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Nationals can't cool down streaking Phillies in sweep

The Washington Times 

Alec Bohm homered and drove in five runs, Bryce Harper doubled and had two RBIs and the Philadelphia Phillies swept their sixth series of the season with a 11-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.

Thailand's cannabis U-turn is a cautionary tale

BangkokPost.com 

Turns out you can have too much of a good thing. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ordered a U-turn on the country's landmark cannabis policy, saying the plant should be soon classified as a narcotic again and its use limited to medical and health purposes.

Faces of courage

BangkokPost.com 

Si Leeya knew he had fallen prey to leprosy at the age of 15. Overwhelmed by fear of social stigma, he decided to run away from home.

Aston ups ante

BangkokPost.com 

Aston Martin is considering a rugged, high-powered super-4x4 to rival the Mercedes G-Class, Autocar can reveal.

High-end off-roader gets an EV variant

BangkokPost.com 

Hands unyielding on the steering wheel. Foot welded to the accelerator. Round and round I go for two rotations, inner ear out of sync, the world a blur.

Premium fruits come to The Mall Lifestore

BangkokPost.com 

Gourmet Market and Gourmet Eats are organising Gourmet Fruit First, which brings the finest fruity flavours of the season to all branches of The Mall Lifestore and Emsphere, until June 23.

British Club hosts dinner theatre

BangkokPost.com 

The Bangkok Community Theatre presents a dinner theatre show featuring Verdi's masterpiece La Traviata at the British Club, Silom 18, on Friday and Saturday starting at 7pm.

Da Nang gears up for fireworks festival

BangkokPost.com 

Visitors to the coastal town of Da Nang in Vietnam will have another option to take in breathtaking views of the Han River at night thanks to the Danang International Fireworks Festival, which will light up the sky from June 8 to July 13 to celebrate the arrival of the summer.

Coppola's Megalopolis leaves Cannes scratching its head

BangkokPost.com 

Every year the Cannes Film Festival has its hottest gig -- a film so breathlessly anticipated and a justification of the festival's raison d'être. This year, that honour belongs to Megalopolis. Or, to be completely faithful according to the plaque flashed up on the screen, Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis: A Fable.

Green push needs united approach

BangkokPost.com 

Bridging the divide between agriculture and forestry is imperative for climate action. The global and national race is on to steeply reduce emissions over the next six years. According to the watershed Global Stocktake report, released ahead of COP28 in Dubai, we face the daunting task of reducing emissions by 43% by 2030 to retain the possibility of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees by the end of...