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​A man walks past a Jio-bp fuel tanker, an Indian fuel and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries (RIL) and British Petroleum (bp), in Navi Mumbai, India, October 26, 2021
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Hard Numbers: BP cuts thousands of jobs, UK drug seizures soar, Astronauts take a hike, Nigeria kills dozens of jihadists

Residential and office buildings are seen in Beijing, China, January 10, 2017.
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Hard Numbers: Chinese house prices drop, Maryland governor pardons cannabis convicts, Nuclear spending soars, Putin visits Kim, Record migration through Mexico

3.9: China reported Monday that home prices across the country fell at a faster rate in May than at any time since last summer. They’ve dropped 3.9% since last May, and they’ve now reached their lowest level since 2014.

Tourist stand in front of Peak Bolivar at the Sierra Nevada in the Andean state of Merida July 30, 2008.
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Hard Numbers: Venezuela loses its glaciers, Renewables hit 30, MTG flames out, Thailand smokes cannabis industry, Kenya bulldozes flood-prone homes

Thailand, Bangkok, 2024/01/17. A tuktuk drives past a cannabis dispensary in the Nana district.
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Pot politics: Thai government aims to overturn cannabis legalization

Passing the ganja in Thailand may soon be illegal – again.

Israelis protest in front of the Ministry of defense to free hostages taken by Hamas terrorist on October 7th 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Gaza hostage talks continue, Brazilians bake, Thais toke, Record-scratch in Madagascar election

Getting (legally) stoned in the Land of Smiles is … tricky
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Getting (legally) stoned in the Land of Smiles is … tricky

Thailand, famous for having some of the toughest anti-drug laws in the world, recently became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis. Still, a tangle of laws — and messy domestic politics — make it unclear whether recreational use and possession will be prosecuted now, or in the future. Huh? We asked Eurasia Group analyst Peter Mumford to make sense of it all.

The Graphic Truth: Global reefer madness
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The Graphic Truth: Global reefer madness

Thailand cautiously reopens door to weed
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Thailand cautiously reopens door to weed