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BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday (Oct 10) ordered law enforcement agencies to tighten gun ownership rules and crack down on drug use following a mass killing by an ex-policeman at a daycare centre that has left the nation in shock. A total of 36 people including 24 children were killed in a knife and gun rampage last week by an ex-cop who later killed himself in Uthai Sawan, a town 500km north-east of Bangkok. It was one of the worst child death tolls in a massacre by a single killer in recent history. General Prayut has instructed…

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. September’s hotly anticipated jobs data ended up cooling markets on Friday. Stocks fell sharply as investors evaluated the report, which showed more jobs than expected were added to the US economy and indicated that more pain-inflicting interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve lie ahead. But a breakdown of the numbers shows that the Fed’s plans to weaken the labor market to fight…

San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove came under fire during Game 3 of the team’s wild-card round against the New York Mets on Sunday night.Mets manager Buck Showalter called for a substance check in the fifth inning with the team down four runs. Baseball fans on social media appeared to be befuddled by Musgrove’s “shiny” ear during the game and wondered if there was something on his body helping his pitching.The umpires came out and checked him, even going inside his ear to see if he was hiding any secrets in his crevice. Officials found nothing. “I get it, dude.…

The former US President announced his intention to create a new social media platform after he was banned from Facebook and Twitter last year.Leon Neal | Getty ImagesDigital World Acquisition Corp., the shell company set to take Trump Media and Technology Group public, on Monday again adjourned an important shareholder meeting, this time until early next month. The Monday meeting was supposed to announce the results of a shareholder vote to extend the deadline for the merger with Trump Media by about a year. DWAC needs 65% of its investors to approve the extension. The meeting will now take place at…

CNN  —  During a private meeting last summer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told two police officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and the mother of a third who died after the riot, that former President Donald Trump had no idea his supporters were carrying out the attack, according to newly obtained audio of the conversation. Testimony to the House Select Committee on January 6 revealed that Trump watched television for hours as the rioters engaged in a brutal fight with law enforcement. But McCarthy maintained Trump was unaware of the violence inside the Capitol when…

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket:Ford (F), General Motors (GM) – UBS downgraded both automakers, cutting Ford to “sell” from “neutral” and downgrading GM to “neutral” from “buy.” UBS said the auto industry is rapidly moving toward vehicle oversupply following three years of unprecedented pricing power. Ford slid 3.6% in the premarket while GM fell 3.5%.Rivian (RIVN) – Rivian shares tumbled 9% in the premarket after it recalled nearly all its vehicles to fix potential steering issues. The electric car and truck maker said no injuries have been reported as a result of the…

Japan fully reopens to tourists this week after two years of COVID-19 restrictions. However, shuttered shops and a shortage of hospitality workers threaten the country’s hopes for a tourism boom.From Tuesday, Japan will reinstate visa-free travel to dozens of countries, ending some of world’s strictest border controls to slow the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is counting on tourism to help invigorate the economy and reap some benefits from the yen’s slide to a 24-year low.Japan’s tourism industry has been upended by COVID-19Just over half a million visitors have come to Japan so far in 2022, compared with a record…

After a summer of travel chaos, flight cancellations and lost luggage, 2022 travel hasn’t been the easiest. Now we’re heading into winter, with the cost of living rising dramatically, our appetite for travel might not have changed but our budgets have.We’re all looking for ways to cut costs whilst still enjoying our well-earned time off. And whilst I can’t do anything to change the cost of an air ticket, cutting out those added costs, such as hold luggage, might save you a pretty penny or two. Travellers with just hand luggage can also avoid the baggage drop queues by checking in online…

A landslide triggered by days of torrential rains has killed at least 22 people and left dozens of people missing in central Venezuela, authorities said on Sunday. Residents of Las Tejerías in Santos Michelena, an agro-industrial town in Aragua state 87km (54 miles) southwest of the capital, Caracas, had just seconds to reach safety late on Saturday as debris swept down a mountainside onto them. “There was a large landslide in the central area of Las Tejerías” where five streams overflowed, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez told state-owned Venezolana de Televisión from the scene of the disaster. “We have already found…

The country has had three prime ministers in the last two years, at a time when the economy has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Announcing the dissolution of parliament, Ismail said political instability has had a negative impact on the economy and expressed a need to return the mandate to the people. Analysts also expect the instability to hurt voter turnout, especially among those who traditionally vote for the opposition, due to political disillusionment. CORRUPTION Graft was a key reason for UMNO’s defeat in 2018, and some critics say a convincing UMNO election win in the upcoming election could…