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Thailand confirms deaths of 3 cargo ship crew in Gulf attack
Thailand’s foreign minister confirmed on Wednesday the deaths of three Thai crew members of a cargo ship struck by Iran while transiting the Strait of…
Macron greets French detainees back in Paris after ‘terrible ordeal’ in Iran
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed two French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges, with…
‘No water flowed through the hoses,’ plumber says as Tai Po fire hearings resume
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An independent committee examining the…
Woman charged over Singapore crash that killed Indonesian girl in Chinatown
A 38-year-old woman has been charged over her involvement in an accident which killed a six-year-old Indonesian girl and severely injured her mother at a…
Hong Kong to set up company this year to fast-track San Tin tech hub as firms eye move
Hong Kong authorities will set up a company this year to accelerate the development of an innovation hub near the border, with firms already expressing…

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