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More than 130 Rohingya arrive in Indonesia's Aceh
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2024
» JAKARTA - Over 130 Rohingya landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday, an official at the United Nations refugee agency said, the latest in a series of such arrivals that have drawn controversy in the Southeast Asian country.
DeSantis ends 2024 presidential campaign, endorses Trump
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2024
» WASHINGTON - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended his fading presidential campaign on Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump just two days before the pivotal New Hampshire primary, leaving former UN ambassador Nikki Haley as Trump's last long-shot challenger for the Republican nomination.
Consumer confidence near 4-year high
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2024
» Thai consumer confidence rose in December, reaching the highest level in 46 months, boosted by government measures to ease living costs and increased tourism, a survey showed on Thursday.
Deepfakes deceive voters from India to Indonesia before polls
Reuters, Published on 03/01/2024
» LONDON - Divyendra Singh Jadoun was busy making artificial intelligence-based visual effects and voice clones for film and television in India, when he began getting calls from politicians: could he create AI videos, or deepfakes, for their election campaign?
S. Korean opposition leader attacked, stabbed in neck
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2024
» SEOUL - South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern port city of Busan on Tuesday.
Toshiba delisted after 74 years, faces future with new owners
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2023
» TOKYO - Toshiba was delisted on Wednesday after 74 years on the Tokyo exchange, following a decade of upheaval and scandal that brought down one of Japan's biggest brands and ushered in a buyout and an uncertain future.
Actor Andre Braugher, star of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', dead at 61
Reuters, Published on 13/12/2023
» NEW YORK - Two-time Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher, star of the television comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and the 1990s police drama "Homicide: Life on the Street," died on Monday after a brief illness, his publicist said on Tuesday. He was 61.
Consumer confidence up slightly in Nov
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2023
» Thai consumer confidence rose slightly in November, helped by government measures that reduced energy prices and a relaxing of visa rules for tourists, a survey showed on Thursday.
With drones and dawn assault, Myanmar's Chin rebels open new front
Reuters, Published on 17/11/2023
» ZOKHAWTHAR, India - In the pre-dawn darkness on Monday, a 22-year-old Myanmar rebel fighter approached a hill-top military camp in remote Chin State with dozens of comrades for an assault that opened up another front in a mounting nationwide offensive against the junta.
Explainer - What do we know about the Hamas hostages?
Reuters, Published on 20/10/2023
» TEL AVIV - Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas took at least 200 hostages and killed about 1,400 people during an Oct 7 dawn raid carried out from the Gaza Strip on communities and military bases in southern Israel.