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Israel recommends that its citizens avoid the Maldives
Reuters, Published on 03/06/2024
» JERUSALEM: Israel's foreign ministry on Sunday recommended that Israeli citizens not travel to the Maldives after its government banned the entry of visitors with Israeli passports.
At least 15 dead in India over 24 hours as temperatures soar
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2024
» BHUBANESWAR - At least 15 people have died of suspected heatstroke in India's eastern states of Bihar and Odisha on Thursday, authorities said, with the region gripped in a debilitating heatwave expected to continue until Saturday.
Thailand exploring small modular nuclear reactor tech: PM
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2024
» The government is exploring small modular nuclear reactor technology as Thailand looks to diversify its energy mix amid dwindling reserves of natural gas that produces much of its power, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday.
Myanmar's ethnic armies consolidate strongholds as junta weakens
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2024
» NAYPYIDAW - Myanmar's ruling junta has lost control over vast tracts of territory, including access to much of its international borders, allowing ethnic armed groups to expand and consolidate regions under their control, two reports assessing the conflict said on Thursday.
Government Savings Bank in joint venture to tackle household debt
Reuters, Published on 29/05/2024
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has formed a joint venture with Bangkok Commercial Asset Management to tackle household debt, the state-owned lender said on Wednesday.
India's massive election faces heatwave challenge
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2024
» NEW DELHI - The world's largest election may become the hottest on Saturday, as Indians participate in the next-to-last phase of voting with temperatures forecast to surge to 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) in the capital New Delhi.
China ends war games, Taiwan details warplane, warship surge
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2024
» TAIPEI - China ended two days of war games around Taiwan, in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships, and Taiwan's defence ministry detailed on Saturday the surge of Chinese warplanes and warships involved.
Ex-PM's brother ordered to pay in defamation suit
Reuters, Published on 24/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - The brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been ordered by a court to pay S$400,000 (US$296,000) to two government ministers in a defamation suit, according to a written judgment published on Friday.
Landslide in Papua New Guinea village kills about 100
Reuters, Published on 24/05/2024
» SYDNEY - A landslide in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea (PNG) killed about 100 people, the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) said on Friday.
Rishi Sunak calls UK national election for July 4
Reuters, Published on 23/05/2024
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday, naming July 4 as the date for a vote his governing Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour Party after 14 years in power.