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After driving for many hours in Thailand, a Belgian tourist stopped at a gas station and fell asleep in his car, and a dead battery nearly cost him his life. An employee at a convenience store at a gas station in the Mueang District of Kamphaeng Phet Province noticed someone …

King Charles III on Friday made his first comments about riots that have shaken British cities to praise the work of police in countering the violence. King Charles III in Paris, France, Sept. 20, 2023. Photo by AP While the monarch and Queen Camilla conveyed their condolences to the families …

The French central bank said Friday that the nation’s economy should get a considerable bump from the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Olympic rings at Paris’s Eiffel Tower. Photo from Instagram/paris2024 After having expanded by 0.3% in the second quarter, the Banque de France said it expects the French economy …

An airplane carrying 57 passengers and four crew crashed Friday in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing everyone on board, the airline said. Aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 61 people on board in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, on Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by AFP …

The visa application fee for studying in New Zealand will rise to NZD750 (US$450) starting in October, doubling from the current fee. The Immigration New Zealand announced this increase on its official website on Friday, stating that the post-study work visa fee will also increase more than twofold, from NZD700 …

An average of 20 drowning incidents have been reported each month in Malaysia this year due to escalating temperatures caused by local heat waves, driving people to lakes and rivers to cool down. Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad, the director-general of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, said 162 individuals have …

Popping supplements, drinking herbal teas and signing up for lifestyle classes, China’s youth are turning to the wellness industry as work stress and pandemic memories spur a growing interest in health. These new habits are part of a global wellness boom, but the traditional concept of “yangsheng” — literally meaning …

Two workers died after being buried under a warehouse collapse in the northern province of Ninh Binh on Friday morning. A witness reported that 20 workers were inside the facility at the time of the collapse. A collapsed warehouse in Ninh Binh’s Hoa Lu District, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by …

Rapid tests by health authorities of 21 samples of green vegetables served with banh mi sold in Nha Trang found 11 positive for pesticides. The test results only “serve as a warning of potential risks and not yet confirm that the samples are unsafe to consume,” Le Van Khoa, deputy …

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic opponent Kamala Harris will debate on Sept. 10 on ABC, setting up the first face-to-face matchup between the rivals in what polls show is an extremely close race. In a rambling news conference at his Palm Beach, Florida, residence,Trump said he wanted …