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Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as hajj reaches peak

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia - Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, defying searing temperatures under the desert sun as they fulfilled a lifelong dream.

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Trump has annual medical exam, days before turning 80

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump went for his annual medical examination on Tuesday, days before his 80th birthday and amid mounting speculation about his health.

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Drones help shield hajj pilgrims from extreme heat

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia - With temperatures hitting 45C in Mecca this week, Saudi health workers have increasingly relied on drones to supply a vast array of medical clinics treating heat-stressed pilgrims during the hajj.

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Former F1 driver says Bangkok injury ‘an accident, not assault’

The saga of former Formula 1 driver Mika Salo’s leg injury has taken a dramatic turn after the Finnish racing coach told Bangkok police the incident was an accident and not an assault.

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Four dead after train hits school bus in Belgium

BUGGENHOUT, Belgium - Four people, including two children, were killed when a train hit a school minibus carrying in northern Belgium on Tuesday, the country’s deputy prime minister said.

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‘Edible gold’ controls tightened amid misleading claims

Thai authorities are stepping up efforts to regulate the marketing of “edible gold”, in response to a growing number of cases of misrepresentation and exaggerated advertising claims.

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Social media ‘as bad as smoking’ for children

LONDON: Social media ranks alongside smoking as a danger to children, senior British doctors said on Tuesday, as they urged lawmakers to tackle the harm that they say excessive screen time is causing to young people.

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Records under threat from spring heatwave in western Europe

LONDON - Western Europe faced another day of record-breaking temperatures Tuesday as a heatwave pushed the mercury well above normal levels for May.

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People’s Party faces another dissolution bid

Election Commission reviewing petition arising from comments about Privy Council

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21-day quarantine for all arrivals from DR Congo, Uganda

The Public Health Ministry on Tuesday began a 21-day mandatory quarantine for all arrivals from Ebola-stricken DR Congo and Uganda, amid rising arrivals from the central african countries and lack of cooperation.

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Rescuers ‘not far away’ from 7 trapped in Laos cave

A rescue team racing to save seven people trapped for days in a cave in Laos is getting closer to reaching them, the head of the operation said, after breaking through 15 metres of obstacles in a ‌day.

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Old places new menus

Bored of eating the same thing twice? Fear no more, here's a list of restaurants and bars that have shuffled things up to make sure you're never bored or short of choices while dining out.

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Rules on screen time in schools coming soon

The Ministry of Education is preparing to introduce regulations governing students’ screen time and online content usage in order to protect their learning ability.

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Finnish F1 driver attacked, slashed crossing road in Bangkok

Former Formula One driver Mika Salo has revealed he was attacked by a motorcyclist while using a pedestrian crossing in Bangkok, suffering a deep slash wound to his leg that forced him to severely limit his holiday.

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South Korea aims to launch first nuclear-powered submarine by the mid-2030s

SEOUL — South Korea will seek to launch its first nuclear-powered ‌submarine by the mid-2030s, under a new programme aimed at countering North Korea's submarine-launched nuclear and missile threats, Defence ⁠Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Tuesday.

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Jazz colossus Sonny Rollins dies aged 95

NEW YORK - Sonny Rollins, the "Saxophone Colossus" whose hard-charging yet flowingly meditative works made him the last in a golden era of jazz greats, died Monday. He was 95.

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Starbucks Korea says AI suggestions led to 'Tank Day' campaign flop

SEOUL - Starbucks Korea revealed on Tuesday a series of mishaps leading to its heavily criticised "Tank Day" promotion, including the use of AI to develop the campaign, which it said lacked "social and historical sensitivity".

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Democrat politician arrested for passing dud cheques

A former Democrat Party spokesman has been arrested in Bangkok for allegedly passing dud cheques worth about 100 million baht in 2023.

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What Bangkok is eating

Every city absorbs foreign cuisines, but Bangkok does it at a particular pace and with a particular lack of ceremony. The Italian restaurant has been on your soi for fifteen years. The Middle Eastern strip in Nana predates most of the city's current crop of diners. The Indian fine dining…

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India's 'Cockroach' party goes viral, spotlights Gen Z worries

India's brand new Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) channeling Gen Z concerns has gone viral, overtaking Instagram followers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), discussing issues like politics, inflation and unemployment - with a touch of humor. The group's 30-year-old founder, Abhijeet Dipke, said the CJP was so named because…

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Why our workplaces aren’t working (Part 2)

“Culture fit” is often described as good judgement. In practice, it frequently means something much simpler: hiring people who feel familiar, who think the same way, approach problems the same way, and agree more than they challenge.

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China now home to more people over 65 than children, official survey finds

SHANGHAI — For the first time in records dating back to 1949, China is now home to more people aged 65 and above than children, the latest official data showed, underscoring the country's deepening demographic pressure.

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Malaysian police arrest 51 men, seize drugs in raids linked to 'gay party'

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian ⁠authorities detained 51 men in a series of raids on Sunday in connection with what police described as a drug-fuelled "gay party" ‌held at a Kuala Lumpur hotel.

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Gunmen kill policeman’s wife, injure infant at Pattani school

PATTANI — Gunmen wearing Muslim women’s clothing opened fire at a policeman's car as he arrived at a school with his family on Monday afternoon, killing his wife and injuring their newborn child.

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6 police officers linked to border smuggling network

Investigators have uncovered evidence linking six police officers arrested for abducting and extorting five Chinese nationals to wider cross-border smuggling operations along the Thai-Cambodian frontier, Royal Thai Police spokesman Pol Lt Gen Trairong Phiwphan said.

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