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France’s historically hot summer brings 7,300 excess deaths

PARIS - France has seen more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves so far this year, health authorities said on Wednesday, as the country has also endured a record number of hot days since mid-June, according to an AFP analysis.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

UK media skewered for ‘hounding’ black academic to death

LONDON - The British press is once again in the spotlight for its methods, this time over accusations that its full-throttle coverage of plagiarism allegations against the Cambridge academic Jason Arday led to his untimely death.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Ukraine MPs approve new defence minister after divisive reshuffle

KYIV - Lawmakers approved Ukraine’s new defence minister on Wednesday, a month after a reshuffle that triggered a public backlash after the dismissal of his popular predecessor Mykhailo Fedorov.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Migrant child registration probe expands nationwide

Thai authorities are expanding investigations into widespread use of fake birth and ID registrations from Bangkok to all provinces as the issue jeopardises national security, according to a deputy interior minister.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Kyrgios admits 'huge mistake' after failing test for cocaine

LONDON — Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios said on Wednesday he had made "a huge mistake" after he was provisionally suspended for testing positive for cocaine.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Portugal bans full-face veils

LISBON — Portugal's president has enacted a law pushed by the far right banning the concealment of faces in public, a measure widely seen as targeting Muslim women wearing a full-face veil.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Missing man found drowned after two-day search in Korat

NAKHON RATCHASIMA - The body of a 39-year-old man reported missing since Sunday has been found floating in a pond near his home in Non Sung district of this northeastern province.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Thai schools hold shooting response drills

Thai ⁠schools ⁠conducted active shooter drills on ​Wednesday, as authorities moved to strengthen security measures two ​weeks after a 14-year-old opened ‌fire at a school in Nonthaburi and killed seven people including himself, after killing his grandparents earlier.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Skills remain key as Asia hiring outlook cools in third quarter

Employers across Asia Pacific and the Middle East are slowing their hiring plans for the third quarter of 2026, but workers with artificial intelligence (AI) expertise and strong people skills can still expect to command higher salaries as companies compete for increasingly valuable talent, according to a new ManpowerGroup survey.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Thai actor-host Ray MacDonald found dead at 49

Thai actor and host Ray MacDonald was found dead at his home in the Phatthanakan area of Bangkok on Aug 19, aged 49.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19