Chris Rock to star in new season of FX crime drama 'Fargo'

 

Actor Chris Rock speaks to the media on the red carpet during the premiere of " The Week Of " in Manhattan, New York, U.S., April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - Comedian Chris Rock will star in a fourth season of the FX network's Emmy-winning crime drama "Fargo" in a story about two 1950s crime families that have traded their eldest sons, the network announced on Friday.

 

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Mixed Martial Arts-McGregor to face Nurmagomedov in UFC return

 

12. Conor McGregor: $99 million. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

 

(Reuters) - Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor will meet Russian lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas in October on his return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

 

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Eighteen killed in Russian helicopter crash in Siberia

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Eighteen people were killed in a helicopter crash in the Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia on Saturday, the aviation watchdog and emergency services said.

 

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Phuket police take down loan shark gang

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police arrested 19 people involved in the illegal loan shark operation, and seized 17 motorbikes and a car. Photo: Phuket Provincial Police
 

PHUKET: Police have arrested 19 people involved in a loan shark operation in Phuket in a series of raids that have seized 17 motorbikes, a car and B24,000 in cash.

 

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Former minister, 14-time MP Suchon Charmphunut dies of cancer

By The Nation

 

File photo: Suchon Charmphunut

 

Veteran politician Suchon Charmphunut, a 14-time MP and several-time Cabinet member, succumbed on Friday to pancreatic cancer, his wife has reported.

 

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Two killed, 9 injured as Phayao pickup hits a tree

By The Nation

 

Two people were killed and nine injured when a pickup ran off the road and down a hill in Phayao province on Friday evening.

 

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US urges ASEAN to maintain pressure on North Korea

 

 

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today  called on ASEAN to maintain diplomatic and economic pressure on North Korea to achieve denuclearization.

 

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Prayut urges against politicising Asean chairmanship

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, middle, chairs the opening ceremony of the Thailand Social Expo 2018 at Impact Exhibition Centre Muang Thong Thani on Friday.

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Saturday called on Thais to not use the issue of the Asean chairmanship to cause further rifts in the country, according to Government Spokesman Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd.

 

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Injured gaur dies of infections in Sa Kaew forest

By The Nation

 

 

An injured gaur, initially thought to be shot by poachers, has died of infections caused by fighting with another gaur, said park officials.

 

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