
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Egyptian TV host Sarah Khalifa among 12 sentenced to death in drugs case
Read more: Egyptian TV host Sarah Khalifa among 12 sentenced to death in drugs caseKhalifa is best known for hosting ‘Mission Impossible’, a programme focused on crime and security
Asia
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Rescuers free four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave
Read more: Rescuers free four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos caveA total of five people have now been rescued, while two remain missing.
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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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China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to tour Southeast Asia this week
Read more: China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to tour Southeast Asia this weekChina has been keen to present itself to its allies as a more stable alternative to US President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs and mercurial policies.
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Major 7.5-magnitude quake strikes off northern Japan, triggers tsunami warnings
Read more: Major 7.5-magnitude quake strikes off northern Japan, triggers tsunami warningsThe tremor was strong enough to shake large buildings as far as Tokyo.
Thailand
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Source of underground oil pipeline leak found in Klong Toey
Read more: Source of underground oil pipeline leak found in Klong ToeyThousands of litres of oil are feared to have seeped into drains in Klong Toey district of Bangkok due to a suspected leak in an underground oil pipeline, prompting fire risk alerts.
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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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Climate change becomes a scorching reality for Europe
Read more: Climate change becomes a scorching reality for EuropePARIS – For generations, summer in Europe has been languid and dreamy, bringing fine weather and lengthy days on sunny beaches and terraces. But in 2026, the brutal reality of climate change forced its way into daily life.
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Palestine flag in Phuket shop angers Israelis
Read more: Palestine flag in Phuket shop angers IsraelisPHUKET – An argument between a mobile phone shop owner and two Israeli tourists over a “Free Palestine” flag has drawn attention after video of the exchange was posted on social media.
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Second death sentence for serial killer ‘Aem Cyanide’
Read more: Second death sentence for serial killer ‘Aem Cyanide’The Criminal Court on Tuesday handed down a death sentence against Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, better known as “Aem Cyanide”, for fatally poisoning a creditor in Nakhon Pathom province in December 2020.
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Rescuers free four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave
Read more: Rescuers free four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos caveA total of five people have now been rescued, while two remain missing.
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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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Baht set to rise further amid US worries
Read more: Baht set to rise further amid US worriesThe baht and gold prices, which have soared to their highest levels in nearly three months, are projected to continue rising amid weak sentiment towards the dollar after the US Treasury’s buyback failed to calm market anxieties over mounting national debt and persistent fiscal deficits, traders say.
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Rare B10 coin sells for B2.5m in first online auction
Read more: Rare B10 coin sells for B2.5m in first online auctionThailand’s first electronic rare coin auction on Monday featured a 10-baht circulation coin from 1990 that went under the hammer for 2.5 million baht.
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Police armed attack drill sends temple monks fleeing
Read more: Police armed attack drill sends temple monks fleeingNAKHON RATCHASIMA – Monks and novices fled from a temple in terror and hundreds of children were hurriedly evacuated from a kindergarten as police staged an unannounced emergency response drill simulating an armed intruder on Monday.