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Emergency loan plan: Anutin says Thailand to borrow 400b baht as stagflation fears mount
BANGKOK, May 5 — Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday that the Cabinet has approved a draft emergency decree to borrow up to 400 billion baht (about RM48.5 […]
Indian pilots demand further probe of Air India crash, to investigate if cause was electric failure not pilot mistake
MUMBAI, May 5 — An Indian pilot group has submitted a letter to the aviation ministry suggesting that electrical failure, and not pilot action, could have caused the deadly Air […]
WHO says two hantavirus cases confirmed, five suspected on cruise ship
GENEVA, May 5 — Two hantavirus cases have been confirmed and five others are suspected among people on a cruise ship stuck off Cape Verde, including three who have died, […]
Hunan fireworks factory catches fire, 21 dead and 61 injured as Xi calls for thorough investigation (VIDEO)
HONG KONG, May 5 (Reuters) – A blast at a fireworks factory ‌in China’s Hunan province has killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting a ​call from President Xi Jinping […]
Giuliani recovering from pneumonia, still critical, says spokesman
WASHINGTON, May 5 — Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani remained in critical condition Monday as he recovers from pneumonia, a spokesman said. Giuliani, an 81 year old who was […]
Pulitzers spotlight reporting on Trump and his policies, and their devasting effects
NEW YORK, May 5 — Coverage of the Trump administration dominated the Pulitzer Prizes announced yesterday as the prize committee unleashed a searing attack on US President Donald Trump’s attempts […]
India’s Modi celebrates ‘record’ win in opposition-held West Bengal
KOLKATA, May 5 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party swept to victory yesterday in key elections in opposition-held West Bengal state, conquering a bastion long held by […]
Man drives into busy crowd in Germany, killing two
LEIPZIG (Germany), May 5 — A car ploughed into a crowd in the historic centre of the eastern German city of Leipzig yesterday, killing two people and injuring several others, […]
Colombia monster truck show goes wrong killing three, including child celebrating birthday
POPAYAN (Colombia), May 5 —A Colombian girl celebrating her 10th birthday was among three people crushed to death at a monster truck display when a vehicle veered out of control […]
NYT: Trump mulls AI oversight in policy U-turn following safety rollback
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 — President Donald Trump’s administration is considering requiring US government oversight of artificial intelligence models before they are released to the public, a sharp reversal of […]