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Back home: Thai hostages speak of relief after release by Hamas

Back home: Thai hostages speak of relief after release by Hamas

Thai hostages freed after weeks being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip spoke Thursday of their relief after returning to Bangkok, where they were welcomed home by overjoyed relatives. Seventeen Thais flew back from Israel after Bangkok’s foreign ministry and Thai Muslim groups worked to negotiate their release. At …

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2023 set to be hottest year on record: UN

2023 set to be hottest year on record: UN

This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said Thursday, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming and stem the havoc following in its wake. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization warned that 2023 had shattered a whole host of climate records, with extreme weather leaving …

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Singapore, Zurich world’s most expensive cities: EIU

Singapore, Zurich world's most expensive cities: EIU

Singapore and Zurich tied for the world’s most expensive city this year, followed by Geneva, New York and Hong Kong, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday as it cautioned that the global cost-of-living crisis was not yet over. On average, prices have risen by 7.4% year on year …

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