Thai court suspends PM from duty
BANGKOK, July 01 (Reuters): Thailand's Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, adding to mounting pressure on a government fighting for survival and under fire on multiple fronts.The court took on the petition from 36 senators that accuses Paetongtarn of...
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Japan faces hottest June
TOKYO, July 01 (AFP): Japan experienced its hottest June on record, the weather agency said Tuesday, as climate change prompts sweltering heat waves across the globe."Japan's monthly average temperature in June was the highest for the month since statistics began in 1898," said the Japan Meteorological Agency.With strong high-pressure systems...
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Israeli planes, tanks strike heavily in Gaza
GAZA, July 01 (Reuters/BBC): Israeli planes and tanks struck heavily in north and south Gaza on Tuesday, destroying clusters of homes, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's confidant was in Washington, expected to discuss a possible ceasefire.Thousands of residents again took flight as Israel issued new orders to evacuate, while...
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Over 14m people could die from US aid cuts
PARIS, July 01 (AFP): More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday.The study in the prestigious Lancet journal was published as world and business...
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Trump signs order lifting sanctions on Syria
NEW YORK, July 01 (Reuters): President Donald Trump signed on Monday an executive order terminating a US sanctions programme on Syria, allowing an end to the country's isolation from the international financial system and building on Washington's pledge to help it rebuild after a devastating civil war.The move will allow...
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