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Thailand’s Revenue Department said it may pursue bankruptcy proceedings against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra if it is unable to fully recover 17.6 billion baht ($538 million) in outstanding tax liabilities

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the navy must become part of the country’s nuclear war deterrent, using a ship inspection to underscore Pyongyang’s military ambitions ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit next week

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A US citizen who contracted Ebola while working as a doctor in East Africa has been discharged from a hospital in Germany after receiving treatment and testing negative for the virus.

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The Catholic Church lost our reporter years ago. A five-hour train ride spent reading Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI brought her back. Read more: bloom.bg/3RNAyBv

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Mike Ashley’s Frasers is considering a £500 million ($667 million) bid for Metrocentre, one of the UK’s biggest shopping centers, Sky News reports.

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Mass unrest across Bolivia is stalling the new government’s plans to tap the nation’s vast mineral wealth using foreign capital

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Pfizer is pulling back the curtain on its obesity ambitions, releasing new data on an experimental weight-loss shot and outlining a strategy to claw its way into a leadership position in the competitive market dominated by those with first-mover advantages. Read more: bloom.bg/4aeGqtM

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Friday’s pullback in US equities offers a chance to add exposure rather than a reason to retreat, with a path for the S&P 500 to reach 8,000 this year, according to John Flood, the head of Americas equities ex*****on services at Goldman

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The World Cup draw didn't just determine opponents. It also determined who will play in the toughest heat. Tap the link for our analysis on which teams face a much hotter tournament: bloom.bg/4ub60Hb

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