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A strong earthquake that recently hit Thailand is expected to have only a temporary effect on the country’s economy, with the government maintaining its growth forecast of 3% for the year, Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said on Tuesday.
A strong earthquake that struck Thailand last week, causing damage in several areas, is expected to have only a short-term impact on the country’s economy, according to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat. Despite the disruption, Thailand's growth forecast for this year remains at 3%.
Amornvivat stated on Tuesday that the government is still evaluating the extent of the earthquake’s effects. However, he reassured that the administration is prepared to implement support measures if necessary to mitigate any significant economic setbacks. The government’s swift response aims to ensure that the earthquake’s impact on growth will be minimal.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 kilometres east of Gorgan in northern Iran early Sunday morning, according to preliminary seismic data.
Kyiv has received $1.5 billion in commitments from European partners to purchase U.S.-made weapons, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday. He hailed the NATO mechanism enabling the deal as one that “truly strengthens our defence.”
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday (14 August) that he has ordered authorities to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into an attack on a former minister's son that took place a day earlier.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday, a day before U.S. President Donald Trump holds talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
A major forest fire in northern Morocco is now largely under control, though efforts to fully extinguish it are still underway, the national water and forests agency (ANEF) said on Wednesday.
Supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) threw flares and firecrackers at anti-government protesters in Novi Sad on Wednesday evening, according to Reuters, prompting police to intervene to end the standoff, a major escalation of nine-month-long protests in Serbia.
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