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Columbus, OH

Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) - On the campaign trail in rural Thailand last year, Paetongtarn Shinawatra reminded voters of her influential billionaire family's legacy of populism in what was her electoral debut.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand's youngest prime minister

The Independent

The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable back-to-the-future moment

Thailand's new prime minister renews the legacy of her father, the divisive Thaksin Shinawatra

Houston, TX

A 37-year-old man was fatally shot after he approached “suspicious” people on his street in Houston, leaving behind his two children and wife, who is eight months pregnant, authorities say. The incident occurred on August 10 at 12.30am when the husband, later identified as Osvaldo Casas, confronted “suspicious person(s) on his street”, Houston police said.The night before, the family had reported that one of their cars had been vandalized, according to KHOU11, and noticed a black vehicle in the neighborhood. The following night, a neighbor called police to report that a black vehicle was driving slowly through the area, according...

Husband dies in pregnant wife’s arms after being attacked while confronting car vandals

 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

As conflict casts a shadow across the Middle East, people are getting rich in Dubai

As the Middle East frets about conflict, Dubai booms with an influx of anxious wealth

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s son, Conor Kennedy, has revealed he is engaged to Brazilian singer Guilia Be.The couple shared a joint post on Instagram on August 12 to officially announce their engagement. The first photo in the post showed the pair hugging, as Guilia wore a diamond ring on her finger. The third picture showed them kissing, as Kennedy held a blue Tiffany & Co ring box in his hand.The post also included a video of Kennedy’s romantic proposal, as he and his now-fiancée were captured hugging in a room surrounded by candles. “I literally can’t believe this,” Guilia told...

RFK Jr’s son Conor Kennedy reveals he’s engaged to singer Giulia Be

 Remarkable new scientific research at Stonehenge has revealed an extraordinary new mystery. Mineralogical tests on the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument show that this central rock, known as the altar stone, was brought to Stonehenge from the far north of Scotland.The altar stone is arguably the most ritually important stone in Stonehenge, because it is the rock that marks the intersection of the prehistoric temple’s two most important celestial alignments – the winter solstice sunrise to summer solstice sunset alignment, and the summer solstice sunrise to winter solstice sunset alignment. It’s already known that some...

Mystery of Stonehenge deepens after ‘jaw-dropping’ discovery

The Mayor of London plans to shut the programme to new applicants on September 7.

Sadiq Khan to close Ulez scrappage scheme

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Many were postive about Sir Keir Starmer’s response, praising his leadership, the swift legal actions, and the deterrence provided by tough sentencing

Voices: Independent readers praise ‘calm’ Starmer for handling riots in ‘baptism of fire’

A cardiologist in Denver has been found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting nearly a dozen women. On Tuesday, Stephen Matthews, 36, was found guilty on 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault, according to the Denver Post. Matthews attacked 11 people. “Stephen Matthews took advantage of nearly a dozen women in the most egregious way imaginable, and for that he will now pay a significant price,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement Tuesday. “I hope today’s verdict provides a measure of comfort to all the victims.”The cardiologist was arrested in March 2023 after a woman...

Cardiologist found guilty of 35 counts of date rape and assault after attacking a dozen women

Frontman of band, whose gig led to one of the worst club fires in US history, died surrounded by family

Jack Russell death: Great White rocker dies aged 63

Greece, NY

Investigators zero down on wooden electricity pole with loose cable as point of origin

Faulty power cable likely sparked Greece’s deadliest wildfire this year

Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt his deportation from New Zealand to the U.S. on charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering

Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case

The lawyer representing the family has said this is ‘absurd’ and ‘preposterous’

Disney says husband can’t sue over wife’s wrongful death – because he signed up to Disney+ trial

 Watch live as doctors protest in Mumbai in solidarity with the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in Kolkata.The 31-year-old postgraduate trainee was found dead in a seminar hall of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in state capital Kolkata on 9 August. An autopsy confirmed sexual assault.A suspect has been arrested, a civil volunteer named Sanjay Roy, who is associated with the Kolkata police.The incident sparked protests in several cities and an attack on a medical college campus as doctors and paramedics in several cities across India demand better and safer working conditions.Scores of people went...

Live: Protests in India after trainee doctor raped and murdered in Kolkata

More evidence has emerged that Mexican authorities disposed of the bodies of dissidents in “death flights” during the country's 1965-1990 “dirty war.”

Mexico's truth commission reveals new evidence of ‘death flights’ during 1965-1990 'dirty war'

The victim, who is aged in his 50s, was stabbed a number of times and is being treated for injuries that are serious but not life-threatening.

Teenager arrested after army chaplain stabbed outside barracks

 Sea lions strapped with cameras have helped scientists map the ocean floor for the first time.Australian researchers enlisted endangered sea lions to help identify their previously unmapped ocean habitats.Eight adult female sea lions had small, lightweight cameras glued to their fur.Using 89 hours of recordings taken by the sea lions, the researchers identified six seabed habitats covering 5,000 square km of seabed in southern Australia.The incredible footage has been shared by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI).Author Nathan Angelaki said: “Using animal-borne video and movement data from a predator is a really effective way of mapping diverse habitats across large areas of the seabed.”      Read More               Bluey coins theft suspect arrested after allegedly stealing £309,000 worthDuke and Duchess of Sussex arrive in ColombiaNew snow leopard cubs play with mother at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia      

Sea lions carry cameras to help scientists map ocean floor for first time

The lakeside mansion where Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi spent years under house arrest was put up for auction for the second time on Thursday but once again attracted no bids, AFP reporters said.  Cut off from her husband and children in England, Suu Kyi spent time playing the piano, reading detective novels and meditating as her status as a democracy leader grew.

No bids as house of Myanmar's Suu Kyi auctioned again

She insisted on keeping Louis Vuitton bag next to her on seat

Woman kicked off flight for refusing to stow designer handbag under seat

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, is the  daughter of former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest PM after winning parliament vote

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