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Eight Thai monks killed after boy drives truck into procession, police say
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (391+ words) Bangkok " An 11-year-old drove his parents" truck into a Buddhist procession in Thailand on Thursday, killing eight monks and injuring more than 20 others, police and health officials said. The group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a…...
Young survivors of Venezuela quakes run shelters as search drags on
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (259+ words) The Japan Times LA GUAIRA, Venezuela - The command center hums with activity as radios crackle to life, medical staff stop in to say hello and supplies are arranged in orderly piles. Though this organization would not be out of place…...
Members of rebel Catholic group in schism, excommunicated, Vatican says
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (111+ words) The Japan Times VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said on Thursday that priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval are in schism with the wider church and now…...
Takaichi looks to India in the face of supply chain and energy concerns
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (150+ words) The Japan Times Takaichi looks to India in the face of supply chain and energy concerns Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi moved to tighten ties with one of Japan's key Indo-Pacific partners during a summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…...
Interrogation footage to be shown at trial over prosecutor questioning
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (13+ words) The Japan Times...
France's far right pledges 40 million air conditioners as heat turns political
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (120+ words) The Japan Times France's far right is promising air conditioners now, rather than climate solutions for later, to try and sway voters as Europe bakes under record temperatures. National Rally lawmaker Jean-Philippe Tanguy has described a proposal to install air…...
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (134+ words) The Japan Times Thailand is done chasing tourist records After decades of measuring success by ever-rising arrival numbers, the government is making its clearest push yet to prioritize how much visitors spend versus how many show up. The Southeast Asian…...
An English furniture maker faces AI era of bots buying sofas
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (152+ words) The Japan Times With origins in the English countryside, The Cotswold Company is known for upscale furniture that evokes its bucolic backstory Now it's bracing for the era of artificial intelligence. It's a step-change for a business that's tracked the…...
Religious group extends Manila protest in support of Duterte ally
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (140+ words) The Japan Times An influential Philippine religious group continued its protest for a second day, backing a church member and senator facing possible plunder charges and snarling traffic on Manila's main thoroughfare. The rally adds to the political tension between…...
Former imperial family member views Japan's adoption plan as "unrealistic'
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (128+ words) The Japan Times An 81-year-old man from a former imperial family branch has questioned a plan to allow the imperial family to adopt male, paternal-line descendants of former branches amid the declining number of imperial family members. Born to the…...