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58 of 216 Thais trapped on quake-hit volcano to return Tuesday
AFP, Published on 31/07/2018
» MATARAM, Indonesia: Fifty-eight of the 216 Thais evacuated from an Indonesian volcano after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides that trapped them on the mountain will return home on Tuesday, officials said.
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Old and poor: Thailand sleepwalking towards ageing crisis
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» Unless she lines up in the hot sun for a free meal, ketchup on bread is the only food Thai widow Noi can afford on her small government pension.
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No freedom on the horizon for Bua Noi
AFP, Published on 21/03/2023
» Seven storeys above a shop floor hawking cheap perfume and nylon underwear, the “shopping mall gorilla” Bua Noi sits alone in a cage — her home for 30 years despire a reignited row over her captivity.
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Asia virus latest: India curbs foreign takeovers; Japanese tulips snipped
AFP, Published on 19/04/2020
» Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
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Passengers on stricken cruise ship to leave Australia via Phuket
AFP, Published on 29/03/2020
» Hundreds of cruise ship passengers were due to board flights for Germany via Phuket on Sunday, after spending days stranded at sea off the West Australian coast in a stand-off with authorities.
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China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
AFP, Published on 23/04/2019
» JENJAROM, Malaysia: From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil.
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Swastikas and statues, SE Asia's fixation with Nazi iconography
AFP, Published on 03/03/2019
» Teen idol Namsai feared being booted from her band after a photo of her wearing a t-shirt with a Nazi swastika went viral, but without the uproar she says she would have remained ignorant about the offensive implications of her fashion choices.
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Sadness as Germany closes down last black coal mine
AFP, Published on 21/12/2018
» BERLIN: Germany will close its last black coal mine on Friday, a milestone marking the end of a 200-year-old industry that once fuelled the country's economic growth but lost the battle against cheaper foreign competitors.
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War on plastic leaves manufacturers clutching at straws
AFP, Published on 01/07/2018
» PARIS: For decades, plastic straws have been essential props for cocktail makers, smoothie lovers and fast food addicts.
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'Dirty diesel' killed 6,000 Germans in 2014
AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» BERLIN: Nitrogen dioxide emissions mainly produced by diesel cars led to 6,000 premature deaths in Germany in 2014, an official report showed Thursday, in a new punch against the automobile sector.
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