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    The Myanmar 'water brothers' salvaging shipwrecks on the tide

    Diving into the darkness of the Yangon River, Than Nyunt starts another murky sortie in his months-long mission to salvage a sunken ship using the power of the moon.He says he has salvaged around 40 ships, from cargo boats to passenger ferries, since he started diving over four decades ago.

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    Taiwan president-elect names cabinet ahead of inauguration

    Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te named his cabinet and security team appointees on Thursday as he prepares to take office next month.Lai named security council head Wellington Koo as his new defence minister, replacing Chiu Kuo-cheng.

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    Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as kingdom bakes

    Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.The health ministry said late Wednesday that 30 people had died from heatstroke between January 1 and April 17, compared with 37 in the whole of 2023.

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    Car giants vie for EV crown at Beijing's Auto China show

    Chinese car giants locked in a cut-throat price war descended on the capital for the start of the Auto China show Thursday, vying to draw consumers and headlines in the world's biggest electric vehicle market and abroad.Beijing's Auto China show, which lasts until May 4, sees dozens of firms square off in a bid to draw customers at one of the country's biggest car shows.

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    LG Display returns to quarterly loss on drop in off-season demand

    The Apple supplier posted an operating loss of 469 billion won ($341 million) for the January-March quarter after a profit in the previous quarter. LG Display had posted six consecutive quarterly losses before reporting a profit in the fourth quarter of 2023 because of an increase in year-end holiday seasonal demand. LG Display is working to change its business portfolio so its bottom line is less affected by roller coaster seasonal cycles, company executives said on Thursday.

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    'I Shouldn't Have Said That': Joe Biden Mocks 1 Of Trump's Most Cherished Traits

    The president took aim at one of his predecessor's personal trademarks -- and the audience loved it.

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    'Stop The War’: Pope Francis Pleads For Negotiation And Peace In Ukraine, Gaza Wars

    "Please. Countries at war, all of them, stop the war. Look to negotiate. Look for peace," the pope said in an interview with CBS News.

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