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Trump set for Ireland visit amid backdrop of protests and meeting with long-standing critic
Read more: Trump set for Ireland visit amid backdrop of protests and meeting with long-standing criticTrump will touch down on Saturday morning after what has been described as one of the biggest security operations ever implemented by the Irish police service
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Boy with extremely rare mix of blood types saved by nationwide transfusion hunt
Read more: Boy with extremely rare mix of blood types saved by nationwide transfusion huntOnly around 50 blood donors are type r’r’
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Ross Fire burns 85,000 acres, leaves destruction across 2 counties
Read more: Ross Fire burns 85,000 acres, leaves destruction across 2 countiesThe Ross wildfire has burned more than 80,000 acres across Palo Pinto and Jack counties, forcing evacuations, closing roads and disrupting schools.
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How Ukraine is trying to beat Russia at its own game with massive drone strike campaign
Read more: How Ukraine is trying to beat Russia at its own game with massive drone strike campaignUkraine is striking deeper into the heart of Russia than ever before with swarms of drones that have led Russians into a panic.Experts say that Kyiv’s resourcefulness is a result of studying Moscow, Maira Butt reports
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin resumes strikes on Kyiv amid outrage over 34 deaths at care home
Read more: Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin resumes strikes on Kyiv amid outrage over 34 deaths at care homeThe Ukrainian president has promised to punish those responsible as munitions were unknowingly stored in the area causing a huge fire to spread from the explosion
Asia
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Japan ‘robot wolves’ in high demand to scare off bears
Read more: Japan ‘robot wolves’ in high demand to scare off bearsThe “Monster Wolf” is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls to scare away wild animals.
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Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low seeks Trump pardon for 1MDB case: Reports
Read more: Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low seeks Trump pardon for 1MDB case: ReportsThe request was filed in recent weeks, said a Wall Street Journal report, citing people familiar with the matter, and if granted would remove United States criminal charges against him.
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South Korea to roll out US$17 billion ‘wartime’ budget
Read more: South Korea to roll out US$17 billion ‘wartime’ budgetThe supplementary budget, worth 25 trillion won, is in response to the Middle East conflict and aims to support small and mid-sized firms and vulnerable households.
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China warns US against building ammunition facility in Philippines
Read more: China warns US against building ammunition facility in Philippines“The US and its allies should earnestly respect the common aspirations of regional countries … and refrain from introducing bloc confrontation, conflict and the chaos of war into the Asia-Pacific,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian.
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Taiwan says US has ‘high’ urgency in speeding up weapons deliveries
Read more: Taiwan says US has ‘high’ urgency in speeding up weapons deliveriesOne of the main delays is to a 2019 order for 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters, with deliveries to begin this year.
Thailand
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US sailors on leave begin exploring Pattaya
Read more: US sailors on leave begin exploring PattayaPATTAYA – Hordes of US sailors were up early on Thursday as they set out to explore this tourist city on their second day of shore leave.
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Kamphaeng Phet school shooter faces charges
Read more: Kamphaeng Phet school shooter faces chargesThe teenage student who fired multiple shots at his school in Kamphaeng Phet province faces several charges, while the school has been closed for two days to review and improve safety measures.
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Twin earthquakes in Venezuela destroy buildings, sow panic
Read more: Twin earthquakes in Venezuela destroy buildings, sow panicCARACAS – Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the same area of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing buildings to collapse, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and AFP journalists.
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Industry groups act on shrimp prices
Read more: Industry groups act on shrimp pricesThe Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) and the Thai Frozen Foods Association began direct purchases of shrimp from farmers on Wednesday to mitigate the effects of Malaysia’s suspension of Thai shrimp imports.
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Rocker Sek Loso freed on parole, with monitoring
Read more: Rocker Sek Loso freed on parole, with monitoringRock singer Seksan Sookpimay, better known as “Sek Loso”, has been released from prison on special parole, with electronic monitoring, after serving 13 months of a 3-year sentence for weapons and drug offences.
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Japan ‘robot wolves’ in high demand to scare off bears
Read more: Japan ‘robot wolves’ in high demand to scare off bearsThe “Monster Wolf” is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls to scare away wild animals.
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Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low seeks Trump pardon for 1MDB case: Reports
Read more: Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low seeks Trump pardon for 1MDB case: ReportsThe request was filed in recent weeks, said a Wall Street Journal report, citing people familiar with the matter, and if granted would remove United States criminal charges against him.
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9m IDs of doctors, retirees and more found stolen
Read more: 9m IDs of doctors, retirees and more found stolenNine people were arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing the identities of about 9 million individuals with the stolen data found categorised into “doctors”, “the rich”, “retirees” and “teachers”.
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Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wings
Read more: Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wingsTOULOUSE (FRANCE) – Airbus on Tuesday said it would inspect 16 A380 planes, five of them immediately, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and Qantas airlines.
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Europe wilts under record heat as AC sales soar
Read more: Europe wilts under record heat as AC sales soarPARIS (FRANCE) – Europe braced Wednesday for another day of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill-equipped to handle searing heat.