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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...
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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...
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Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on

Aug 18, 2024

Caracas [Venezuela], August 18: Opposition supporters have gathered across Venezuela to protest...
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Mpox: EU public health body raises alert level

Aug 18, 2024

Brussels [Belgium], August 18: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control...
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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...

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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...
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Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa, says regional bloc

Aug 18, 2024

Harare [Zimbabwe], August 18: About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of...
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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...
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Austrian authorities declare Hollabrunn disaster area

Aug 18, 2024

Vienna [Austria], August 18: Following a thunderstorm on Friday evening, the Austrian town of Hollabrunn has...
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U.S. judge stops launch of sports streaming service

Aug 17, 2024

New York [US], August 17: A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked a new sports streaming...
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Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East "closer than ever"

Aug 17, 2024

Washington DC [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said a ceasefire deal in...
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U.S. campus shootings rose dramatically last academic year

Aug 17, 2024

New York [US], August 17: There was a 31 percent rise in U.S. school shootings during...
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Millions of kids facing extreme heat exposure

Aug 17, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of...
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South Africa on high alert following mpox declared public health emergency of int'l concern

Aug 17, 2024

Johannesburg [South Africa], August 17: Following the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of...
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Zambia to extend power cuts to 17 hours

Aug 17, 2024

Lusaka [Zambia], August 17: The Zambian government said Friday that it plans to increase the hours...
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Hamas supports UN truce call to vaccinate children against polio

Aug 17, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], August 17: Hamas supports the UN's call today for a seven-day truce to vaccinate...
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Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack in S. Yemen

Aug 17, 2024

Aden [Yemen], August 17: The Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch claimed responsibility on Friday for a deadly suicide...
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Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media

Aug 17, 2024

Jerusalem [Israel], August 17: The Israeli army's fighting in the Gaza Strip has ended, Israel's state-owned...
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Nordic ministers discuss migration challenges, security concerns

Aug 17, 2024

Oslo [Norway], August 17: Nordic ministers responsible for migration and immigration convened in Rosendal, western Norway...
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Experts say mpox epidemic is low-risk in Europe despite new variant

Aug 17, 2024

Helsinki [Finland], August 17: Europe will probably see more imported cases of mpox caused by the...
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Czech Republic, Slovakia agree on cooperation in medicines policy

Aug 17, 2024

Prague [Czech Republic], August 17: Czech Health Minister Vlastimil Valek and his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Dolinkova...
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Builders of Malaysia's mega railway project join hands to rehabilitate mangrove forest

Aug 17, 2024

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 17: In the sweltering heat of Malaysia's mangrove forest near Malaysia's Port...
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China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand agree to step up joint efforts to combat cross-border crimes

Aug 17, 2024

Bangkok [Thailand], August 17: China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand discussed cross-border crimes Friday at the Informal...
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Ukraine collapses bridge in Kursk, accused of plotting to attack nuclear facility with dirty bomb

Aug 17, 2024

Kiev [Ukraine], August 17: TASS news agency quoted Russian officials as saying that Ukrainian forces destroyed...
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WFP welcomes opening of Adra border crossing from Chad to Sudan

Aug 17, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed news of the...
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Biden urges support for Gaza ceasefire efforts

Aug 17, 2024

New York [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that no party in...