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Thailand's junta targets opposition for criticizing election delays

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military government has accused opposition members of flouting a ban on political activity, among other charges, after they criticized it for reneging on promises to restore democracy and protect basic rights, police said on Friday. Source: Reuters World News

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Ecuador orders withdrawal of extra Assange security from embassy in London

QUITO (Reuters) - The president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, ordered the withdrawal on Thursday of additional security assigned to the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has remained for almost six years. Source: Reuters World News

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Trump says 'animals' comment refers to criminals, Mexico protests

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was referring to criminal gangs when he called some illegal immigrants "animals," a term the Mexican government labeled as unacceptable and which drew rebukes on social media. Source: Reuters World News

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Right-winger Duque keeps lead in poll for Colombia election

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque kept his lead over rivals ahead of Colombia's May 27 presidential election, with 35 percent of voters saying they planned to back him, a survey by YanHaas showed on Thursday. Source: Reuters World News

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Hundreds of designer handbags, jewelry, cash seized from former Malaysian PM's condo

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police seized 284 boxes containing designer handbags and dozens of bags filled with cash and jewelry from a private residence linked to former prime minister Najib Razak on Friday morning. Source: Reuters World News

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Cape Verde sees Seychelles as a tourism model, foreign minister says after visit with president

Cape Verde hopes to learn from the sustainable tourism model of Seychelles, said the Cape Verdean minister of tourism on Thursday. José Da Silva Gonçalves, who is also the minister of transport, met with the Seychelles’ President Danny Faure at State House in the capital, Victoria. Gonçalves said that Seychelles has a strong tourism strategy [...]

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China approves $1 bn loan for Sri Lanka expressway

China has approved a $1 billion loan to revive a long-delayed expressway in central Sri Lanka, the island's government said Monday. Construction of the first phase of the road linking the capital Colombo with the hill resort of Kandy had been delayed for more than two years due to a lack of foreign funding, according [...]

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