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U.S. appoints new top official at Havana embassy as tensions flare

 

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A car with tourists drives past the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

 

HAVANA (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it had designated career diplomat Lawrence Gumbiner as the new chief of its Cuba embassy that has been at the centre of a diplomatic crisis due to allegations of mysterious health attacks on its personnel.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008623-us-appoints-new-top-official-at-havana-embassy-as-tensions-flare/

 

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Iraqi PM Abadi demands Kurds cancel secession bid as price for talks

By Maher Chmaytelli

 

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Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (not pictured) in Baghdad, Iraq October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Alex Brandon/Pooll

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's prime minister demanded on Thursday that Kurds declare their independence referendum void, rejecting the Kurdish autonomous region's offer to suspend its independence push to resolve a crisis through talks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008624-iraqi-pm-abadi-demands-kurds-cancel-secession-bid-as-price-for-talks/

 

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Norway says sunken Russian helicopter wreckage may have been located

By Terje Solsvik and Gleb Stolyarov

 

OSLO/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Norwegian rescuers believe they may have located the sunken wreckage of a Russian helicopter that went missing on Thursday with eight people aboard off the coast of the Arctic Svalbard archipelago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008627-norway-says-sunken-russian-helicopter-wreckage-may-have-been-located/

 

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Mattis visits Seoul for defence talks as tensions climb

By Phil Stewart

 

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File photo: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference in New Delhi, India September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis flew into Seoul on Friday for annual defence talks as tensions with North Korea climb ahead of a visit to the region next month by President Donald Trump.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008629-mattis-visits-seoul-for-defence-talks-as-tensions-climb/

 

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Trump declares opioids a U.S. public health emergency

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Jeff Mason

 

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency on Thursday, stopping short of a national emergency declaration he promised months ago that would have freed up more federal money.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008632-trump-declares-opioids-a-us-public-health-emergency/

     

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    Australian deputy PM says he respects court decision that ruled him ineligible for parliament

     

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    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said on Friday he respected a High Court verdict that ruled he was ineligible to sit in parliament because he held dual citizenship, a decision that cost the government it's one-seat majority.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008639-australian-deputy-pm-says-he-respects-court-decision-that-ruled-him-ineligible-for-parliament/

     

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    HM the King presides over transfer of Royal Relics

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    His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn presided over the Royal Ceremony for the collection of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Royal Relics and Royal Ashes from the Royal Crematorium at Sanam Luang and their transfer to The Grand Place on Friday morning.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008641-hm-the-king-presides-over-transfer-of-royal-relics/

     

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    Estimated 60,000 Phuket mourners join Royal Cremation ceremony

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    Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong inaugurated the second period of Dok Mai Jan laying at 5:30pm. Photo: PR Dept

     

    PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Snith Sriwihok yesterday morning inaugurated the Dok Mai Jan laying ceremony at Phuket’s Royal Crematorium replica at Saphan Hin Park in Phuket Town. Dok Mai Jan laying services were also held the island’s Ketho Temple in Kathu and Manik Temple in Thalang.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008643-estimated-60000-phuket-mourners-join-royal-cremation-ceremony/

     

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    Airlines get ready for new U.S. security rules from Thursday

    By David Shepardson and Jamie Freed

     

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    WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) - New security measures including stricter passenger screening take effect on Thursday on all U.S.-bound flights to comply with government requirements aimed at responding to threats of hidden explosives, airlines said.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008644-airlines-get-ready-for-new-us-security-rules-from-thursday/

     

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    Remains of late Thai king collected after night of tears and ancient funeral rites

    By Amy Sawitta Lefevre

     

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    A soldier salutes in front of the Royal Crematorium during a funeral for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Damir

     

    BANGKOK (Reuters) - The cremated remains of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej were collected on Friday as part of an elaborate, five-day funeral ceremony that drew hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners to Bangkok's historic old quarter.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008641-hm-the-king-presides-over-transfer-of-royal-relics/?do=findComment&comment=12395483

     

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    U.S. belatedly begins to comply with Russia sanctions law

     

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Thursday said it had belatedly begun informing Congress and others about groups associated with the Russian intelligence and defence sectors as required under a 2017 law tightening sanctions on Russia.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008651-us-belatedly-begins-to-comply-with-russia-sanctions-law/

     

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    Royal Irrigation debunks online rumours of Chao Phraya bursting banks

     

    The Royal Irrigation Department on Friday dismissed rumours spread online that the department would hasten water release from Chao Phraya Dam to flood Bangkok and suburbs.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008674-royal-irrigation-debunks-online-rumours-of-chao-phraya-bursting-banks/

     

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    Country united in grief and gratitude in fond farewell

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    TEAR-EYED and aggrieved, loyal subjects across the country poured out their heartfelt love and respects for His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, offering sandalwood flowers in humble obeisance.

     

    Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008686-country-united-in-grief-and-gratitude-in-fond-farewell/

     

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    Overseas Thais and THAI flight attendants pay last respects

     

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    Thais residing overseas were able to join their compatriots back home in expressing their grief and bidding a final farewell to their beloved Monarch, His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on October 26 at Thai embassies throughout the world. 

     

    Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008687-overseas-thais-and-thai-flight-attendants-pay-last-respects/

     

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    Phuket Royal Crematorium replica to remain at Saphan Hin until further notice

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    The Royal Crematorium replica at Saphan Hin Park. Photo: PR Dept

     

    PHUKET:-- The head of the Phuket Public Relations Department has today (Oct 27) confirmed that the Royal Crematorium replica at Saphan Hin park will remain until an official order is put out to remove the structure.

     

    Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008690-phuket-royal-crematorium-replica-to-remain-at-saphan-hin-until-further-notice/

     

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