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Thai king pardons ex-PM Thaksin in birthday amnesty

Aug 18, 2024

Bangkok [Thailand], August 18: Thailand's controversial former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted a royal pardon, his lawyer said Saturday, a day after his daughter became the kingdom's new premier. The 75-year-old billionaire is one of thousands granted amnesty by King Maha Vajiralongkorn in a gesture of clemency to mark his birthday. Thaksin was jailed for eight years on graft and abuse of power charges dating back to his time in power when he returned to the kingdom almost a year ago after 15 years of self-exile.

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Canada remembers Harris as homesick student who loved to dance

Aug 18, 2024

Montreal [Canada], August 18: Kamala Harris spent her adolescence in Montreal often pining for her California hometown, but former Canadian classmates remember the American presidential candidate as an outgoing student with a big smile, who loved dancing. It was in 1976 at the age of 12 that the vice president and Democratic candidate in this year's US presidential race discovered the harsh, cold winters of Canada's second largest city.
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Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on

Aug 18, 2024
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Mpox: EU public health body raises alert level

Aug 18, 2024

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Germany: Ferris wheel catches fire at Leipzig music festival

Aug 18, 2024

Leipzig [Germany], August 18: A ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival on the outskirts of the...
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Korea records COVID-19 surge in wastewater amid summer wave

Aug 18, 2024

Seoul [South Korea], August 18: The Republic of Korea's disease control agency said Sunday the level of the...
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UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UN and African Union issue joint statement on Sudan

Aug 18, 2024

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 18: The United Arab Emirates, United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt,...
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Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East "closer than ever"

Aug 17, 2024
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U.S. campus shootings rose dramatically last academic year

Aug 17, 2024
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Millions of kids facing extreme heat exposure

Aug 17, 2024
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Hamas supports UN truce call to vaccinate children against polio

Aug 17, 2024
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Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack in S. Yemen

Aug 17, 2024
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Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media

Aug 17, 2024
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Nordic ministers discuss migration challenges, security concerns

Aug 17, 2024
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Experts say mpox epidemic is low-risk in Europe despite new variant

Aug 17, 2024
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Czech Republic, Slovakia agree on cooperation in medicines policy

Aug 17, 2024
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Builders of Malaysia's mega railway project join hands to rehabilitate mangrove forest

Aug 17, 2024
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China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand agree to step up joint efforts to combat cross-border crimes

Aug 17, 2024
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Ukraine collapses bridge in Kursk, accused of plotting to attack nuclear facility with dirty bomb

Aug 17, 2024
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WFP welcomes opening of Adra border crossing from Chad to Sudan

Aug 17, 2024
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Biden urges support for Gaza ceasefire efforts

Aug 17, 2024
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Harris vows to cut costs, build homes, lower taxes

Aug 17, 2024
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Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia

Aug 17, 2024
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EU public health body raises mpox risk alert level

Aug 17, 2024
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Philippines poverty rate at 15.5% in 2023

Aug 16, 2024