Sri Lanka seeks international help after deadly flooding, landslides

 

People are transported on top of an armoured personnel carrier on a flooded road as a man pushes his bike thorugh the water, in Bulathsinhala village, in Kalutara, Sri Lanka May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

 

COLOMBO (Reuters) - The number of people known to have been killed in floods and landslides in Sri Lanka rose to 113, officials said on Saturday, as the country appealed for international assistance.

 

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Two men killed in Oregon train stabbings that follow anti-Muslim rant

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, of North Portland, Oregon is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters May 27, 2017. Portland Police Bureau/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A man fatally stabbed two passengers aboard a Portland, Oregon, commuter train after they tried to stop him from harassing a pair of apparent Muslim women, police said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985237-two-men-killed-in-oregon-train-stabbings-that-follow-anti-muslim-rant/

 

UK lowers attack threat level as police close in on bomber's network

By Michael Holden

 

People write messages on an English national flag during a vigil for the victims of an attack on concert goers at Manchester Arena, in Royton, near Manchester, Britain May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British intelligence experts no longer believe another attack is imminent as significant progress has been made by police investigating the suicide bomb attack on a pop concert in Manchester, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985238-uk-lowers-attack-threat-level-as-police-close-in-on-bombers-network/

 

Music legend Gregg Allman dies at 69

By Brandon Griggs, CNN

 

 

(CNN)Gregg Allman, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band who overcame family tragedy, drug addiction and health problems to become a grizzled elder statesman for the blues music he loved, has died. He was 69.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985239-music-legend-gregg-allman-dies-at-69/

 

G7 leaders divided on climate change, closer on trade issues

By John Irish and Crispian Balmer

 

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while flanked by Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi (L) and Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou (R) at the G7 Summit expanded session in Taormina, Sicily, Italy May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) - Under pressure from Group of Seven allies, U.S. President Donald Trump backed a pledge to fight protectionism on Saturday, but refused to endorse a global climate change accord, saying he needed more time to decide.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985240-g7-leaders-divided-on-climate-change-closer-on-trade-issues/

 

Police issue photo of Manchester attacker, believe bomb made in city apartment

 

Salman Abedi, the bomber behind the Manchester suicide bombing, is seen in this image taken from CCTV on the night he committed the attack in this handout photo released to Reuters on May 27, 2017. Greater Manchester Police/Handout via Reuters

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British police on Saturday released a photograph of Salman Abedi on the night he killed 22 people in a suicide bomb attack in Manchester and said they believed an apartment in the city centre was where he put together his device.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985241-police-issue-photo-of-manchester-attacker-believe-bomb-made-in-city-apartment/

Getting to grips with the Surface Pro

BY THE NATION

 

 

Microsoft Corp recently unveiled the new Surface Pro, a thin, light and quiet laptop measuring just 8.5mm in thickness and boasting 13.5 hours of battery life.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/getting-to-grips-with-the-surface-pro/21942/

Google kills massive Android malware campaign that infiltrated Play Store

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Dozens of apps have been removed from the Google Play Store after Check Point, a cyber security firm, discovered they were infected with Malware.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-kills-massive-android-malware-campaign-that-infiltrated-play-store/21935/

WhatsApp to steal one of Line’s best features

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The hugely popular messaging service WhatsApp is about to add the option for users to send stickers and large emojis, it has been reported.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/whatsapp-to-steal-one-of-lines-best-features/21932/

 

REVIEW: HTC’s U Ultra sets the bar high

BY Paisal Chuenprasaeng

THE NATION

 

 

Taiwanese firm packs an amazing amount of power and much more into this phone

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/review-htcs-u-ultra-sets-the-bar-high/21944/

Woman held over bomb threat letters sent to medical institutes

By The Nation

 

 

A woman has been detained in connection with letters warning about bomb attacks that were sent to two medical institutes before a pipe bomb finally rocked the Phra Mongkutklao Hospital on May 22.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985261-woman-held-over-bomb-threat-letters-sent-to-medical-institutes/

 

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