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Reform councillor faces calls to resign over ‘racist’ blackface photograph
Read more: Reform councillor faces calls to resign over ‘racist’ blackface photographThe newly-elected Epping Forest councillor said a resident who discovered the image on his Facebook page ‘should not have been so nosey’
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Erling Haaland and his Norway team-mates under fire for their remarkable ‘Viking’ World Cup squad photoshoot – as critics call it ‘chauvinistic’ and link it to neo-Nazis
Read more: Erling Haaland and his Norway team-mates under fire for their remarkable ‘Viking’ World Cup squad photoshoot – as critics call it ‘chauvinistic’ and link it to neo-NazisErling Haaland and his Norway team-mates have been accused of ‘chauvinism’ and ‘neo-Nazi’ imagery for their World Cup photoshoot.
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Tributes pour out for Kyle Busch after sudden death as family makes appearance at Coca-Cola 600
Read more: Tributes pour out for Kyle Busch after sudden death as family makes appearance at Coca-Cola 600Tributes have poured out since Kyle Busch’s sudden death last Thursday. His wife and children were honored on Sunday at the Coca-Cola 600, which Busch was planning to compete in. Michael George reports.
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Dana White says Trump can’t be racist as he was friends with Michael Jackson
Read more: Dana White says Trump can’t be racist as he was friends with Michael JacksonThe UFC boss defended Trump during an interview with The New Yorker Radio Hour
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Bay Area shelters cut ties with rescue after dogs listed for adoption were found shot and buried, report says
Read more: Bay Area shelters cut ties with rescue after dogs listed for adoption were found shot and buried, report saysNo charges had been filed against the owner of the rescue in Humboldt County, California
Asia
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Man, 25, charged with murder of fellow Singaporean in Johor
Read more: Man, 25, charged with murder of fellow Singaporean in JohorMuhammad Arif Saiyadi is among six suspects arrested over the fatal stabbing of 32-year-old Chia Hon Chung near a nightclub in Johor’s Southkey commercial district earlier this month.
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Two more Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Lebanon, bringing total to three
Read more: Two more Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Lebanon, bringing total to threeThe two Indonesian soldiers were killed “when an explosion of unknown origin destroyed their vehicle” in South Lebanon on Monday (Mar 30), the United Nations (UN) said. A day earlier, another Indonesian soldier was killed in a separate incident.
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Vietnam police find frozen tiger bodies, arrest two men
Read more: Vietnam police find frozen tiger bodies, arrest two menOne of the men had equipment to produce so-called tiger bone glue, a sticky substance believed to heal skeletal ailments.
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China top court says drivers responsible despite autonomous technology
Read more: China top court says drivers responsible despite autonomous technologyIn September, a driver was jailed and fined for fully relying on the assisted driving system while drunk.
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Chinese tourists head to Russia, Thailand on extended Chinese New Year break
Read more: Chinese tourists head to Russia, Thailand on extended Chinese New Year breakMore Chinese tourists are expected to travel overseas during this year’s nine-day Spring Festival holiday starting on Feb 15, one day longer than usual, as they usher in the Year of the Horse.
Thailand
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Siam Piwat launches global partnerships to capture luxury market
Read more: Siam Piwat launches global partnerships to capture luxury marketSiam Piwat Group, a global real estate and retail developer, is reinforcing its leadership by expanding its global luxury system with world-class partners to unlock new growth from an expanding wealthy customer base in Asia.
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16 throw hat in ring for governor post
Read more: 16 throw hat in ring for governor postA total of 16 candidates officially entered the race for Bangkok governor on Thursday as registration for the gubernatorial and city council elections opened ahead of the June 28 voting day.
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Govt goes on island clean-up
Read more: Govt goes on island clean-upThe government has declared war on the encroachment of public land and the use of Thai nominees to front foreign-owned businesses, starting with Koh Phangan in Surat Thani and at Freedom Beach in Phuket.
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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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Man, 25, charged with murder of fellow Singaporean in Johor
Read more: Man, 25, charged with murder of fellow Singaporean in JohorMuhammad Arif Saiyadi is among six suspects arrested over the fatal stabbing of 32-year-old Chia Hon Chung near a nightclub in Johor’s Southkey commercial district earlier this month.
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Two more Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Lebanon, bringing total to three
Read more: Two more Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Lebanon, bringing total to threeThe two Indonesian soldiers were killed “when an explosion of unknown origin destroyed their vehicle” in South Lebanon on Monday (Mar 30), the United Nations (UN) said. A day earlier, another Indonesian soldier was killed in a separate incident.
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Panel to probe electricity payments
Read more: Panel to probe electricity paymentsPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the creation of a committee to study the country’s electricity pricing structure, aiming to ensure fairness for consumers.
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Tourism operators hit out at new taxes
Read more: Tourism operators hit out at new taxesTourism operators say plans to introduce or raise taxes on travel services in Thailand remain unjustified and inappropriate at this time, given the lack of clarity on how the revenue would be allocated for development.
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Thailand determined to diversify oil imports
Read more: Thailand determined to diversify oil importsAmid concerns as negotiations to end the conflict in Iran hit a roadblock, Thailand has oil reserves to cover 117 days of consumption, says the Energy Ministry, piling on pressure to secure oil from regions other than the Middle East.