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Thai PM clings on as crisis threatens to topple government

Thai PM clings on as crisis threatens to topple government

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra apologised on Thursday for a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that provoked widespread anger and threatened to topple her government.

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Govts scramble to evacuate citizens from Israel and Iran

Govts scramble to evacuate citizens from Israel and Iran

Governments around the world are evacuating thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiralling Israel-Iran conflict, organising buses and planes and in some cases assisting people crossing borders on foot.

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Floods expected after Hurricane Erick makes landfall in western Mexico

Floods expected after Hurricane Erick makes landfall in western Mexico

Hurricane Erick made landfall in the western Mexican state of Oaxaca on Thursday, the US National Hurricane Center said, having weakened to a "major" Category 3 storm that is likely to cause massive flooding and landslides.

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Russia warns US against 'military intervention' in Iran-Israel war

Russia warns US against 'military intervention' in Iran-Israel war

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington will enter the war alongside Israel.

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Budapest mayor defies police ban on Pride march

Budapest mayor defies police ban on Pride march

Hungarian police on Thursday banned the country's main Pride march from taking place in Budapest on June 28 but the capital's mayor defied them, vowing it would still go ahead.

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Air India says plane 'well-maintained' before crash

Air India says plane 'well-maintained' before crash

Air India's Boeing plane was "well-maintained" before it crashed a week ago, killing all but one of 242 people on board, the airline said Thursday.

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Arctic warming spurs growth of carbon-soaking peatlands

Arctic warming spurs growth of carbon-soaking peatlands

Arctic peatlands are expanding as the climate warms, new research showed Thursday, a change that could slow global heating in the near term but have the opposite effect in future.

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Swiss central bank cuts interest rates to zero percent

Swiss central bank cuts interest rates to zero percent

The Swiss National Bank cut interest rates to zero percent on Thursday as inflation cools and the franc strengthens, while the economic outlook has deteriorated.

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Bordeaux-Begles 'underdogs' before Top 14 semis despite Champions Cup triumph

Bordeaux-Begles 'underdogs' before Top 14 semis despite Champions Cup triumph

Bordeaux-Begles may have won the Champions Cup last month but for prop Jefferson Poirot they remain "underdogs" for Saturday's French Top 14 semi-final with Toulon.

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Gattuso convinced Italy can reach World Cup

Gattuso convinced Italy can reach World Cup

Gennaro Gattuso said Thursday he is convinced Italy can qualify for the World Cup as he begins his reign as Azzurri coach following the dismissal of Luciano Spalletti.

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