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Indonesia launches Denera to back waste-to-energy push via state investment vehicle
JAKARTA, April 10 — Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia has established a new government-owned vehicle to accelerate waste-to-energy investments, as demand for sustainable waste management solutions continues to grow. Investment director at Danantara Investment Management (DIM), Fadli Rahman, said
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Truce with Tehran, war with MAGA: Trump goes off on ‘low IQ’ loyalists over Iran criticism
WASHINGTON, April 10 — The coalition that propelled Donald J. Trump back to the White House is facing a historic internal collapse. In a vitriolic social media broadside, the US president has declared war on his most prominent media allies,
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US to host Israel-Lebanon talks as Israeli strikes threaten Iran ceasefire
WASHINGTON, April 10 — Israel and Lebanon will hold talks in Washington next week, a State Department official said Thursday, amid mounting international concerns that Israel’s bombings could shatter an already fragile US-Iran ceasefire. Israel’s heaviest strikes on Lebanon since
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Jeffrey Epstein files reveal global web of political, business and royal connections
LONDON, April 10 — The US Justice Department’s release of millions of internal documents related to Jeffrey Epstein this year revealed the late financier and sex offender’s ties to many prominent people in politics, finance, academia and business — both
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Trump says he did not ‘know anything about’ Melania’s Epstein statement, unaware during MS Now interview
WASHINGTON, April 10 — US President Donald Trump told MS Now on Thursday he did not “know anything about” first lady Melania Trump’s statement about Jeffrey Epstein, a reporter for the outlet posted on X.
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Water festival meets wallet squeeze: Thailand’s Songkran spending set to dip
BANGKOK, April 10 — From fewer water guns to cancelled travel plans, rising prices brought by the Iran war have driven down expectations for spending next week during Thailand’s traditional new year, or Songkran, sometimes called the world’s biggest water
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Escaped wolf prompts school closure in South Korea
SEOUL, April 9 — A wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea remained at large Thursday, authorities said, prompting a local school to close over safety concerns as the search continued. The male wolf — born in 2024
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Iran warns of sea mine risk, issues alternative routes through Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, April 9 — Iran announced alternative routes on Thursday for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the risk of sea mines in the main zone of the vital waterway. Tehran has agreed to temporarily reopen the strait,
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Iran says ceasefire talks ‘unreasonable’ after Israel’s deadliest Lebanon strikes
BEIRUT, April 9 — Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation from Iran, which suggested it would be “unreasonable” to proceed with talks to forge a permanent
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UN rights chief calls Lebanon killings ‘horrific’, urges global action
GENEVA, April 9 — The scale of the killing in Israeli strikes on Lebanon Wednesday is “horrific”, the UN rights chief said, urging the international community to help end the unfolding “nightmare”. At least 112 people were killed and 837
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