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Trump says his meeting with North Korea's Kim will be held in Hanoi

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump steps off his plane as he arrives at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore, ahead of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, June 10, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this month will be held in Hanoi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083371-trump-says-his-meeting-with-north-koreas-kim-will-be-held-in-hanoi/

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Thai king moves to block sister's 'inappropriate' candidacy for PM By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat   FILE PHOTO: Thai Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya poses during

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King bars Princess Ubolratana from entering politics By The Nation   Picture of royal family is televised after HM the King statement   His Majesty the King issued a stat

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"Kim" has spoken - my top of the range Harley is driving me nuts!   Image: Sanook   A rich Thai man who resembles Kim Jong Un has gone to the Office of the Consumer Protectio

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Australians who helped rescue Thai cave boys appeal for Bahraini football refugee

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Jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi leaves Thailand's Criminal Court, in Bangkok, Thailand February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two Australian divers who helped save 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave have written to the Thai prime minister to ask for the release of a Bahraini footballer with refugee status in Australia, media reported on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083372-australians-who-helped-rescue-thai-cave-boys-appeal-for-bahraini-football-refugee/

 

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Bets off for Britain's bookies after horse flu outbreak

 

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Horse Racing - Kempton Park - Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, Britain - February 8, 2019 General view of a horse being ridden at the racecourse after the meeting is cancelled following the confirmed outbreak of equine flu Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A shutdown in British horse racing due to an outbreak of equine influenza is costing the bookmaking industry tens of millions of pounds, Betfair said on Friday, and could get much worse if the outbreak is prolonged.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083373-bets-off-for-britains-bookies-after-horse-flu-outbreak/

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Israeli gunfire kills Gaza teens during border protests

 

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Women holding Palestinian flags run away from tear gas fired by Israeli forces during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip February 8, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

 

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinian teenagers including a 14-year-old boy during Gaza border protests on Friday, Palestinian health officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083375-israeli-gunfire-kills-gaza-teens-during-border-protests/

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New UK laws will block China's Huawei from sensitive state projects: The Sun

 

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FILE PHOTO - A woman sits next to a salesperson at a Huawei shop in Bangkok, Thailand, January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

(Reuters) - New laws on foreign investment in the UK will block Chinese firm Huawei from sensitive UK tech projects, The Sun newspaper reported on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083376-new-uk-laws-will-block-chinas-huawei-from-sensitive-state-projects-the-sun/

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Chinese tourists injured as Phuket van hits power pole 

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The force of the accident snapped the power pole in two. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: A passenger van carrying five Chinese tourists struck a roadside power pole in Muk Dok Khao, north of Thalang Town, this morning (Feb 9).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083384-chinese-tourists-injured-as-phuket-van-hits-power-pole/

 

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Thai Raksa Chart Party cancels campaigns in Yaowarat

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Thai Raksa Chart Party's leader Preechaphol Pongpanit holds up the party's PM list on Friday. Nation/Pramote Putthaisong

 

The Thai Raksa Chart Party cancelled plans to launch election campaigns in Bangkok's China Town on Saturday, a day after the party dropped a political bombshell by announcing that Princess Ubolratana was the party's sole candidate for prime minister.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083388-thai-raksa-chart-party-cancels-campaigns-in-yaowarat/

 

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Thai Raksa Chart Party 'accepts King's command with full loyalty'

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Thai Raksa Chart leader and executives pose for photos after they submitted the party's list of prime minister candidate at the Election Commission head office on Friday.

 

The Thai Raksa Chart Party issued a statement on Saturday, saying it accepted His Majesty the King's royal command that prohibited Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi from becoming the party's sole candidate for prime minister.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083413-thai-raksa-chart-party-accepts-kings-command-with-full-loyalty/

 

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Suspect arrested, stolen 14k gold necklace returned to Russian tourist

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A 47-year-old Russian woman shed tears of joy on Saturday when police returned a 14k gold necklace that was snatched from her late last month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083415-suspect-arrested-stolen-14k-gold-necklace-returned-to-russian-tourist/

 

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British actor Albert Finney, five-time Oscar nominee, dies aged 82

 

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FILE PHOTO: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Robert Rehme and Oscar winning actress Kathy Bates (L) announce the nominations for Best Supporting Actor for the 73rd annual Academy Awards during a live telecast February 13, 2001 from academy headquarters in Beverly Hills. Nominess for best supporting actor are, photographs (lower left to right) Jeff Bridges in "The Contender," Willem Dafoe in "Shadow of the Vampire," Benicio Del Toro in "Traffic," Albert Finney in "Erin Brockovich," and Joaquin Phoenix in "Gladiator." The Academy Awards will be presented March 25 in Los Angeles. REUTERS//File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Albert Finney, who rose to fame on a post-war wave of gritty, working-class dramas and became an Oscar-nominated international star, has died at the age of 82.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083456-british-actor-albert-finney-five-time-oscar-nominee-dies-aged-82/

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Ex Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has heart surgery

 

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FILE PHOTO: Honorees Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham perform during the 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year show honoring Fleetwood Mac at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham underwent emergency open heart surgery last week that damaged his vocal cords, his wife said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083457-ex-fleetwood-mac-guitarist-lindsey-buckingham-has-heart-surgery/

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Will Colman's Queen Anne rule the BAFTAs? "The Favourite" leads awards race

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian

 

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FILE PHOTO: Actors Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman and Emma Stone pose at the UK Premiere of The Favourite during the London Film Festival, in London, Britain October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Anne costume romp "The Favourite" looks set to scoop more movie honours on Sunday as the awards season cavalcade swings into London for the BAFTAs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083458-will-colmans-queen-anne-rule-the-baftas-the-favourite-leads-awards-race/

 

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Ex-beauty queen accuses Costa Rican Nobel winner Arias of abuse

 

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Costa Rica's former president and 1987 Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias, gives a speech during the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Central America Peace Agreement, at the National theatre in San Jose, September 12, 2012. Picture taken September 12, 2012. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

 

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A former Miss Costa Rica beauty queen has filed a formal complaint saying the country's ex-president, Oscar Arias, sexually assaulted her in 2015, adding to a growing number of women lodging accusations against the renowned statesman.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083463-ex-beauty-queen-accuses-costa-rican-nobel-winner-arias-of-abuse/

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Trump may skip deadline for report on Saudi journalist's murder

By Patricia Zengerle

 

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FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest in front of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, October 5, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal//File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration signaled on Friday it was unlikely to meet a deadline to report to Congress on whether it intends to impose sanctions on those responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, prompting an angry backlash on Capitol Hill.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083465-trump-may-skip-deadline-for-report-on-saudi-journalists-murder/

 

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