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Trump, France's Macron to discuss Iran nuclear deal next week

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets French President Emmanuel Macron in New York, U.S., September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss the Iran nuclear agreement at the White House on Tuesday, although discussions with European countries on addressing U.S. concerns about the 2015 deal were "not quite done yet," a senior administration official said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034662-trump-frances-macron-to-discuss-iran-nuclear-deal-next-week/

 

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Israeli troops kill four more Palestinians in border protest

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

 

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A Palestinian protester rolls a burning tire during clashes with Israeli troops in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

 

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot dead four Palestinians on the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, bringing to 35 the death toll in recent weeks among Palestinian protesters demanding the right to return to their former homeland.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034663-israeli-troops-kill-four-more-palestinians-in-border-protest/

 

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North Korea says it will stop nuclear tests, abolish test site - KCNA

 

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will suspend nuclear and missile tests effective immediately and abolish a nuclear test site in the northern part of the country in a bid to pursue economic growth and peace on the Korean peninsula, state media said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034664-north-korea-says-it-will-stop-nuclear-tests-abolish-test-site-kcna/

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U.S. students walk out again to protest gun violence

By Keith Coffman

 

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Girls hold signs as teens kick off a voter registration rally, a day ahead of the 19th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School, in Littleton, Colorado, U.S., April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

 

LITTLETON, Colo. (Reuters) - Demanding an end to gun violence and tougher restrictions on firearm sales, thousands of students again walked out of classes across the United States on Friday in hopes of putting pressure on politicians ahead of November's midterm elections.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034665-us-students-walk-out-again-to-protest-gun-violence/

 

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Democrats sue Russia, Trump campaign for alleged 2016 election conspiracy

By Mark Hosenball and David Alexander

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Naval Air Station Key West for a visit to the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South) federal anti-smuggling and anti-drug trafficking agency in Key West, Florida, U.S. April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic Party sued the Russian government, U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign and WikiLeaks on Friday, charging that they carried out a wide-ranging conspiracy to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034666-democrats-sue-russia-trump-campaign-for-alleged-2016-election-conspiracy/

 

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Avicii, Swedish electronic dance music artist and DJ, dead at 28

 

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Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer Avicii (Tim Bergling) takes a selfie on Table Mountain, South Africa in this picture obtained from social media January 11, 2018. Instagram/Avicii via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, one of the biggest stars of electronic dance music (EDM) in Europe, was found dead on Friday at the age of 28, his U.S. publicist said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034667-avicii-swedish-electronic-dance-music-artist-and-dj-dead-at-28/

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At least three dead, including police officer, in Nicaragua protests

By Oswaldo Rivas

 

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A petrol bomb explodes near riot policemen during clashes with university students protesting over a controversial reform to the pension plans of the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute (INSS) in Managua, Nicaragua April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

 

MANAGUA (Reuters) - Protests in Nicaragua over changes to social security have led to the deaths of at least three people, including a police officer, the Red Cross said on Friday, heaping pressure on the leftist government of President Daniel Ortega.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034668-at-least-three-dead-including-police-officer-in-nicaragua-protests/

 

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Accused monks ‘not guilty yet’

By The Nation

 

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Sangha Supreme Council secretary- general Pol Lt-Colonel Pongporn Parmsneh yesterday stresses to reporters in Nakhon Pathom province that five senior monks implicated in the temple fund embezzlement were innocent until proven guilty by a court.

 

SANGHA COUNCIL SAYS NACC HAS TO MAKE THE CALL ON PROSECUTION

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034669-accused-monks-‘not-guilty-yet’/

 

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Taiwanese call-centre scam suspect nabbed while in transit at Bangkok airport

By SURIYA PATATHAYO 
THE NATION

 

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A TAIWANESE man suspected to be a member of a call-centre gang that has been preying on victims across Asia for the past six years was arrested at Suvarnabhumi International Airport early yesterday. The gang had reportedly swindled various people out of Bt100 million.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034670-taiwanese-call-centre-scam-suspect-nabbed-while-in-transit-at-bangkok-airport/

 

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Ministry suspects decades of corrupt practices in school Internet service

By The Nation

 

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Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin

 

THE Education Ministry suspects years of corrupt practices in its decades-long MOENET project, which supplied Internet access to agencies and schools under the ministry’s supervision.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034671-ministry-suspects-decades-of-corrupt-practices-in-school-internet-service/

 

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Future Forward gets the nod to prepare for registration as a party

By THE NATION 

 

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THE PROVISIONAL Future Forward Party is partly relieved after the Election Commission yesterday approved their request to prepare for registration as a political party.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034637-billionaire’s-party-gets-approval/

 

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Doi Suthep panel to suggest moving of court residences

By NISANART KANGWANWONG 
THE NATION

 

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A JOINT PANEL of civil society groups and government representatives discussing a controversial construction project on Chiang Mai’s Doi Suthep Mountain will be asking the prime minister to find a new location for the court officials’ residences which are nearing completion, according to insiders familiar with the talks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034672-doi-suthep-panel-to-suggest-moving-of-court-residences/

 

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NBTC can continue to work despite NLA rejection of all board candidates

By THE NATION

 

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THE NATIONAL Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) has been allowed to continue its work and consider any key pending matters – including spectrum auction and spectrum reclamation – despite the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) rejecting all 14 NBTC final candidates for the seven-member body on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034673-nbtc-can-continue-to-work-despite-nla-rejection-of-all-board-candidates/

 

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Anger at new junta law banning populist policy

By WICHIT CHAITRONG, 
KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

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Former finance minister Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala

 

POLITICIANS yesterday lashed out at the junta’s latest move to block populist policy with a new law.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034674-anger-at-new-junta-law-banning-populist-policy/

 

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Chao Phraya promenade project may be downsized

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

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THE CONTROVERSIAL Chao Phraya Riverside Promenade project is expected to be scaled down following opposition from influential people of a historical preservation committee.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034675-chao-phraya-promenade-project-may-be-downsized/

 

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Jack Ma shows e-commerce magic; 80,000 durians sold in a minute

By THE NATION

 

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THAI DURIAN sold like hot cakes after Jack Ma showed the magic of e-commerce during his visit to Thailand by selling 80,000 golden pillow durians on his online platform T-mall within one minute.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034676-jack-ma-shows-e-commerce-magic-80000-durians-sold-in-a-minute/

 

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Apple offers battery replacement for some MacBooks after flaws reported

BY REUTERS

 

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(Reuters) – Apple Inc on Friday said component failure in a limited number of MacBook Pros has caused built-in battery to expand, adding, it will offer worldwide free replacement for such batteries.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-offers-battery-replacement-macbooks-flaws-reported/28360/

 

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Thaivisa exclusive: Alleged pedophile "let go by police" - heading for Bangkok

 

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The American man who exposed himself to a group of children in Pai has been released by police, the father of one of the children has claimed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034684-thaivisa-exclusive-alleged-pedophile-let-go-by-police-heading-for-bangkok/

 

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"Gang of Four" arrested for attack on security guard over use of the toilets

 

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Four men have been arrested after a Songkran festival attack that left a security guard in hospital.
 
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Top brass down at the scene of the shark attack - confirm "Sai Noi" beach closure indefinite

 

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Senior officials visiting the scene of the shark attack on a Norwegian man have confirmed that the beach will remain closed for an unspecified time.
 

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Thai worker in coma in Taiwan with 0% chance of recovery after eating freshwater shellfish

 

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Image: Thai Rath

 
A Thai worker is in a coma in Taiwan after he consumed freshwater shellfish in March.
 
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Centenarian with dementia still missing after two months as search stepped up

 

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The search for a 100 year old Prajuab Khirikhan man who has been missing for nearly two months is being stepped up after a foundation has offered help to friends and relatives.
 
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North Korea says will stop nuclear tests, scrap test site

By Soyoung Kim and Cynthia Kim

 

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Third Plenary Meeting of the Seventh Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on April 20, 2018. KCNA/via Reuters

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will immediately suspend nuclear and missile tests and scrap its nuclear test site and instead pursue economic growth and peace, the North's state media said on Saturday, ahead of planned summits with South Korea and the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034664-north-korea-says-it-will-stop-nuclear-tests-abolish-test-site-kcna/

 

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U.S., Europe order emergency checks on engine type in Southwest accident

By David Shepardson and Tim Hepher

 

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U.S. NTSB investigators are on scene examining damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane in this image released from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 17, 2018. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. and European airline regulators on Friday ordered emergency inspections within 20 days of nearly 700 aircraft engines similar to the one involved in a fatal Southwest Airlines <LUV.N> engine blowout earlier this week, citing risks of a similar mishap.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034695-us-europe-order-emergency-checks-on-engine-type-in-southwest-accident/

 

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'Smallville' actress charged in self-help guru's sex traffic case

By Brendan Pierson

 

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FILE PHOTO: Actress Allison Mack arrives at the Hollywood FX Summer Comedies Party in Los Angeles, California June 26, 2012. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York actress Allison Mack was arrested Friday on charges that she recruited women into a secret society led by self-help guru Keith Raniere in which they were forced to have sex with Raniere and were branded with his initials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034699-smallville-actress-charged-in-self-help-gurus-sex-traffic-case/

 

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Pattaya "Beer Promotion Girl" goes on Facebook to issue rape warning - but netizens are skeptical

 

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A 22 year old woman who works as a beer promotion girl in a North Pattaya restaurant went on Facebook to claim that she was nearly raped by a motorcycle taxi guy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034700-pattaya-beer-promotion-girl-goes-on-facebook-to-issue-rape-warning-but-netizens-are-skeptical/

 

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German police defuse WW2 bomb after evacuating central Berlin

 

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The bomb defusing team pose with dismantled World War Two bomb at a construction site next to the central train station in Berlin, Germany, April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bomb disposal experts defused a World War Two bomb in Berlin on Friday after evacuating an area in the heart of Berlin including the central train station, a hospital and the Economy Ministry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034701-german-police-defuse-ww2-bomb-after-evacuating-central-berlin/

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Former Mexican governor extradited from Italy to U.S. - source

 

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FILE PHOTO: Tomas Yarrington poses after a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico May 23, 2005. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar/File Photo

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A former Mexican governor accused of having ties to Mexican drug cartels has been extradited to the United States from Italy, a Mexican security source said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1034702-former-mexican-governor-extradited-from-italy-to-us-source/

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