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Space station crew moves to “safe haven” while leak is repaired
Read more: Space station crew moves to “safe haven” while leak is repairedOut of an abundance of caution, NASA directed five of the seven crew members aboard the International Space Station to wait inside the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon “Freedom” spacecraft while others repaired a leak.
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House approves Ukraine aid package despite Republican objections
Read more: House approves Ukraine aid package despite Republican objectionsThe legislation seeks to cement US assistance for Ukraine by providing more than $1 billion in aid
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US and Iran agree deal in principle to finally reopen Strait of Hormuz as Tehran ‘promises to give up uranium’
Read more: US and Iran agree deal in principle to finally reopen Strait of Hormuz as Tehran ‘promises to give up uranium’The US and Iran have agreed to a deal in principle to finally reopen the Strait of Hormuz and give up its uranium supply, according to a senior official.
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Celebrating most prestigious, and junkers, of automobile world
Read more: Celebrating most prestigious, and junkers, of automobile worldIn California, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is widely considered the most prestigious car show in the world. But just a few miles away, the Concours d’Lemons celebrates the junkers of the automotive world.
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Celebrating the most prestigious and the ugliest of the automotive world
Read more: Celebrating the most prestigious and the ugliest of the automotive worldIn California, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is an invite-only event celebrating the most valuable collector cars in the world. And just a few miles away, Concours d’LeMons is a once-a-year celebration of the less desirable, less loved and less expensive automobiles. Lee Cowan heads to both events — one that celebrates the best in…
Asia
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Batam Immigration investigates alleged extortion of foreign tourists, including Singaporeans
Read more: Batam Immigration investigates alleged extortion of foreign tourists, including SingaporeansReports of suspected extortion recently surfaced in articles by Singapore news outlet Mothership that featured accounts from various travellers arriving at the Batam Centre ferry terminal.
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North Korea’s Kim oversees test of high-thrust engine: KCNA
Read more: North Korea’s Kim oversees test of high-thrust engine: KCNAThe test was “part of the national defence development plan in the period of the new five-year plan”, North Korean state media reported on Sunday (Mar 29).
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Malaysia projected to save over US$600m in RON95 fuel subsidies for 2026: PM Anwar
Read more: Malaysia projected to save over US$600m in RON95 fuel subsidies for 2026: PM AnwarPrime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also expressed appreciation towards Malaysians’ “vigilance” in reporting attempts by drivers of foreign-registered vehicles to purchase subsidised RON95.
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Growing fruits on desert lands? Inside China’s decades-long fight against desertification
Read more: Growing fruits on desert lands? Inside China’s decades-long fight against desertificationFor more than four decades, China has been working to halt the spread of desertification through the Three-North Shelterbelt programme, colloquially known as the Great Green Wall.
Thailand
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Eight suspects sought in Samui taxi mafia case
Read more: Eight suspects sought in Samui taxi mafia caseThe fatal attack on a volunteer taxi driver on Koh Samui involved eight suspects, with investigators seeking more arrest warrants to bring justice to the victim’s family, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
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Anti-corruption official tests drunk after fatal crash
Read more: Anti-corruption official tests drunk after fatal crashA senior official of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) was found drunk after his pickup truck crashed into a motorcycle, severing a delivery rider’s arm and killing him, before allegedly attempting to flee in Nonthaburi on Wednesday night.
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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.
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‘Work not over’ after hantavirus evacuation
Read more: ‘Work not over’ after hantavirus evacuationMADRID – World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
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Batam Immigration investigates alleged extortion of foreign tourists, including Singaporeans
Read more: Batam Immigration investigates alleged extortion of foreign tourists, including SingaporeansReports of suspected extortion recently surfaced in articles by Singapore news outlet Mothership that featured accounts from various travellers arriving at the Batam Centre ferry terminal.
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North Korea’s Kim oversees test of high-thrust engine: KCNA
Read more: North Korea’s Kim oversees test of high-thrust engine: KCNAThe test was “part of the national defence development plan in the period of the new five-year plan”, North Korean state media reported on Sunday (Mar 29).
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Nominee crackdown to focus on tourist islands
Read more: Nominee crackdown to focus on tourist islandsThe Department of Business Development (DBD) and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have strengthened their collaboration to more effectively tackle nominee businesses.
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Gold’s downward price trend is over
Read more: Gold’s downward price trend is overBullion has finished its downward trend, supporting the price to reach US$5,500 per ounce or 90,000 baht per baht weight for local gold bars by the end of the year, says Kritcharat Hirunyasiri, chairman of MTS Gold, one of Thailand’s top three gold traders.
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Loan decree faces pushback
Read more: Loan decree faces pushbackThe future of the government’s 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree remains uncertain after opposition parties on Monday submitted a petition asking the House Speaker to forward the matter to the Constitutional Court for a ruling.