Thailand is emerging as one of the fastest-growing data centre markets in Asia-Pacific, fuelled by surging demand for artificial intelligence…
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US and Iran Reach Preliminary Deal to End War, Formal Signing Expected Friday
DUBAI/WASHINGTON - US and Iranian officials said on Sunday they have agreed on a peace framework for a deal to…
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Thailand Faces Backlash Over Expanded Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Coverage
Thailand's decision to provide free gender-affirming hormone therapy under its universal healthcare scheme has prompted questions about how the National…
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Global AI Ambitions Face Race Against Time as Infrastructure Pressure Mounts
Thailand's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy is heading in the right direction, but the country might run out of time before…
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Experts Question Reopening Plans for Aging Steel Plants Amid Safety and Financial Concerns
The government's decision to allow Xin Ke Yuan Steel to resume operations has raised fresh questions about public safety and…
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Iran Says Draft US Deal Includes Oil Sanctions Waiver, Nuclear Limits and Frozen Asset Release
DUBAI - A senior Iranian official told Reuters a final draft of the memorandum of understanding with the US covered…
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100 Mourners Ordained in Tribute to Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha
The government on Sunday sponsored the ordination of 100 people in homage to the late HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati.
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Automatic Train Braking Planned for Bangkok’s Deadliest Rail Crossing After Fatal Crash
The Transport Ministry plans to install an automatic train braking system at Bangkok’s most lethal level crossing within six months,…
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China’s Universities Cut 12,000 ‘Obsolete’ Degrees Amid Race to Embrace AI Era
China's universities are undertaking a massive reshuffling of their academic offerings as part of a drive to better align higher…
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London council seizes social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone first lady
Fatima Jabbe-Bio kept tenancy in Southwark despite living for much of year at presidential lodge in FreetownA social housing flat…
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Global Brands ‘Likely’ Using Mineral Funding Rebels Accused of Atrocities in DR Congo, Investigation Finds
Amazon and Sony among firms that may have sourced coltan, used in phones, from supply chains controlled by the M23…
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Trump Immigration Restrictions Target Climate-Vulnerable Nations, Guardian Analysis Finds
A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally‘Every day it’s more…
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Kenya Protest Turns Deadly as Police Shoot Demonstrator Opposing US-Backed Ebola Facility
Police dispersed demonstrators in Nanyuki, 120 miles from Nairobi, amid rising anger at US plansKenyan police have shot dead a…
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Dozens Abducted in North-West Nigeria After Bandits Lure Villagers to ‘Peace Talks’
Thirty-nine people taken near Magamin Diddi village in Maradun municipality, north-west Zamfara state, police sayArmed bandits in north-west Nigeria abducted…
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‘Extreme Fear’ Among Immigrants as Anti-Migrant Backlash Intensifies in South Africa
African migrants say legal status offers little protection as rallies against illegal immigration gain momentumAfrican migrants in South Africa say…
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Ebola Spread in Central Africa Could Match 2014 Record Outbreak, US CDC Warns
Modelling from US CDC shows Ebola spread could be on ‘dangerous trajectory’, but experts warn outbreaks can be very hard…
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African Family Values Charter Sparks Backlash From Rights Groups Over Reproductive Rights Concerns
Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African familyAn African treaty that…
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Experts Criticise U.S. Plan for American-Only Ebola Quarantine Centre in Kenya
Plan departs from policy of bringing CDC staff back to US for treatment and offering support to all health workersFormer…
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Civilians Flee as Somali Troops and Opposition-Allied Militias Trade Fire in Mogadishu
Violence flares before protests on Thursday over president’s decision to remain in office after his term expiredFierce clashes have taken…
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Rebel Attacks in Eastern DRC Kill 30 People and Hamper Ebola Response
Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinicsRebel attacks around…
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