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Target Drops Chaokoh Coconut Products Over Forced Monkey Labor Allegations
Target has joined several other retailers in dropping a Thailand-based company’s coconut products following allegations that its farms use monkey labor, NBC News reports.
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5,000-Year-Old Whale Skeleton Found
Archaeologists in Thailand unearthed a perfectly preserved 41-foot-long whale skeleton near the country’s capital.
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Thai Police Crack Down on Protesters, PM Refuses to Resign
Riot police in Thailand have cracked down on thousands of student-led protesters who rallied in the capital in defiance of a strict state of emergency, while the prime minister rejected calls for his resignation
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Thailand Denies Allegations of Abuse Against Monkeys in Coconut Industry
Thailand’s government issued a statement on Wednesday denying PETA’s allegations that monkey labor is exploited to harvest Thai coconuts on an industrial scale.
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GM Plans to Pull Out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand
General Motors says it’s pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don’t produce adequate returns on investments, dismaying officials concerned over job losses
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Thailand Mourns Victims of Country's Deadliest Mass Shooting
As mourning began for the victims of Thailand’s worst mass shooting, the country counted its losses: a mother shot dead at the wheel of her car as her son sat beside her, a 13-year-old student gunned down as he was riding his motorbike home and more than two dozen other people. Authorities said the attack was carried out by...
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Soldier Dead After Killing 26 in Bloodiest Shooting Spree in Thailand
A soldier with a grudge gunned down 26 people and wounded 57 in Thailand’s worst mass shooting before he was fatally shot inside a mall in the country’s northeast on Sunday, officials said. Officials said the soldier was angry over a financial dispute, first killing two people on a military base and then went on a far bloodier rampage Saturday,…
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International Women's Day Celebrations and Marches Around the World
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and this year it comes on the heels of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, sparking an even stronger response from women all over the world who stood up for women’s rights. From the United States to Southeast Asia, women of all ages marched, stood, advocated and walked together in solidarity, demanding respect...
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Thai SEAL Dies of Blood Infection a Year After Cave Rescue
A Thai navy SEAL who was part of the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave has died of a blood infection contracted during the risky operation. The Royal Thai Navy says Petty Officer 1st Class Bayroot Pakbara was receiving treatment but his condition worsened after the infection spread into his blood.
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Indonesia, Thailand Mark 15th Anniversary of Massive Tsunami
Religious services and memorial ceremonies have been held in Indonesia and Thailand to mark the 15th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters. Thousands of people knelt in prayer in Aceh province in Indonesia, the country which suffered the most casualties with more than 170,000 people killed or missing and assumed dead.
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Jury Says Elon Musk Did Not Defame British Cave Explorer in Tweet
Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him “pedo guy” in an angry tweet, a Los Angeles jury found Friday. Vernon Unsworth, who participated in the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for weeks in a Thailand cave last year, had angered the Tesla CEO by belittling his effort to help with…
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Tesla CEO Musk Facing Defamation Trial for ‘Pedo Guy' Tweet
Elon Musk is going on trial Tuesday for his troublesome tweets in a defamation case pitting the billionaire against a British diver he allegedly branded a pedophile. The Tesla CEO will be called to testify early in the case in Los Angeles federal court to explain what he meant when he called Vernon Unsworth, who helped rescue youth soccer players…
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High-Rises Sway as Earthquake Rocks Thailand, Laos
Moderate earthquakes struck Bangkok on Wednesday night, and the city experienced another earthquake Thursday morning.
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High-Rises Sway as Earthquake Rocks Thailand, Laos
Moderate earthquakes struck Bangkok on Wednesday night, and the city experienced another earthquake Thursday morning.
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6 Elephants Die at Thai Park After Trying to Save Fallen Calf
A herd of wild elephants was swept away by raging waters in a national park in Thailand, drowning six, while rangers helped steer two of the animals out of a deep ravine. Staff at Khao Yai National Park discovered the two struggling elephants and the carcasses after dawn Saturday near the Haew Narok waterfall, also known as the Ravine of...
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Muslim Hajj Pilgrims Ascend Mount Arafat for Day of Worship
More than 2 million Muslims gathered Saturday at the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for an intense day of worship and reflection on what’s considered the climax of the Islamic hajj pilgrimage. Many had tears streaming down their faces as they raised their hands in worship on the slopes of the rocky hill where the Prophet Muhammad...
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Microsoft Pays $25 million to Settle Corruption Charges
Microsoft is paying more than $25 million to settle federal corruption charges involving a bribery scheme in Hungary and other foreign offices. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Microsoft will pay about $16.6 million to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. While the case centered on Hungary, the SEC said it also found improprieties at...
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U.S. Women's Soccer Star Alex Morgan to be Honored at Galaxy Game
Two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion Alex Morgan will be honored at halftime of Friday night’s Los Angeles Galaxy-San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer game at Dignity Health Sports Park.
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Thai Soccer Team Marks Cave Ordeal Anniversary With Run
A year after they became trapped in a flooded cave at the start of a two-week ordeal, some of the 12 young Thai soccer players and their coach marked the anniversary of the drama on Sunday that propelled them into celebrities. Around 4,000 people took part in the marathon and biking event Sunday morning, organized by local authorities to raise...
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Pig Disease Spreading in Asia as Nations Struggle to Stop It
Asian nations are scrambling to contain highly contagious African swine fever, with Vietnam culling 2.6 million pigs and China reporting a million dead in an unprecedentedly huge epidemic some fear is out of control. Smaller outbreaks have been reported in Hong Kong, Taiwan, North Korea, Cambodia and Mongolia after cases were first reported in China’s northeast in August. The U.N....