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Radioactive traces found in Indonesian shrimp bound for US, Jakarta investigates
JAKARTA, Aug 23 — Indonesia is investigating suspected radioactive contamination involving Cesium-137, following reports from the United States (US) authorities that frozen shrimp exported from the Southeast Asian country may have been exposed to radioactive material, reported Antara News Agency.
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Pakistan’s top diplomat visits Bangladesh for first time in over a decade — as Dhaka snubs India and old wounds resurface
DHAKA, Aug 23 — Pakistan’s foreign minister flew to Bangladesh on Saturday as the nations, once bitter enemies after they split in 1971, seek to rebuild ties with regional power balances shifting. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is the most senior
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Tour bus with over 50 people from Niagara Falls to NYC flips on highway, child among dead
NEW YORK, Aug 23 — A tour bus carrying more than 50 people veered out of control and rolled over on an Upstate New York highway on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens of others, authorities said.
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Bangkok court acquits Thaksin in lese-majeste case, but Shinawatra dynasty still under fire as daughter’s fate looms
BANGKOK, Aug 22 — Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was cleared Friday of royal defamation charges, relieving a threat to his embattled political dynasty which has dominated Thai politics for two decades. The 76-year-old had faced up to 15
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Thailand’s Thaksin faces royal insult verdict today, possible 15-year jail term as family’s political dynasty falters
BANGKOK, Aug 22 — Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will learn his fate on today in a royal insult case that could see him jailed, as the political dynasty he founded falters after two decades of dominating Thai politics. The
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Ex-military intel duo already remanded also linked to MACC’s tobacco smuggling ring raided yesterday
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — The two former Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) intelligence officers arrested by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) earlier this month may also be linked to the tobacco, cigarette and cigar smuggling operation raided yesterday. New Straits Times (NST)
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French streamer Jean Pormanove dies during live event, autopsy ordered after scenes of ‘absolute horror’
NICE, Aug 21 — French police are hoping an autopsy will help shed light on a 46-year-old man’s death during a live-streamed event that a government minister said involved scenes of “absolute horror”, a prosecutor said yesterday. Raphael Graven, known online
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India test-fires Agni-5 missile capable of striking any part of China
NEW DELHI, Aug 21 — India said yesterday it had successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile which, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China. The Agni-5 missile was successfully launched in India’s eastern Odisha
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‘Enormous Erin’ nears North Carolina, triggers evacuations amid flood threat
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 — Hurricane Erin was nearing North Carolina’s coast yesterday, threatening huge waves and flooding as the strengthening Category 2 storm triggered mandatory evacuation orders despite its offshore path. The US state, still reeling from last year’s deadly
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Trump escalates feud with Fed, calls Lisa Cook to step down over mortgage questions
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 — President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the US central bank yesterday with a call for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to step down, as he repeatedly criticizes Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates. “Cook
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