Web Stories Wednesday, April 24

BANGKOK: Thailand will hold a senate election in June, the government said on Tuesday (Apr 23), the first poll for the upper house since a military coup a decade ago. The Cabinet of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin approved plans for the complex, multi-round election – which does not include a full public vote. Ministers also agreed to hold a referendum asking Thais whether they would support changing the constitution, which was drawn up by the then-ruling…

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He said it was unlikely to prove effective, adding: “But sooner or later many men will have to choose whether to confirm their Ukrainian citizenship.”Ukraine imposed martial law at the start of the full-scale war, banning men aged 18 to 60 from travelling abroad without special dispensation and beginning a…

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Tesla said it will lay off 6,020 employees in Texas and California ahead of its quarterly results on Tuesday (Apr 23) when CEO Elon Musk is expected to outline the electric vehicle maker’s strategy to combat slowing demand and falling margins.Last week, Tesla announced a more than 10 per cent…

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