Rival political camps jostled for position Tuesday, hoping to form a government after Thailand’s first election since a coup — a poll clouded by allegations of a bungled counting process that left voters perplexed about the outcome.
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Thai election complaints mount as junta holds popular vote edge
Confusion and complaints over preliminary results in Thailand’s election mounted on Monday after the first poll since a 2014 coup, with the junta primed to retain its grip on power despite only having a slight edge in the popular vote.
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Death toll in China chemical blast rises to 78
The death toll from a chemical plant explosion in China rose to 78 on Monday, with hundreds still receiving medical treatment four days after one of the country’s worst industrial accidents.
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Jihadists emerge from tunnels to surrender after ‘caliphate’ falls
Islamic State group jihadists emerged from tunnels to surrender to US-backed forces in eastern Syria on Sunday, a Kurdish spokesman said, a day after their “caliphate” was declared defeated.
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Detained jihadists are ticking bomb, Syria Kurds warn
Syria’s Kurds warned Sunday that despite the demise of the Islamic State’s “caliphate”, the thousands of foreign jihadists they hold are a time-bomb the world urgently needs to defuse.
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Thais vote in first general election since 2014 coup
Thais filled schoolyards, temples and government offices to vote Sunday in the first election since a 2014 coup, with high turnout forecast from a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the king to support “good” leaders to prevent “chaos”.
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Dubai projects NZ PM’s image on iconic skyscraper
Dubai has projected the image of New Zealand premier Jacinda Ardern onto its iconic Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper, in thanks for her response to last week’s mosque shootings.
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China factory blast death toll jumps to 64, man rescued after 40 hours
The death toll in a chemical plant explosion in China rose to 64 Saturday but rescuers found a survivor among more than two dozen still missing in the debris…
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China probes factory blast as death toll rises to 47
Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered local governments Friday to prevent any more industrial disasters after a chemical plant blast left 47 people dead, injured hundreds and flattened an industrial park in the latest such catastrophe to hit the country.
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Blast rocks east China chemical plant, injuries reported
A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in eastern China on Thursday, injuring at least 12 people and shattering the windows of nearby buildings, officials and state media said.
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