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A mock 10 baht banknote bearing an illustration of a yellow duck instead of the Thai king or his predecessor is pictured in Bangkok on Nov. 25, 2020.
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Hard Numbers: Thai royal canard, Biden’s deficit plan, Japan’s gender pay gap, golden Odin, Greek walkout

Prepare to read the next sentence twice. A man in Thailand is facing two years in jail for selling calendars of … rubber ducks.

Washington’s controversial new approach to foreign aid
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Washington’s controversial new approach to foreign aid

Since returning to power in 2025, the Trump administration has drastically changed the answer to this question, pursuing an ‘America First’ philosophy that is dramatically more transactional: the US will give you money, but you must give the US something valuable in return.