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Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2025
» WAKO, Japan - Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife.
Taiwan's Lai, Rubio vow to 'never forget' Tiananmen victims
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» TAIPEI — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed Wednesday to preserve the memory of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown 36 years ago, echoing rhetoric by United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Trump, Xi have crossed wires on rare earths
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/06/2025
» NEW YORK — The United States and China appear to have different understandings of what was agreed on rare earths at last month’s trade talks in Geneva, according to an expert on critical minerals policy.
‘Phantom badminton’, fake marathon scandal organiser strikes again
Online Reporters, Published on 04/06/2025
» Dozens of shuttlers have filed police complaints after a badminton tournament organised by the same company behind last month's 'fake marathon' at Suan Luang Rama IX Park, was cancelled without refunds being issued.
Singaporean arrested at airport departure on B5m VAT evasion charge
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/06/2025
» A Singaporean businessman was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport as he was about to board an outbound flight, for alleged evasion of 5 million baht in value-added tax.
Sweden tries sole surviving jihadist over Jordan pilot burnt to death
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» STOCKHOLM — A jihadist, jailed over the Paris and Brussels attacks in 2015 and 2016, goes on trial in Stockholm on Wednesday for his role in the 2014 capture and subsequent killing of a Jordanian pilot burned alive in Syria.
US-backed Gaza aid centres to close temporarily after 27 killed
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» GAZA CITY — Aid centres in hunger-wracked Gaza will temporarily close on Wednesday, a controversial US-backed agency said, with the Israeli army warning roads leading to distribution stations "are considered combat zones".
2 killed, 13 injured when bus driver falls asleep
News, Online Reporters, Published on 04/06/2025
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN - Two people were killed and 13 injured when a tour bus crashed after the driver fell asleep at the wheel on Phet Kasem Road early Wednesday morning.
Global alarm rises as China's critical mineral export curbs take hold
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Alarm over China's stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday as global automakers joined their US counterparts to complain that restrictions by China on exports of rare earth alloys, mixtures and magnets could cause production delays and outages without a quick solution.
Djokovic and Sinner chase French Open semis as underdogs look for upsets
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» PARIS — Big guns Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic both chase semi-final berths at the French Open on Wednesday, but the spotlight will be on home hope Lois Boisson in the women's tournament.