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Major £10.4m cocaine haul missing from court and replaced with flour
Read more: Major £10.4m cocaine haul missing from court and replaced with flourFiji Police confirmed forensic testing of the drugs had come back negative for illicit drugs
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Father rappelling down canyon with toddler fighting for life after 80ft fall
Read more: Father rappelling down canyon with toddler fighting for life after 80ft fallThe father and child were stranded for three hours while the rescue effort took place in Virgin River Gorge, Arizona
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UK energy bills forecast to jump by another £276 a year from January
Read more: UK energy bills forecast to jump by another £276 a year from JanuaryThe increase is well above the previous prediction of 9%
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Andy Burnham latest: PM opens door to rejoining EU as he takes aim at Brexit after Labour conference speech
Read more: Andy Burnham latest: PM opens door to rejoining EU as he takes aim at Brexit after Labour conference speechPM says he needs to ‘look at the options’, as he opens door to reversing Brexit
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Why these glowing blue smudges are at the centre of the case against Beau Lamarre-Condon – as trial hears he ‘covered up double shootings with paint and putty’
Read more: Why these glowing blue smudges are at the centre of the case against Beau Lamarre-Condon – as trial hears he ‘covered up double shootings with paint and putty’Follow Daily Mail’s live coverage of Beau Lamarre-Condon’s murder trial.
Asia
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Indonesia rescue agency recovers another victim from capsized ship, authorities say
Read more: Indonesia rescue agency recovers another victim from capsized ship, authorities sayThe passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 was carrying 243 people, including 30 crew members, when it capsized in bad weather early on Sep 13 during a voyage from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan.
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Myanmar win first Asian Games teqball gold as Spain great Puyol watches
Read more: Myanmar win first Asian Games teqball gold as Spain great Puyol watchesTeqball was invented 14 years ago in a garage in Hungary and features players kicking a ball over a curved table, incorporating elements of the Southeast Asian sport sepak takraw.
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Asian Games offer ‘deepest apologies’ for South Korea anthem blunder
Read more: Asian Games offer ‘deepest apologies’ for South Korea anthem blunderThe Asian Games organisers played the North Korean national anthem as South Korea’s hockey team lined up to face Bangladesh.
Thailand
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Bangkok road flooding update
Read more: Bangkok road flooding updateThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reported flooding remained on several roads with levels ranging from 5 to 40 centimetres in some northern and eastern areas on Thursday morning.
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Only 18% of 10,000-bag backlog cleared at Suvarnabhumi
Read more: Only 18% of 10,000-bag backlog cleared at SuvarnabhumiA total of 10,000 pieces of luggage piled up at Suvarnabhumi airport between Sept 26 and 28 as a result of flooding and operational failures by Thai Airways International, with only 18% cleared as of Wednesday, according to Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
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Malaysia begins sending home Myanmar refugees despite safety concerns
Read more: Malaysia begins sending home Myanmar refugees despite safety concernsLUMUT, Malaysia – Malaysia began the process of deporting around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday as part of a refugee repatriation programme, defying objections from the United Nations and dozens of human rights groups.
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Mae Klong Dam boosts discharge as flood-hit provinces remain inundated
Read more: Mae Klong Dam boosts discharge as flood-hit provinces remain inundatedKANCHANABURI — Communities living downstream of the Mae Klong Dam face imminent flooding as the dam increases water discharges to prevent it from reaching capacity.
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Thailand unveils high-income action plan
Read more: Thailand unveils high-income action planIn a bid to reach high-income nation status by 2037, Thailand has forged an ambitious action plan between economic policymakers, state agencies and industry leaders to channel capital into high-capability manufacturing, digital ecosystems, and green infrastructure.
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Charter Court dismisses petition challenging February election’s legality
Read more: Charter Court dismisses petition challenging February election’s legalityThe Constitutional Court on Monday ruled that ballot papers used in February’s general election did not violate voter secrecy, effectively dismissing a petition challenging the legality of the vote.
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700,000 suffering under Bangkok floods
Read more: 700,000 suffering under Bangkok floodsSevere flooding in Bangkok was affecting about 329,000 families, about 700,000 people, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said on Monday.
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Costly efforts cushion against energy prices
Read more: Costly efforts cushion against energy pricesState agencies are either implementing or considering a range of financial and fiscal measures to cushion consumers and businesses from global oil price volatility, according to energy permanent secretary Prasert Sinsukprasert.