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German tourist drowns in Phuket after being swept away by big waves 

  A GERMAN man holidaying in Thailand drowned after being pulled further into the sea by large waves that pounded Phuket’s Freedom beach yesterday (Aug. 10) while six other tourists narrowly escaped death after being caught in strong currents off Nai Thon beach today, TV Channel 7 and NBT World said, Rescuers have found the

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World news

Death toll rises to 132 with hundreds more injured in Colombia earthquake, association says

  By CNN and Reuters – published by CNA BOGOTA: At least 132 people have died, and 570 have been injured as a result of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck earlier Monday (Aug. 10), according to the Colombian Association of Capital Cities, which earlier took part in an disaster response meeting with the president.

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Ex-MP literally kills provincial administration head

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters Updated at 7.55 a.m. on Aug. 11, 2026 IN WHAT was seen as an unlikely phenomenon, former maverick MP Chalong Riewraeng yesterday (Aug.10) literally gunned down and killed Nonthaburi provincial administration head Thongchai Yenprasert in the premises of the latter’s office adjacent to the northern outskirts of Bangkok. The three-time,

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