By Gerry Doyle
(Reuters) - A Bell 212 helicopter carrying Iran's president and foreign minister crashed on Sunday, according to Iranian state media, as it flew through mountains in heavy fog. All are feared dead, an Iranian official said on Monday as search teams located the wreckage.
The civilian version of the ubiquitous Vietnam War-era UH-1N "Twin Huey," they are in wide use globally by both governments and private operators:
... (continue reading...)BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's economy expanded 1.5% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, beating analysts' expectations.
On a quarterly basis, Southeast Asia's second-largest economy grew a seasonally adjusted 1.1% in the January-March quarter, data from the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) showed.
Growth was driven by exports, private consumption and private investment, but... (continue reading...)
By Joyce Lee
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United Kingdom will co-host the second global AI summit in Seoul this week, as the breathtaking pace of innovation since the first AI summit in November leaves governments scrambling to keep up with a growing array of risks.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will oversee a virtual summit on Tuesday, amid calls for better regulation of artificial... (continue reading...)
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's economy is facing mounting pressure and the government will maintain policies that support growth, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said on Monday.
Khai said inflation is on the rise while credit growth remains weak, adding that global geopolitical situations are unfavourable and unpredictable.
"It's a huge challenge to reach this year's socio-economic targets," Khai said at a month-long National Assembly... (continue reading...)
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By Nate Raymond
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Sunday blocked the Biden administration from fully implementing a new rule that would require gun dealers to obtain licenses and conduct background checks when selling firearms at gun shows and online.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo temporarily restrained the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' rule from being enforced in Republican-led... (continue reading...)
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