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Arnold Schwarzenegger says feeling 'fantastic' after heart surgery

 

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FILE PHOTO: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz receives actor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Chancellery in Vienna, Austria, January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Action star Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Friday he has had heart surgery but is feeling "fantastic."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188922-arnold-schwarzenegger-says-feeling-fantastic-after-heart-surgery/

 

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Rousing emotion as 'The Great Gatsby' reopens in London West End

By Hanna Rantala

 

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Actors react at the end of the show after the reopening of the Great Gatsby in London's West End, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London, Britain, October 22, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Amid the sharp suits and glamorous dresses in 1920s styles, the fashion accessory of 2020 - the face mask - stood out as guests lined up in a socially distanced queue for the relaunch of "The Great Gatsby" in London's West End on Thursday evening.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188924-rousing-emotion-as-the-great-gatsby-reopens-in-london-west-end/

 

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NASA probe leaking asteroid samples after hearty collection

By Joey Roulette

 

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This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu, composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on December 2, 2018 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km). NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) - The U.S. probe that collected a sample from an asteroid earlier this week retrieved so much material that a rock is wedged in the container door, allowing rocks to spill back out into space, NASA officials said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188925-nasa-probe-leaking-asteroid-samples-after-hearty-collection/

 

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Malaysia reports 1,228 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump

 

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FILE PHOTO: Medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the coronavirus in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 1,228 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, a record daily jump since the start of the pandemic, bringing the total number of cases to 25,742.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188928-malaysia-reports-1228-new-coronavirus-cases-biggest-daily-jump/

 

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Indonesian unions vow mass protests if president signs jobs law

 

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FILE PHOTO: Members of Indonesian trade unions protest against the government's labor reforms in a "jobs creation" bill in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's workers will stage further mass protests across the country if President Joko Widodo signs new jobs measures into law next week, the head of the main labour group said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188930-indonesian-unions-vow-mass-protests-if-president-signs-jobs-law/

 

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Indonesia reports 4,070 new coronavirus infections, 128 new deaths

 

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Customers wearing protective masks take a photo at a CGV cinema amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Files

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 4,070 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 385,980, official data from the country's COVID-19 taskforce showed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188932-indonesia-reports-4070-new-coronavirus-infections-128-new-deaths/

 

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Philippines reports 2,057 new coronavirus cases, 19 more deaths

 

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A janitor wearing personal protective equipment for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rides down an escalator at a train station in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/Files

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Saturday recorded 2,057 new coronavirus infections and 19 additional deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188933-philippines-reports-2057-new-coronavirus-cases-19-more-deaths/

 

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Seven bodies found in fertilizer shipment from Serbia to Paraguay

By Daniela Desantis

 

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A container where the authorities found decomposed bodies inside a fertiliser shipment that left Serbia three months ago is pictured in Asuncion, Paraguay, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

 

ASUNCION (Reuters) - The badly decomposed bodies of seven people who may have been stowaways were found on Friday inside a shipment of fertilizer that left Serbia three months ago, Paraguayan authorities said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188937-seven-bodies-found-in-fertilizer-shipment-from-serbia-to-paraguay/

 

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Polish President Duda infected with coronavirus; Swiatek goes into quarantine

By Marcin Goclowski

 

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FILE PHOTO: Polish President and presidential candidate of the Law and Justice (PiS) party Andrzej Duda talks to the media after the announcement of the first exit poll results on the second round of the presidential election, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, July 12, 2020. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel/File Photo

 

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus and is subject to quarantine but is feeling well, officials announced on Saturday, as the country imposed fresh restrictions to try to stem a surge in the disease.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188940-polish-president-duda-infected-with-coronavirus-swiatek-goes-into-quarantine/

 

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Phuket prepares for Loy Krathong festival

By The Phuket News

 

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Photo: Municipalities

 

PHUKET: Local administration organisations across the island are making preparations for the annual upcoming Loy Krathong Festival, to be held on Oct 31 this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188942-phuket-prepares-for-loy-krathong-festival/

 

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Man nabbed with over 2,000 Yaba pills in Paklok

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Photo: Ekkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: An 18-year-old man was arrested last night (Oct 23) in Paklok when over 2,000 methamphetamine pills were seized.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188943-man-nabbed-with-over-2000-yaba-pills-in-paklok/

 

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Krabi: Tourist's little boy attacked by pack of stray dogs at Ao Nang

 

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Thai media reported that a four year old boy was attacked on Klong Haeng beach, Ao Nang, by a pack of stray dogs. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188945-krabi-tourists-little-boy-attacked-by-pack-of-stray-dogs-at-ao-nang/

 

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"Thoroughly rotten family" rob lottery winners - but police recover the loot

 

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Caption: A thoroughly rotten family! Image: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on the resolution of a case of theft from a couple in Yasothon in Thailand's north east who won first prize in the state lottery in July.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188946-thoroughly-rotten-family-rob-lottery-winners-but-police-recover-the-loot/

 

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Chiang Mai: Muted celebrations for "Yee Peng/Loy Krathong" as Covid and no tourists deal hammer blow

 

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Image: Manager

 

A disconsolate tourism leader in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai told Manager the Yee Peng or Loy Krathong celebration would be very different this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188950-chiang-mai-muted-celebrations-for-yee-pengloy-krathong-as-covid-and-no-tourists-deal-hammer-blow/

 

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