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Thailand top Asian destination for European tourists for second consecutive year, says Agoda
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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June 8, 2025
Thailand remains the top Asian destination for European tourists in 2024, according to Agoda. Strong demand from Germany, France, and the UK drives growth in Thai tourism this summer. Thailand top Asian destination for European tourists is once...
Conservative Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe in serious condition after shooting at political rally
The Hindu
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June 8, 2025
People hold hands as they gather at the site where Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay of the opposition Democratic Center party was shot during a campaign event, in Bogota, Colombia, on June 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Colombian Senator...
China’s Rare Earths Weapon Could Kill Europe’s Auto Industry
Oil Price
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June 8, 2025
China earlier this year introduced restrictions on its exports of rare earths. The move marked a new stage in the US- China trade spat, when the two sides no longer tried to out-tariff each other but took to more concrete steps. The problem is,...
Politics watch: Justice Minister under fire over child deportations
The Roscommon Herald
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June 8, 2025
James Cox Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come. Deportation flights The latest deportation flight from the State, to Lagos, Nigeria, has made headlines but not the type the Government will...
Beyond Economics: Washington’s Strategic Embrace of Post-Assad Syria
The Syrian Observer
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June 8, 2025
The meeting between Syrian interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa and U.S. President Donald Trump in Riyadh marked a turning point in Syria’s international relations. By lifting sanctions on Damascus, Trump signaled to Washington’s allies that it was...
Malawi film industry has potential—EU
The Nation Malawi
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June 8, 2025
European Union (EU)Ambassador Rune Skinnebach says Malawi’s film industry has potential and deserves support to grow into a viable cultural and economic sector. Speaking during the seventh edition of Euro Film Festival (EFF) at his residence in...
Australia hopes to diversify trade partnerships in response to unjustified' US tariffs
Yemen News Agency SABA
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June 8, 2025
Australia hopes to diversify trade partnerships in response to unjustified' US tariffs [Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:01:45 +0300] Sydney-Saba: Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell announced on Sunday that his country hopes to diversify its trade...
Breakfast briefing: Economic outlook dims as Trump goes 'purposefully inflammatory'
interest.co.nz
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Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news that despite the Trump-generated spectacle of intimidation and violence in Los Angeles against immigrant communities, the economic news has been contained. This...
EU Unveils Plan to Ease Water Shortages and Curb Data Center Use
Data Center Knowledge
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June 8, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- The European Union unveiled plans to boost resilience to droughts and improve water quality across the bloc, including measures to place usage checks on the booming IT sector. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch,...
Israeli Enemy Defense Minister threatens freedom flotilla participants
Yemen News Agency SABA
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June 8, 2025
[Sun, 08 Jun 2025 21:11:00 +0300] Al-Quds- Saba: Criminal Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz threatened on Sunday the activists participating in the "Madeleine" ship, part of the "Freedom Flotilla" heading to the Gaza Strip as part of the...
Tunisia Showcases Its Economic Potential at Rencontres Africa in Lyon
Tunisie Numerique
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June 8, 2025
Tunisia made a notable impression at the 13th edition of Rencontres Africa, held on June 5 and 6, 2025, at the Hôtel de Région in Lyon. The event took place alongside the General Assembly of the International Association of Francophone Regions...
eu-LISA Industry Roundtable June 2025 – Registration Now Closed
The European Times
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June 8, 2025
Building Better Government Software at Scale – Agile, DevSecOps and Software Factories The next edition of the Industry Roundtable, titled ‘Building Better Government Software at Scale – Agile, DevSecOps and Software Factories’, will take place on...
Korea's trade surplus with U.S. halves in April as those of Japan, Taiwan widen
Korea JoungAng Daily
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June 8, 2025
Published: 09 Jun. 2025, 07:00 Updated: 09 Jun. 2025, 07:44 Export-bound vehicles are parked at Pyeongtaek Port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi on June 1. [YONHAP] Korea took a bigger blow than Japan and Taiwan from the United States’ “tariff bomb” under...
Irish Examiner view: Trump is escalating tensions in California for his own political ends
Irish Examiner
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June 8, 2025
Demonstrating further cards from the authoritarian deck he has brandished on several previous occasions, particularly during his first term in office, Trump ordered the state’s National Guard to intervene to quell protests against federal...
UK child poverty rises higher than in any of the 38 OECD and EU countries - with five local authorities named as the worst in Unicef report
Express & Star
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June 8, 2025
Children living in England’s most deprived areas are more likely to visit A&E, be overweight or obese and suffer from tooth decay, a new report by aid agency Unicef UK has found. The organisation has called on the Government to lift its two-child...
Iran to unveil strategic Israeli documents soon: minister
Xinhua News Agency
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TEHRAN, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib announced on Sunday the country had obtained a "precious trove" of Israel's strategic, operational, and scientific data and documents, which he said would be published soon....
Macron and Meloni reset ties in strategic shift beyond European borders
Weekly Blitz
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June 8, 2025
The geopolitical rapprochement between French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni marks a significant moment not only for European diplomacy but also for global affairs. Long plagued by political friction and...
Europe’s Left Must Unite to Oppose NATO's Rearmament and Austerity
IOL
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John Ross|Published 4 hours ago 6min John Ross As Europe approaches NATO's 24–26 June summit in The Hague, its 750 million people face a decisive strategic choice that will affect their lives for years to come – and one with a far wider global...
Stanley Fischer, economist who tackled global crises, dies at 81
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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After all, he was, in the words of The New York Times, “the closest thing the world economy has to a battlefield medic.” Dr. Fischer, who served as head of Israel’s central bank and as vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board in addition to his IMF...
Daily To Auckland: Singapore Airlines Moves Airbus A380 Capacity Away From Europe This Winter
Simple Flying
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June 8, 2025
Singapore Airlines will soon be reintroducing its flagship Airbus A380 on routes to Auckland Airport (AKL) from its hub at Singapore Changi International Airport (SIN). This change will take place during the Southern Hemisphere's summer season,...