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Indian spice giants questioned about pesticide
Published on 24/04/2024
» BENGALURU, India - India has started inspecting the facilities of the spice makers MDH and Everest after sales of some of their products were halted in Hong Kong and Singapore for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide.
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Hong Kong's single-use plastics ban off to smooth start
Published on 22/04/2024
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's single-use plastics ban started smoothly on Monday, with many people in a busy business district opting for their own utensils when buying takeaway food and drink instead of paying extra for alternatives.
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Russia seeks more contract soldiers
Published on 18/04/2024
» Russia is preparing to enlist more contract soldiers as it presses its invasion of Ukraine, aiming to avoid — at least for now — another mass call-up that could undermine popular support for the war.
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UAE reels for a third day after record-breaking storm
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates was still grappling on Thursday with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm this week that brought much of the country to a standstill.
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Songkran moving out of Hong Kong’s ‘Little Thailand’
Published on 09/04/2024
» HONG KONG: The water-splashing portion of Thailand's Songkran festival in Hong Kong's Kowloon City will be moved from its traditional site to a basketball court next week for the first time, following the arrest last year of three men for soaking police officers and reporters at the event.
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Challenged by uprising, Myanmar junta cracks down harder
Published on 07/04/2024
» Thousands of innocent people killed. Tens of thousands more pro-democracy protesters locked up. The return of military rule has wreaked havoc in Myanmar in recent years.
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Taiwan quake death toll rises to 13
Published on 06/04/2024
» The death toll of a deadly earthquake that tilted buildings and caused landslides in Taiwan rose to 13 on Saturday, while search and rescue efforts continued after the critical 72-hour period for survival passed in the morning.
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Climate disasters decimate Mongolian livestock
Published on 06/04/2024
» Millions of livestock have perished as climate change exacerbates impacts of extreme winter weather in Mongolia, crippling nomadic communities that rely on the animals for income and threatening wider economic damage.
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Israel sacks two officers over aid workers’ deaths
Published on 05/04/2024
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli military has dismissed two officers and formally reprimanded senior commanders after an inquiry into the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza found serious errors and breaches of procedure.
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Hong Kongers warned about wild monkeys
Published on 05/04/2024
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong hikers should avoid provoking wild monkeys by eating in front of them, holding plastic bags or making eye contact, a wildlife official has said, adding some residents' interactions with the animals are "well-intentioned, but not very helpful".
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