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Jo Johnson quits UK government, urges referendum to avoid Brexit chaos

By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan

 

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FILE PHOTO: Jo Johnson arrives at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Jo Johnson, the younger brother of Boris, resigned from British Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Friday, calling in a withering critique for another referendum to avoid her Brexit plans unleashing Britain's greatest crisis since World War Two.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067492-jo-johnson-quits-uk-government-urges-referendum-to-avoid-brexit-chaos/

 

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Sri Lanka's president dissolves parliament, deepening political crisis

By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal

 

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FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

 

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved parliament on Friday night and called a general election for Jan. 5 in a move that will likely deepen the country's political crisis.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067493-sri-lankas-president-dissolves-parliament-deepening-political-crisis/

 

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Suicide car bombers kill at least 22 in Somalia

By Abdi Sheikh

 

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A Somali security officer walks past destroyed vehicles at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

 

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Suicide attackers set off two car bombs at a hotel in Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least 22 people, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067494-suicide-car-bombers-kill-at-least-22-in-somalia/

 

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Chile court convicts ex-army chief for Pinochet-era crimes

By Antonio De la Jara

 

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FILE PHOTO: Chilean Chief of Army General Juan Emilio Cheyre leaves former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's home in the La Dehesa neighborhood, where the former leader celebrates his 90th birthday, in Santiago November 25, 2005. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

 

(Reuters) - A Chilean judge on Friday convicted the country's former army chief for complicity in the deaths of 15 people during the early days of Augusto Pinochet's military regime.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067495-chile-court-convicts-ex-army-chief-for-pinochet-era-crimes/

 

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Austrian colonel spied for Russia for decades, Vienna says

By Francois Murphy

 

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Austrian Ambassador to Russia Johannes Eigner sits inside a car as he leaves the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters after it was declared that Austria suspects a recently retired military officer in spying for Russia for decades, in Moscow, Russia November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

 

VIENNA (Reuters) - A senior Austrian military officer is believed to have spied for Moscow for decades, Vienna said on Friday, adding to a list of recent Russian espionage cases and souring relations with arguably the country's closest ally in the EU.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067496-austrian-colonel-spied-for-russia-for-decades-vienna-says/

 

 

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Fly Jamaica flight makes emergency landing in Guyana, six hurt

By Tracy Rucinski

 

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The site of a Fly Jamaica plane crash is seen in the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana November 9, 2018, in this image obtained from social media Cheddi Jagan International Airport/via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A Fly Jamaica Boeing 757 airliner heading for Toronto made an emergency landing at the Georgetown, Guyana international airport early Friday after the pilot reported problems with the plane's hydraulic system. Six passengers were injured.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067497-fly-jamaica-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-guyana-six-hurt/

 

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Special Report: Double agents - How soccer clubs, players and advisers play the tax game

By Tom Bergin and Cassell Bryan-Low

 

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FILE PHOTO: Newly reappointed Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho poses for photographers during a news conference at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Britain June 10, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Behind most millionaire soccer stars stands a successful soccer agent. Except when it comes to filling out a tax return.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067498-special-report-double-agents-how-soccer-clubs-players-and-advisers-play-the-tax-game/

 

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Iconsiam: Thailand's largest shopping mall opens in Bangkok

By Kupluthai Pungkanon 
The Nation Weekend 

 

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The interior has 16-metre gilded pillars in exquisite and graceful Thai patterns designed by celebrated artist Preecha Thaothong, illustrating the story of Suvarnabhumi, the Golden Land./Nation:Tanachai Pramarnpanich

 

At Iconsiam, magnificent art and architecture evoking the Golden Land of legend temper luxury consumerism

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067478-build-it-and-they-will-come-thai-developers-pour-billions-into-retail/

 

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Eyes turn to Council of State as legalisation of marijuana hits snag

By THE NATION WEEKEND

 

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Photo from: www.facebook.com/Dr.Somyot

 

THE NARCOTICS Control Committee will seek further input before deciding whether to reclassify marijuana, which is now a prohibited narcotic, to enable its use for medical purposes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067501-eyes-turn-to-council-of-state-as-legalisation-of-marijuana-hits-snag/

 

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SPECIAL REPORT: Kaeng Krachan's main priority: tourism or wildlife protection?

By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

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The iconic view from Phanoen Thung viewpoint.

 

As his car approached the Sam Yod checkpoint set up at KM 1 on Sam Yod-Bang Krang-Phanoen Thung road, the most popular tourist route in Kaeng Krachan National Park, park chief Mana Phermpool pulled over to ask his subordinates about the number of visitors on the first day of high season.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067502-special-report-kaeng-krachans-main-priority-tourism-or-wildlife-protection/

 

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Chinese arrested for trying to recruit "pretty" Thai women for massage in China

 

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Image: Daily News

 

Thai Region 5 immigration and the Chiang Mai labor office announced the arrest of a Chinese man and 12 others for trying to hire Thai women for traditional massage in China. 
 
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3BB worker in Hua Hin suspended after posting sexy selfies with foreign women customers

 

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Image: Daily News

 

An employee of 3BB broadband company in Hua Hin has been suspended for a month after posting pictures of himself with foreign women on house visits.
 
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Soldier shoots girlfriend then turns gun on self at northern Thailand bus station

 

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Image: Thai Rath

 
A Thai woman's daughter watched in horror as her mother's young soldier boyfriend shot her multiple times at a northern Thailand bus station.
 
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Nine killed, 35 missing in California wildfire; Malibu threatened

By Stephen Lam

 

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The Woosley Fire burns in Malibu, California, U.S. November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

 

PARADISE, Calif. (Reuters) - Wildfires burned out of control on Friday across California, killing at least nine people in a mountain town and forcing residents to flee the upscale beach community of Malibu in the face of a monster fire storm.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067536-nine-killed-35-missing-in-california-wildfire-malibu-threatened/

 

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Melbourne knife attacker inspired by Islamic State, police say

By Melanie Burton and Tom Westbrook

 

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Policemen block members of the public from walking towards the Bourke Street mall in central Melbourne, Australia, November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Sonali Paul

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A Somali-born man who set fire to a truck laden with gas cylinders in the centre of Melbourne and fatally stabbed one person was inspired by Islamic State but did not have direct links with the group, Australian police said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067537-melbourne-knife-attacker-inspired-by-islamic-state-police-say/

 

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Trump, Macron may clash on European defence in Paris talks

By Steve Holland

 

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FILE PHOTO: France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump as they hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron headed towards a potential clash in talks on Saturday after Trump took offence to what he called a "very insulting" comment from Macron about the need to create a European army.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067538-trump-macron-may-clash-on-european-defence-in-paris-talks/

 

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Trump limits asylum from Mexico border, caravans head north

 

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A customs and border patrol agent stands with U.S. military personnel during a tour fo the San Ysidro port of entry from Mexico in San Diego, California, U.S. November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday effectively suspended the granting of asylum to migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, seeking fresh ways to block thousands of Central Americans travelling in caravans from entering the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067540-trump-limits-asylum-from-mexico-border-caravans-head-north/

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Rains and floods kill eight in Jordan, force tourists to flee Petra

 

AMMAN (Reuters) - Heavy rains and flooding killed at least eight people in Jordan and forced authorities to evacuate more then 3,700 tourists from the ancient city of Petra on Friday, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067541-rains-and-floods-kill-eight-in-jordan-force-tourists-to-flee-petra/

 

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U.S. to restrict e-cigarette flavours to fight teenage vaping 'epidemic'

By Chris Kirkham

 

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FILE PHOTO: A woman smokes a Juul e-cigarette in New York, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC1BAF09E460/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration next week will issue a ban on the sale of fruit and candy flavoured electronic cigarettes in convenience stores and gas stations, an agency official said, in a move to counter a surge in teenage use of e-cigarettes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067543-us-to-restrict-e-cigarette-flavours-to-fight-teenage-vaping-epidemic/

 

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And now for something completely different: Chinese robot news readers

By Cate Cadell

 

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Xinhua news anchor Qiu Hao stands next to an AI virtual news anchor based on him, at a Sogou booth during an expo at the fifth World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen town of Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China November 7, 2018. Picture taken November 7, 2018. E Xiaoying/Qianlong.com via REUTERS

 

WUZHEN, China (Reuters) - Chinese news readers may have some new competition - artificially intelligent robot anchors that can mimic human facial expressions and mannerisms while reading out reports.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067546-and-now-for-something-completely-different-chinese-robot-news-readers/

 

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Man arrested for rape of female British tourist in Phuket

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Amnag Atjan, 40, was arrested in Phuket on rape charges yesterday (Nov 9). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: A Thai man accused of raping a British tourist in Phuket was tracked down and arrested yesterday (Nov 9), Phuket Provincial Police announced at a press conference this morning (Nov 10).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1067511-big-joke-uk-woman-was-not-raped-on-phuket-thai-sushi-maker-arrested/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-13549350

 

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