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Five killed as flooding hits northern Thailand

Floods caused by seasonal heavy rains in northern Thailand have killed five people and inundated more than 2,000 hectares of farmland, government officials said Thursday, with thousands of homes affected. New Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has asked for help to be sent to the worst affected areas in Chiang Rai, …

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Seven dead, 12 injured in hotel fire in South Korea

A fire at a hotel in South Korea has killed seven people and injured 12 others, fire authorities said on Friday. The fire began on the eighth floor of the nine-story hotel in Bucheon, just west of the capital Seoul at around 7:40 p.m. (1040 GMT) on Thursday, before being …

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Vietnam rejects claims of exit ban on British citizens

The foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed claims from a U.K. newspaper that British citizens may have their passports seized and be banned from leaving Vietnam. The Mirror last week reported that the U.K. Foreign Office had adjusted guidelines for its citizens abroad, saying that “Vietnamese authorities may place an exit …

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2,492-carat diamond, world’s second largest, found in Africa

A massive 2,492-carat diamond — the second largest in the world — has been discovered in Botswana in southern Africa, the Canadian mining company that found the stone announced Thursday. The diamond was discovered in the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana using x-ray detection technology, Lucara Diamond Corp. said …

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Jetstar passenger exits plane via emergency door

A passenger on Australian budget carrier Jetstar threw open an emergency door and exited by clambering over the wing and engine after landing in Melbourne on Thursday, officials said. Australian federal police arrested the man following his unauthorized departure from the Sydney-Melbourne flight. “We can confirm that a passenger opened …

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Philippine police raid Chinese-run scam center

Philippine police raided a Chinese-run scam center in the capital Manila on Thursday, arresting dozens of Filipino and foreign workers who allegedly tricked people into investing in a “manipulated” trading platform. Police said the center was operating in the guise of a licensed online gaming company, which President Ferdinand Marcos …

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