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In Brazil, disinformation deals Lula a bruising defeat
An avalanche of disinformation about a new economic measure proved so tricky for Brazil's government to navigate that they backtracked…
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'This is your Hurricane Katrina': Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.
Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural disasters. He knows…
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Thai government says Bank of Thailand chair appointment won’t take too long
THAILAND’S government expects a selection panel to quickly conclude the process to pick a new chairman for the nation’s central bank after…
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Kenya human rights groups raise concerns over abductions of government critics
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised concerns over the rising number of government critics who…
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Thai government suffers setback in bid to influence central bank
THE Thai government’s campaign to pressure the Bank of Thailand (BOT) to cut interest rates suffered a significant setback, with the…
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On a quest for global domination, Chinese EV makers are upending Thailand's auto industry
BANGKOK — Japanese car factories in Thailand — which for decades has been the premiere hub of auto manufacturing in Southeast Asia — are…
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France awaits appointment of new government
President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris on Sunday after a visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte and East Africa, as a France racked by…
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A massacre, a rumored hanging and Syrians' thirst for justice and revenge
DAMASCUS, Syria — The crowd surged forward, thousands cheering, waving and jostling their way around Damascus’ Al Ashmar Square, all…
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In post-Assad Damascus, a mix of joy and trepidation
DAMASCUS, Syria — They streamed in by the thousands, deluging Damascus’ Umayyad Square in a sea of cars and people for an impromptu parade…
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Opinion: The TikTok court case has staggering implications for free speech in America
The free speech implications of the coming ban on TikTok in the United States are staggering and unprecedented. On Friday, the U.S. Court…
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In Syria, a long-dormant civil war reignites
BEIRUT — Middle East observers would be forgiven for thinking they were in a time machine when Syria’s rebels blitzed last week through…
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Former British soldier convicted of passing on sensitive information to the Iranian government
LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier whose audacious escape from a London prison spurred a dayslong search was convicted on Thursday of…
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Income Insurance and Allianz say their deal is still alive despite government veto
INCOME Insurance and Allianz announced in a bourse filing on Thursday (Nov 14) that discussions over a deal to acquire a majority stake in…
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Berkeley startup wins government award to develop radiation and lead poisoning treatment
Whether its lead from old buildings, arsenic from contaminated food or strontium fallout from a nuclear explosion, heavy metals that enter…
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Baht rally halts as Thai government campaigns for lower rates
A DECLINE in Thailand’s baht this month has spurred speculation that the currency’s rally may be ending as tensions grow between the…
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Singtel launches AI cloud service; to process data locally for sensitive sectors, government
SENSITIVE sectors, such as banking and healthcare, as well as the public sector, will soon be able to tap telco giant Singtel’s artificial…
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Nomura faces fine for Japan government bond market manipulation
NOMURA Holdings faces a 21.8 million yen (S$194,514) fine for allegedly manipulating the Japanese government bond futures market, a…
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Opinion: Happy birthday, Amazon? Why one longtime user isn't celebrating the tech behemoth's 30th
I had just started my master’s degree in artificial intelligence when a classmate asked if I’d heard of Amazon, a new online bookstore…