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Sep 17, 2026
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, in coordination with the Pollution Control Department (PCD) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, is preparing stricter measures to tackle the increased risk of PM2.5 pollution towards the end of the year.
State exco says willing to help villagers but awaiting details.
A company founded by Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers has developed a 6 kg CT scanner that it says is the world's smallest, a portable device built to image the inside of small objects.
International students accounted for 18% of university enrollment in Germany in the 2025-26 academic year, the highest proportion ever recorded, with their number reaching 516,820.
This factory employs around 250,000 people, making it the world's largest manufacturing site by headcount.
Rally organiser accuses ruler's rivals of committing treason, calls for action.
'State exco's media announcement has no legal bearing.'
Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam will attend the U.N. General Assembly's high-level general debate in New York and pay a state visit to Canada this month.
However, a Putrajaya source declines to confirm whether there is a meeting.
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16 U.S. colleges will charge more than US$100,000 for a single year of undergraduate study in the 2026-27 academic year, a surge from only two schools a year earlier.
A Malaysian woman has died while scuba diving after she was caught in strong currents in Bali, Indonesia. According to local media portal Bali News, the victim, Siti Nuraini Rusidi, 40, was on a diving trip with a divemaster, boat captain and several other divers when the incident occurred at 11.10am local time on Wednesday. The trip’s divemaster, Eugenius Franciso Ray, 33, had reportedly raised concerns over her health when he noticed her coughing when the group was at the first dive site at...