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Trump White House vows to stop China taking South China Sea islands

By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick

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China's Liaoning aircraft carrier with accompanying fleet conducts a drill in an area of South China Sea in this undated photo taken December, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese state media has warned would require Washington to "wage war."

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965320-trump-white-house-vows-to-stop-china-taking-south-china-sea-islands/

 

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Merkel says populism won't solve world's problems

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel during news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that openness, not populism, polarisation or isolation, was the answer to the world's challenges of globalisation and digitalisation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965323-merkel-says-populism-wont-solve-worlds-problems/

 

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Glad to see Obama go, Gulf Arabs expect Trump to counter Iran

By William Maclean

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FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump celebrates after inauguration ceremonies swearing him in as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states are quietly applauding the arrival in the White House of a hawkish leader opposed to their adversary Iran, even if they suspect Donald Trump's short temper and abrasive Tweets may at times heighten tensions in the combustible Middle East.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965324-glad-to-see-obama-go-gulf-arabs-expect-trump-to-counter-iran/

 

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Iraqi forces claim recapture of eastern Mosul after 100 days of fighting

By Maher Chmaytelli and Saif Hameed

REUTERS

 

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Iraqi army soldiers fire their weapons during a fight with Islamic State militants north of Mosul. REUTERS/Ari Jalal

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi officials said on Monday government forces had taken complete control of eastern Mosul, 100 days after the start of their U.S.-backed campaign to dislodge Islamic State militants from the city.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965325-iraqi-forces-claim-recapture-of-eastern-mosul-after-100-days-of-fighting/

 

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Trump pulls U.S. out of Pacific trade deal, loosening Asia ties

By Steve Holland and Ayesha Rascoe

REUTERS

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on Monday, distancing America from its Asian allies, as China's influence in the region rises.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965328-trump-pulls-us-out-of-pacific-trade-deal-loosening-asia-ties/

 

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Trump's spokesman promises reporters 'never to lie'

By Roberta Rampton

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White House spokesman Sean Spicer holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's press secretary promised reporters on Monday that he would never lie after a weekend briefing in which he made statements about the crowd size for Trump's inauguration that were debunked.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965329-trumps-spokesman-promises-reporters-never-to-lie/

 

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Vancouver woman killed, Calgary woman injured in traffic accident in Thailand

By Tamara Baluja, CBC News 

 

Friend who was in jeep was also seriously injured, Canadian consular services say

 

BANGKOK: -- A Vancouver woman's holiday in Thailand ended in tragedy when the jeep she was in rolled down an embankment in heavy rains last week, killing her and severely injuring a friend.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965338-vancouver-woman-killed-calgary-woman-injured-in-traffic-accident-in-thailand/

 

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Brexit is opportunity to pull Europe closer together - EU official

By Daniel Bases

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Guy Verhofstadt, President of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) attends the presentation of the candidates for the election to the office of the President at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The European Union Parliament's chief Brexit negotiator on Monday said Britain's decision to make a clean break from the EU was an opportunity to reform Europe and avoid a further breakdown in ties between its remaining member states.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965343-brexit-is-opportunity-to-pull-europe-closer-together-eu-official/

 

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Egyptian state TV airs video of murdered Italian student Regeni

By Ahmed Aboulenein

REUTERS

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian state television has aired footage of Italian student Giulio Regeni, who was found murdered in Cairo almost a year ago, speaking to the head of a Cairo street vendors' union who reported him to police a few weeks before his death.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965344-egyptian-state-tv-airs-video-of-murdered-italian-student-regeni/

 

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Exclusive - UK's Guardian could go tabloid, switch to rival's presses: sources

By Paul Sandle

REUTERS

 

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Copies of the Guardian newspaper are displayed at a news agent in London August 21, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Guardian newspaper is considering becoming a tabloid and outsourcing printing to a rival such as Rupert Murdoch's News UK as one of a series of options to cut costs, sources told Reuters.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965345-exclusive-uks-guardian-could-go-tabloid-switch-to-rivals-presses-sources/

 

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U.S. Senate confirms Pompeo to be Trump's CIA director

By Patricia Zengerle

REUTERS

 

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FILE PHOTO: Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS) arrives to testify before a Senate Intelligence hearing on his nomination of to be become director of the CIA at Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed Representative Mike Pompeo as President Donald Trump's CIA director on Monday, after a delay tied to some lawmakers' worries he might expand surveillance or allow the use of certain interrogation techniques widely considered torture.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965346-us-senate-confirms-pompeo-to-be-trumps-cia-director/

 

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White House disputes multiple calls between Trump adviser, Russian envoy

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FILE PHOTO - Former Defense Intelligence Agency Director retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, incoming White House national security adviser, speaks at the U.S. Institute of Peace "2017 Passing the Baton" conference in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that national security adviser Michael Flynn held just two phone calls with Russia's ambassador to Washington, amid reports that Flynn's communications are being scrutinized by U.S. counterintelligence agents.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965349-white-house-disputes-multiple-calls-between-trump-adviser-russian-envoy/

 

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U.S. judge approves VW dealers $1.2 billion settlement

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A Volkswagen logo is pictured at the newly opened Volkswagen factory in Wrzesnia, Poland, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's <VOWG_p.DE> dealers will receive an average of $1.85 million in a $1.2 billion settlement approved by a U.S. judge on Monday over its diesel emissions scandal.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965351-us-judge-approves-vw-dealers-12-billion-settlement/

 

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Vancouver woman dies, friend barely survives Thailand jeep accident

BY GORDON MCINTYRE

 

VANCOUVER: -- A young Vancouver woman faces months of rehabilitation and huge hospital bills after being severely injured in a single-vehicle accident in Thailand last week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965338-vancouver-woman-killed-calgary-woman-injured-in-traffic-accident-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=11553211

 

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Crowd controversy: The making of an Inauguration Day photo

By Daniel Trotta

REUTERS

 

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President Donald Trump at 12:01pm (L) on January 20, 2017 and President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009, in Washington, DC, U.S. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (L), Stelios Varias

 

(Reuters) - The picture that lit up social media and unsettled the White House began with a trek up 50 flights of stairs, nearly to the top of the Washington Monument, for a bird's eye view of Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday as the 45th U.S. president.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965356-crowd-controversy-the-making-of-an-inauguration-day-photo/

 

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True Visions fined after ripping off customers over cancelled movie channels

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True Visions have been fined 5 million baht and face further sanctions after ripping off its customers when they cancelled 6 premium movie channels.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965369-true-visions-fined-after-ripping-off-customers-over-cancelled-movie-channels/

 

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Family of British man who died suddenly in Udon Thani appeal for help in paying for his funeral

 

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The family of British man who collapsed and died suddenly in Udon Thani are seeking financial help for his funeral.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965370-family-of-british-man-who-died-suddenly-in-udon-thani-appeal-for-help-in-paying-for-his-funeral/

 

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Adobe says Thailand remains attractive for its investments

By Asina Pornwasin

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V.R. Srivatsan, managing director for Adobe Southeast AsiaRecognising the potential for digital media and digital marketing in Thailand, Adobe continues to keep investing in its second largest target in Southeast Asia. 

 

V.R. Srivatsan, managing director for Adobe Southeast Asia, told an Adobe Thailand media briefing the company would continue investing in Thailand. He said it remained attractive because of the rapid growth in the area of digital marketing across all industries.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965375-adobe-says-thailand-remains-attractive-for-its-investments/

 

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Teen’s suicide note says she will haunt her ex-boyfriend for life unless he completes her requests
By Coconuts Bangkok

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A teen girl who committed suicide by hanging herself left a suicide note for her ex-boyfriend with descriptive instructions of what he needs to do if he wants to avoid being haunted by her every night for the rest of his life.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965376-teen’s-suicide-note-says-she-will-haunt-her-ex-boyfriend-for-life-unless-he-completes-her-requests/

 

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Traffic chaos at Ratchayothin Intersection
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The first day of change of traffic pattern at the notorious Ratchayothin Intersection created a chaos Tuesday morning that also resulted in gridlock on several adjacent roads, traffic radio station Jor Sor 100 reported.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965378-traffic-chaos-at-ratchayothin-intersection/

 

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A true taste of Thailand: The annual tourism fair returns to Lumpini Park tomorrow for a five-day run

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THE 2017 edition of the Thailand Tourism Festival, which gets underway tomorrow, promises to be bigger and better than in previous years with plenty more activities, additional zones and lots of delicious dishes up for grabs.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/965379-a-true-taste-of-thailand-the-annual-tourism-fair-returns-to-lumpini-park-tomorrow-for-a-five-day-run/

 

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