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Please don’t go – EC President Tusk appeals to UK voters

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"Stay with us, we need you. Without you, not only Europe but the whole western and transatlantic community will become weaker"

LONDON: -- European Council (EC) President Donald Tusk has appealed directly to British voters days ahead of the UK referendum on EU membership.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926394-please-dont-go-ec-president-tusk-appeals-to-uk-voters/

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A divided Senate answers Orlando with gridlock on gun curbs
By ALAN FRAM and MARY CLARE JALONICK

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Senate blocked rival election-year plans to curb guns on Monday, eight days after the horror of Orlando's mass shooting intensified pressure on lawmakers to act but knotted them in gridlock anyway — even over restricting firearms for terrorists.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926396-a-divided-senate-answers-orlando-with-gridlock-on-gun-curbs/

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911 transcript: Orlando gunman said he was Islamic soldier
By ERIC TUCKER and MIKE SCHNEIDER

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando gunman Omar Mateen identified himself as an Islamic soldier in calls with authorities during his rampage and demanded to a crisis negotiator that the U.S. "stop bombing Syria and Iraq," according to transcripts released by the FBI on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926397-911-transcript-orlando-gunman-said-he-was-islamic-soldier/

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Trump fires his campaign manager in dramatic shake-up
By JILL COLVIN and STEVE PEOPLES

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump abruptly fired campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Monday in a dramatic shake-up designed to calm panicked Republican leaders and end an internal power struggle plaguing the billionaire businessman's unconventional White House bid.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926398-trump-fires-his-campaign-manager-in-dramatic-shake-up/

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UN urges solutions as refugee population hits record high
By JAMEY KEATEN

GENEVA (AP) — Imagine the entire population of France uprooted from their homes, forced to flee danger, persecution or starvation. The U.N. refugee agency says more people than that — 65 million — were displaced worldwide at the end of last year, easily setting a new postwar record.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926399-un-urges-solutions-as-refugee-population-hits-record-high/

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Hillary Clinton's VP search moves into more intense phase
JULIE PACE, Associated Press
LISA LERER, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton's search for a running mate is moving into a more intense phase, according to several Democrats, as aides contact a pared-down pool of candidates to ask for reams of personal information and set up interviews with the presumptive Democratic nominee's vetting team.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926433-hillary-clintons-vp-search-moves-into-more-intense-phase/

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10 years after housing peaked, US is more of a renter nation
JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writer

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — It's a troublesome story playing out across America in the 10 years since the housing bubble peaked and then burst in a ruinous crash: As real estate has climbed back, homeowners are thriving while renters are struggling.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926435-10-years-after-housing-peaked-us-is-more-of-a-renter-nation/

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Comelec executives charged with plunder and corruption

MANILA: -- The Office of the Ombudsman has charged former and incumbent officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) with plunder and graft in connection with a multi-million peso deal awarded to Smartmatic for the repair and diagnostics of 82,000 Precinct Count Optical Scan machines in 2015, according to The Manila Times Online on Monday .

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926478-manila-comelec-executives-charged-with-plunder-and-corruption/

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Officials fear Vinh Son 2 hydropower plant will cause similar damages

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HANOI: -- Vietnam’s Gia Lai provincial authorities have voiced their opposition to a plan by a private company to build a hydropower plant which, they fear, can cause similar damages the Central Highlands province has already suffered from the other plants, reported The Thanh Nien News Online on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926480-vietnam-officials-fear-vinh-son-2-hydropower-plant-will-cause-similar-damages/

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Before hearing, Pyongyang pushes claim South abducted women
ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — As South Korea's main spy agency prepares a courtroom defense of its continued detention of 12 North Korean waitresses it says fled from China, Pyongyang is using the women's relatives and colleagues to step up its accusations that they were tricked into leaving their jobs and essentially kidnapped.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926482-before-hearing-pyongyang-pushes-claim-south-abducted-women/

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Talay Thai market under tightened security for Aung San Suu Kyi to meet her people

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SAMU SAKON: -- Talad Talay Thai, Thailand's famous seafood market in Samut Sakhon province, is now placed at tightened security as it will be a place where Nobel Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, now Myanmar State Counselor and Foreign Minister will meet her people when she visits Thailand from June 23-25 as guest of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926487-talay-thai-market-under-tightened-security-for-aung-san-suu-kyi-to-meet-her-people/

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Chinese bike rider killed in collision with Kamala wall
Phuket Gazette

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Chinese tourist Dai Tao, 27, was killed last night when he lost control of his bike on Kamala Hill. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- A Chinese motorcyclist was killed last night when he lost control of his bike on Kamala Hill and collided with the concrete wall of an abandoned house.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926493-chinese-bike-rider-killed-in-collision-with-kamala-wall/

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