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Chilean police raid bishops' offices over abuse accusations - prosecutor

By Aislinn Laing

 

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Chilean prosecutor Emiliano Arias is seen after a meeting with special Vatican envoys archbishop Charles Scicluna and father Jordi Bertomeu at the Apostolic Nunciature in Santiago, Chile, June 13, 2018. Picture Taken June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

 

(Reuters) - Chilean police and prosecutors investigating accusations of sexual abuse by clerics launched simultaneous raids on Friday on the offices of archbishops in two cities in the country's south, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048384-chilean-police-raid-bishops-offices-over-abuse-accusations-prosecutor/

 

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Pompeo meets next Mexican president, says Trump wants better ties

By Lesley Wroughton and Sharay Angulo

 

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at Benito Juarez International airport in Mexico City, Mexico July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump wants to strengthen and improve ties with Mexico after "bumps in the road," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Mexico's next leader on Friday, following the leftist's landslide victory this month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048385-pompeo-meets-next-mexican-president-says-trump-wants-better-ties/

 

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Peru's president fires justice minister as new scandal spreads

 

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Peru's President Martin Vizcarra and Justice Minister Salvador Heresi attend a swearing-in ceremony at the government palace in Lima, Peru April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo

 

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra fired his justice minister on Friday after local media released an audio of a secretly-recorded phone conversation between the minister and a judge under investigation for influence peddling.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048386-perus-president-fires-justice-minister-as-new-scandal-spreads/

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Iraq protests spread to Najaf in fifth day of unrest over services, corruption

By Aref Mohammed

 

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the airport and halted air traffic in the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf on Friday, extending protests

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048387-iraq-protests-spread-to-najaf-in-fifth-day-of-unrest-over-services-corruption/

 

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Donald Trump meets Britain's Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump are met by Britain's Queen Elizabeth as they arrive for tea at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Donald Trump met Britain's Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle on Friday but the 92-year-old monarch was forced at one point to walk around the U.S. president after he halted abruptly during a ceremonial inspection of the guard.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048388-donald-trump-meets-britains-queen-elizabeth-at-windsor-castle/

 

 

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After major protests, national strike empties streets in Nicaragua

By Oswaldo Rivas

 

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Members of Nicaragua's Special Forces walk during clashes with anti-government protesters in the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya, Nicaragua July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

 

MASAYA, Nicaragua (Reuters) - A nationwide strike in most of Nicaragua emptied streets on Friday as businesses shut their doors, heeding the call of civil society groups that have demanded President Daniel Ortega's resignation after more than three months of bloody civil unrest.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048391-after-major-protests-national-strike-empties-streets-in-nicaragua/

 

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Scarlett Johansson quits transgender role after LGBT backlash

 

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Premiere of “Avengers: Infinity War” - Arrivals - Los Angeles, California, U.S., 23/04/2018 - Actress Scarlett Johansson. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Scarlett Johansson on Friday pulled out of a movie in which she was cast to play a transgender character following a backlash from some members of the LGBT community who believed the part should have gone to a transgender actor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048393-scarlett-johansson-quits-transgender-role-after-lgbt-backlash/

 

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Malaysian government promises more press freedom

 

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The new Malaysian government led by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has given an assurance that press freedom in the country would be given more space to grow, national news agency Bernama reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048397-malaysian-government-promises-more-press-freedom/

 

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NLA channels Bt12.7m into junta schemes

By The Nation

 

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Friday voted unanimously to reallocate the national budget of nearly Bt13 billion from government agencies to the common funds for the junta-initiated grand schemes, the 20-year national strategy and the Pracharat policy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048398-nla-channels-bt127m-into-junta-schemes/

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MEP delegation to inspect democratic progress

By The Nation

 

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Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are scheduled to visit Thailand next Monday and Tuesday to assess human and labour rights and the country’s return to democracy with the planned general election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048399-mep-delegation-to-inspect-democratic-progress/

 

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Trump's ambassador lobbied Britain on behalf of jailed right-wing activist Tommy Robinson

By Mark Hosenball

 

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English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London September 11, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Sam Brownback, the U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, complained to the British ambassador in Washington D.C. about the treatment of an English right-wing activist who is in jail for disrupting a trial, according to three sources familiar with the discussion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048400-trumps-ambassador-lobbied-britain-on-behalf-of-jailed-right-wing-activist-tommy-robinson/

 

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Endurance man Anderson downs Isner in ultra marathon to reach final

By Pritha Sarkar

 

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Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 13, 2018 South Africa's Kevin Anderson celebrates winning his semi final match against John Isner of the U.S. REUTERS/Tony O'Brien

 

LONDON (Reuters) - When Kevin Anderson lost his footing and fell on his backside while hitting a backhand in the men's semi-final at Wimbledon on Friday nobody would have blamed him if he did not bother getting up again.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048401-endurance-man-anderson-downs-isner-in-ultra-marathon-to-reach-final/

 

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Mass French police deployment as Bastille Day meets World Cup

 

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FILE PHOTO: Fireworks explode in the sky above the Eiffel Tower, in a picture taken from the Montparnasse Tower Observation Deck, at the end of Bastille Day events in Paris, France, July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France will close the Eiffel Tower and mobilise 110,000 security staff as the weekend World Cup soccer final and Bastille Day festivities are expected to send hundreds of thousands of people into the streets, from Paris to the smallest of villages.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048403-mass-french-police-deployment-as-bastille-day-meets-world-cup/

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Video: Drug crazed pick-up driver and drunk taxi driver and passenger attack each other on Sri Nakharin Road

 

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Image: Thai Rath

 
Video footage that was widely shared on Thai social media showed a broad daylight fight between a pick-up driver with a box cutter and a taxi driver and his passenger in full view of other motorists on Sri Nakharin Road on Thursday.
 
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‘Wild Boars’ likely to be discharged on Thursday

By The Nation 
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The 12 Mu Pa (Wild Boar) Academy footballers and their coach will all be discharged from hospital on Thursday, Public Health Minister Dr Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048415-‘wild-boars’-likely-to-be-discharged-on-thursday/

 

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Thousands of volunteers join Tham Luang ‘Big Cleaning’ activity

By The Nation

 

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Some 4,000 volunteers joined the "Big Cleaning" day activity initiated by His Majesty the King at Tham Luang in Chiang Rai province on Saturday morning to restore its natural beauty.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048421-thousands-of-volunteers-join-tham-luang-‘big-cleaning’-activity/

 

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British diver reveals how Tham Luang 13 were saved by their smell

 

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The twelve boys and their football coach who were trapped deep inside the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai were found “by their smell”, according to one of the British divers who were the first to find the stranded group.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048424-british-diver-reveals-how-tham-luang-13-were-saved-by-their-smell/

 

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British cave diving hero finds love with Thai nurse

 

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Richard Stanton pictured with girlfriend Siripon Bugnngern via Daily Mail

 

One of the hero British divers who found the twelve boys and their football coach trapped in the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai has found love with a Thai nurse.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048431-british-cave-diving-hero-finds-love-with-thai-nurse/

 

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Cave rescue highlights plight of Thailand's stateless people

By Panu Wongcha-um and James Pearson

 

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Ethnic minorities line up at a temple fair, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand July 13, 2018. Picture taken July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Panu Wongcha-um

 

MAE SAI, Thailand (Reuters) - On the Thai side of the mountainous border with Myanmar, where 12 boys and their football coach were rescued from a flooded cave last week, thousands of stateless people live trapped between countries with no access to some basic rights.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048433-cave-rescue-highlights-plight-of-thailands-stateless-people/

 

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Explosive thrown at house of former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams

By Ian Graham

 

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FILE PHOTO: Gerry Adams speaks at an event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

 

BELFAST (Reuters) - An explosive device was thrown at the home Gerry Adams in Belfast overnight, the former Sinn Fein leader said on Saturday, saying the attack may have been carried out by Irish nationalist militants opposed to Northern Ireland's peace deal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048436-explosive-thrown-at-house-of-former-sinn-fein-leader-gerry-adams/

 

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Trump questions why Obama did not act on claims of Russian election meddling

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk from Marine One to board Air Force One enroute to Scotland, at Stansted Airport, Britain July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday questioned why Barack Obama's administration did not act on allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. 2016 presidential election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048440-trump-questions-why-obama-did-not-act-on-claims-of-russian-election-meddling/

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Organisers say World Cup has transformed perception of Russia

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber

 

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The 2018 soccer World Cup Local Organising Committee chairman Arkady Dvorkovich (R) and chief executive Alexei Sorokin attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia July 14, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's World Cup organisers said on Saturday that the tournament had so far been a success and would help to improve the country's image abroad.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048442-organisers-say-world-cup-has-transformed-perception-of-russia/

 

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British cave diver slams Elon Musk’s submarine idea as nothing more than PR stunt

 

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A British cave diver who played an important role in rescue of 12 boys and their football coach who had been trapped inside the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai has hit out at Elon Musk’s attempt to get involved in the rescue operation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048443-british-cave-diver-slams-elon-musk’s-submarine-idea-as-nothing-more-than-pr-stunt/

 

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Reuters World Cup Team of the Tournament

By Andrew Downie

 

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Soccer Football - World Cup - Semi Final - Croatia v England - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia - July 11, 2018 England's Harry Maguire gestures REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

 

(Reuters) - On the eve of Sunday's World Cup final between France and Croatia, Reuters Sports writers have chosen their team of the tournament:

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048444-reuters-world-cup-team-of-the-tournament/

 

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Head-to-head matchups that could decide the World Cup final

By Nick Mulvenney

 

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Soccer Football - World Cup - Croatia News Conference - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia - July 14, 2018. Luka Modric attends a news conference. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Key head-to-head matchups that could decide Sunday's World Cup final between France and Croatia:

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048447-head-to-head-matchups-that-could-decide-the-world-cup-final/

 

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Nancy Sinatra, first wife of star Frank Sinatra dies at 101

 

(Reuters) - Nancy Sinatra, the first wife of the late, legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra, died Friday at the age of 101, her daughter, also named Nancy Sinatra, said in an internet tweet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048448-nancy-sinatra-first-wife-of-star-frank-sinatra-dies-at-101/

 

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McQueen thriller 'Widows' to open London Film Festival

 

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"12 Years a Slave" director Steve McQueen poses with his best picture award at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 2, 2014 REUTERS/ Mario Anzuoni/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British director Steve McQueen will open his first major feature since "12 Years a Slave" won an Oscar in 2013 when thriller "Widows" kicks off the BFI London Film Festival in October.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048449-mcqueen-thriller-widows-to-open-london-film-festival/

 

 

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New 'Mission: Impossible' ups the action with skydiving Tom Cruise

By Johnny Cotton

 

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Actor Tom Cruise arrives for the premiere of the film "The Mummy" in New York, U.S., June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

PARIS (Reuters) - A skydiving Tom Cruise returns this month for the latest stunt-packed instalment of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, which co-star Simon Pegg promises "ups the bar" for action.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1048450-new-mission-impossible-ups-the-action-with-skydiving-tom-cruise/

 

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