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U.S. halts funding to U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees

 

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian women take part in a protest against possible reductions of the services and aid offered by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in front of UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday cut funding to a U.N. agency that supports Palestinian refugees, saying its business model and fiscal practices were an "irredeemably flawed operation."

 

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Cafe blast kills pro-Moscow rebel leader in east Ukraine

By Anton Zverev and Olena Vasina

 

Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko attends a news conference in Donetsk, Ukraine August 11, 2014. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/Files

 

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - The leader of Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine was killed in an explosion at a cafe on Friday, prompting Russia to accuse Ukraine of assassinating him while Kiev blamed separatist infighting.

 

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Aretha Franklin's funeral returns to her gospel roots

By Nick Carey

 

Jennifer Hudson performs at the funeral service for the late singer Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Detroit church swelled with gospel music on Friday for the funeral of Aretha Franklin, driving mourners to their feet to clap and sing ahead of tributes to the Queen of Soul by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and singer Stevie Wonder.

 

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Dollar rises for second day as U.S., Canada end talks with no deal

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/Illustration/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar climbed for a second straight session on Friday as investors sought the safety of the U.S. currency after reports that the United States and Canada ended trade negotiations without any deal.

 

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Briton jailed for life over plot to kill PM May

 

Naa'imur Rahman, who has been found guilty and sentenced for terrorism offences relating to Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, is seen in this undated photograph issued by the Metropolitan Police in London, Britain, August 31, 2018. Metropolitan Police/Handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A British man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday over a plot to kill Prime Minister Theresa May by first detonating an explosive device to get into her Downing Street office and then using a knife or a gun to attack her.

 

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Dozens of Palestinians hurt in anti-Israel protests in Gaza, West Bank

 

Palestinian demonstrators scuffle with Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlement construction, in the village of Ras Karkar, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

 

RAS KARKAR, West Bank/GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli security forces wounded dozens of Palestinians taking part in protests in the occupied West Bank and along the Gaza Strip border on Friday, witnesses and medical officials said.

 

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Dutch police identify Amsterdam stabbing suspect as 19-year-old Afghan

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police said a man who stabbed and seriously injured two people at Amsterdam's main train station on Friday was a 19-year-old Afghan with a German residence permit.

 

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Olympic champ Bolt makes modest Mariners debut in friendly

 

Soccer Football - Central Coast Mariners v Central Coast Select - Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, Australia - August 31, 2018 Central Coast Mariners' Usain Bolt in action with Central Coast Select's Jai McNamara REUTERS/David Gray

 

(Reuters) - Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt came off the bench to kick-start his football career with Australia's Central Coast Mariners in a pre-season friendly at Gosford on Friday, but later conceded that he will need more time to get up to speed.

 

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Thailand stun South Korea to win at least Asiad silver

By Preechachan Wiriyanupappong 
The Nation

 

 

Jakarta - Thailand rewrote a new chapter of volleyball history after stunning title-holders Korea in pulsating four-setter to advance to the Asian Games final for the first time in 56 years.

 

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Mong’s dream of getting citizenship one step closer to reality

 

 

Mong Thongdee’s dream of becoming a Thai citizen is one step closer to reality after the Local Administration Department approved his citizenship application.

 

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Time to rethink prostitution ban, say experts

By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

 

IT IS AN open secret that, despite being illegal, prostitution is widely practised in Thailand. That striking gulf between the law and reality illustrates the need to amend the laws and decriminalise the sex trade, panellists at a recent seminar said.

 

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EXCLUSIVE: Huai Kha Khaeng, 50 years at conservationists' wills

By THE NATION WEEKEND

 

Photos courtesy of Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary.

 

Remembering Seub Thod Jettana, a well-lived life protecting Thailand’s natural inheritance

 

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Bangkok congestion worsens

By Pradit Phulsarikij 
Nation Graphics

 

Nation Graphics/Pradit Phulsarikij

 

With close to 10 million vehicles being driven over Bangkok’s main road, which cover just 7 per cent of the capital, the city is suffering from worsening traffic congestion. The problem is further exacerbated by reduced road space due to the ongoing construction of many mass-transit projects.

 

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Bangkok: City of Stress

By THE NATION WEEKEND

 

Photo by...Rachanon Intharaksa

 

Bangkok residents’ daily struggle for transportation, personal space and quality of life has prompted the emergence of a sarcastic hashtag among netizens.

 

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FB page editors face arrest over Tao rape story

By Suwannee Banthitsak 
The Nation

 

 

A court in Surat Thani province on Friday issued arrest warrants for administrators of two popular Facebook pages for reporting what the police decided was false information concerning a rape claim by a British teenager.

 

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Police confirm no rape case on Koh Tao as claimed by alleged British victim

 

 

Police claimed today to have wrapped up their investigation into the alleged rape case on Koh Tao island in Surat Thani involving a British backpacker with a conclusion that there was no evidence to substantiate the allegation. 

 

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Out of the cannon's month

By Phatarawadee Phataranawik 
The Nation Weekend

 

National Museum director Nitaya Kanokmongkol shows the rust-clad cannon recovered from beneath Sanam Luang last Saturday. Nation/Tanachai Pramarnpanich

 

Special Report: The latest armament unearthed at Sanam Luang could shed more light on the fabled Front Palace of bygone times

 

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Apple self-driving car rear ended during road testing

By Stephen Nellis and Laharee Chatterjee

 

FILE PHOTO: The company's logo is seen outside Austria's first Apple store, which opens on February 24, during a media preview in Vienna, Austria, February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

 

(Reuters) - An Apple Inc <AAPL.O> self-driving car was rear-ended while merging onto an expressway near the company's Silicon Valley headquarters this month, the company said in an accident report posted on Friday that confirmed the iPhone maker is still in the race to build autonomous vehicles.

 

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FBI arrests New Mexico compound members on new charges

By Andrew Hay

 

Defendant Jany Leveille (L to R) sits next to her defense lawyer Kelly Golightley, defendant Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and his defense lawyer Tom Clark at hearing in Taos County District Court in Taos County, New Mexico, U.S., August 29, 2018. Eddie Moore/Pool via REUTERS

 

TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - Five residents of a New Mexico compound were arrested on Friday by the FBI for violating firearms and conspiracy laws in what one of their lawyers described as a "bad development" for the group, who are accused of planning anti-government attacks.

 

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California couple plead not guilty to torturing their 13 children

By Steve Gorman

 

FILE PHOTO: A combination photo of David Allen Turpin (L) and Louise Ann Turpin as they appear in booking photos provided by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department in Riverside County, California, U.S., January 15, 2018. Riverside County Sheriff's Department/Handout via REUTERS

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Southern California couple accused of beating, shackling and starving their 13 children as captives in the family's home pleaded not guilty on Friday to dozens of charges of torture, false imprisonment and abuse.

 

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Washington lauds McCain as one of America's 'bravest souls,' Trump absent

By Richard Cowan

 

Glynn A. Crooks, Viet Nam veteran and former Chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Indian Community of Prior Lake, MN. pays his respects at the casket of Senator McCain who lies in state in the Rotunda at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's bitterly divided leaders came together on Friday to praise the late Senator John McCain as an embodiment of America's fighting spirit, idealism and sense of humour, but there was one notable absentee: President Donald Trump.

 

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Exclusive - U.S. accuses China of 'super aggressive' spy campaign on LinkedIn

By Warren Strobel and Jonathan Landay

 

Small toy figures are seen between displayed U.S. flag and Linkedin logo in this illustration picture, August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' top spy catcher said Chinese espionage agencies are using fake LinkedIn accounts to try to recruit Americans with access to government and commercial secrets, and the company should shut them down.

 

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One million Syrian children in Idlib at risk if assault mounted - UNICEF

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

FILE PHOTO:A general view taken with a drone shows part of the rebel-held Idlib city, Syria June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah/File Photo

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - More than a million Syrian children are at risk in the event of a government military assault on the rebel-held province of Idlib, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.

 

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U.S. associate of indicted Russian pleads guilty, to cooperate with Mueller

By Nathan Layne and David Alexander

 

(Reuters) - An American who is the business partner of a Russian national accused by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller of having ties to Russian intelligence pleaded guilty on Friday to unregistered lobbying for a pro-Kremlin political party in Ukraine and agreed to cooperate with Mueller's probe.

 

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Skull-crusher murder suspect extradited from Cambodia

By The Nation

 

Cambodian authorities extradited a Thai man and his brother via the Sa Kaew border gate late on Friday night, about a month after he allegedly smashed in the head of his female boss in Bangkok.

 

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Waldorf Astoria Bangkok is the Glitzy New Kid on the Block

BY MICHELLE GROSS

 

 

Sweeping 60 stories above the city, the glamorous (but never stuffy) new hotel is a neat counterpoint to Bangkok’s buzz.

 

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U-tapao airport renovation project to get completed by schedule: PMO minister

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

CHONBURI, 31 August 2018 (NNT) – The renovation project of U-tapao airport will be proceeded and completed according to plan to accommodate the growth of visitors to Thailand, said Prime Minister's Office Minister Kobsak Pootrakool. 

 

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BMA teams up with CAT Telecom to develop “Bangkok Connect” app

Surapan Laotharanarit

 

 

BANGKOK, 31st August 2018 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and CAT Telecom Plc have agreed to cooperate in establishing the Bangkok Connect project, in which a mobile application will be developed to provide Bangkok residents with news and information. 

 

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All sides needed to help enhance education sector: MOE

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

BANGKOK, 31 August 2018 (NNT) – All parties are needed to help enhance Thailand's education sector and human resources, said Deputy Education Minister Udom Kachintorn.

 

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