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France’s historically hot summer brings 7,300 excess deaths

PARIS - France has seen more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves so far this year, health authorities said on Wednesday, as the country has also endured a record number of hot days since mid-June, according to an AFP analysis.

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UK media skewered for ‘hounding’ black academic to death

LONDON - The British press is once again in the spotlight for its methods, this time over accusations that its full-throttle coverage of plagiarism allegations against the Cambridge academic Jason Arday led to his untimely death.

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Ukraine MPs approve new defence minister after divisive reshuffle

KYIV - Lawmakers approved Ukraine’s new defence minister on Wednesday, a month after a reshuffle that triggered a public backlash after the dismissal of his popular predecessor Mykhailo Fedorov.

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Pre-election violence feared in polarised Israel

JERUSALEM - Warnings are multiplying that violence could break out between rival political camps ahead of Israel’s election on Oct 27, with powerful figures including top government ministers accused of incitement against opponents.

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Thailand plans second sustainability bond worth B15bn

The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) is preparing to issue Thailand’s second sustainability-linked bond (SLB), aiming to raise 15 billion baht through a 15-year issuance tied to the country’s climate and biodiversity goals.

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Queen Camilla ‘struggled’ to keep husband’s cancer private

LONDON - Queen Camilla has spoken about the difficulty of not revealing King Charles III had cancer when she visited a support charity shortly after her husband had been diagnosed with the disease.

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Khon Kaen police take up temple land dispute

KHON KAEN - Police in this northeastern province are investigating a complaint against an estate administrator accused of giving false statements about a land title deed at the centre of a bitter dispute over the future of a forest temple.

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Migrant child registration probe expands nationwide

Thai authorities are expanding investigations into widespread use of fake birth and ID registrations from Bangkok to all provinces as the issue jeopardises national security, according to a deputy interior minister.

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Portugal bans full-face veils

LISBON — Portugal's president has enacted a law pushed by the far right banning the concealment of faces in public, a measure widely seen as targeting Muslim women wearing a full-face veil.

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Kyrgios admits 'huge mistake' after failing test for cocaine

LONDON — Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios said on Wednesday he had made "a huge mistake" after he was provisionally suspended for testing positive for cocaine.

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Missing man found drowned after two-day search in Korat

NAKHON RATCHASIMA - The body of a 39-year-old man reported missing since Sunday has been found floating in a pond near his home in Non Sung district of this northeastern province.

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Thai schools hold shooting response drills

Thai ⁠schools ⁠conducted active shooter drills on Wednesday, as authorities moved to strengthen security measures two weeks after a 14-year-old opened ‌fire at a school in Nonthaburi and killed seven people including himself, after killing his grandparents earlier.

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Skills remain key as Asia hiring outlook cools in third quarter

Employers across Asia Pacific and the Middle East are slowing their hiring plans for the third quarter of 2026, but workers with artificial intelligence (AI) expertise and strong people skills can still expect to command higher salaries as companies compete for increasingly valuable talent, according to a new ManpowerGroup survey.

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Thai actor-host Ray MacDonald found dead at 49

Thai actor and host Ray MacDonald was found dead at his home in the Phatthanakan area of Bangkok on Aug 19, aged 49.

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Pakistani government challenges Imran Khan hospital move

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s ‌government will challenge a Supreme Court decision that ordered authorities to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital, according to Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar.

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Belgian wildfire 'encircled' but situation still 'complicated'

MALMEDY (BELGIUM) - Firefighters have managed to fully surround Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, but the situation on the ground "remains complicated," authorities said Wednesday.

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Thailand seeks new path to end deadly southern insurgency, negotiator says

Thailand is ready to shift its approach to a slow-burn insurgency ‌in its Muslim-majority deep south and revitalise a peace process, Bangkok's chief negotiator said, as violence simmers in one of Southeast Asia's longest-running conflicts.

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'I'm 100% ready,' Nene Royal leaves for AGT Live Shows in US

PHUKET - "I aim to do my best in this round, even better than the two previous rounds, with a special surprise prepared," said young Thai rocker Nene Royal as she left to compete in the Live Shows round of America's Got Talent (AGT) on Wednesday.

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Flash flood and landslide warnings for northern provinces

The Thai Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall in the North and the Northeast until Friday and warns of run-offs, flash floods and landslides in several provinces.

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Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000

NAIROBI — The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic ‌Republic of Congo (DRC) now exceeds 5,000, government data showed late on Tuesday, as health officials warn that response efforts are failing ⁠to contain the deadly disease.

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Thai industrial sentiment rises for a second straight month in July

Thailand's industrial sentiment index rose for a second straight month in July ‌due to strong electric vehicle (EV) sales and government support measures, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported on Wednesday.

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Palestinians inspect aftermath of deadly Israeli strike

An Israeli airstrike killed at least six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday (August 18), health officials said, a day after Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner ended a trip to the region that failed to push forward the U.S. president's plan to end the war in Gaza. - REUTERS

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At least nine killed in hotel fire in India's Kolkata

KOLKATA — At ⁠least ⁠nine people were killed, including a child, in a fire at a hotel ‌in India's eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday, local police said.

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Heavy rain in Nan triggers floods, roads cut by overflow

Heavy rainfall has triggered flash floods and overflow from Nan river in several districts of Nan province have inundated homes and rendered several roads impassable.

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