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Twenty soldiers were killed and several others injured in explosions of weapons stockpiled at a military base west of Phnom Penh on Saturday, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said.

Details: Category: World News; Published: 28 April 2024

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Chinese ‘settle in’ at Cambodian naval base

Two Chinese navy ships have now spent more than four months at Ream Naval Base in Cambodia, the first and only two ships to have docked at a new pier built with Chinese funding, according to a report by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI).

Details: Category: World News; Published: 28 April 2024

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A Thai-flagged vessel is among four cargo ships that have exited the Port of Baltimore via a temporary channel, after being stranded for a month following the collapse of a major bridge.

Details: Category: World News; Published: 28 April 2024

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Beachcomber, 13, finds ‘holy grail& Lego octopus washed ashore from 1997 spill

A 13-year-old boy who has collected almost 800 pieces of Lego that spilled into the sea from a shipping container in the 1990s has finally found a &holy grail& plastic octopus after two years of searching.

Details: Category: World News; Published: 27 April 2024

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SINGAPORE - This year, Singapore will introduce a new law aimed at supporting so-called gig-economy workers plan for their retirement needs and get work injury protection, Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng said.

Details: Category: World News; Published: 28 April 2024

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Velociraptors from Jurassic Park dwarfed by giant new discovery

When Jurassic Park introduced the world to the six-feet-long velociraptor, disdainful palaeontologists were quick to point out that the dinosaurs were actually about the size of turkeys.