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TOP STORIES

Series of blasts hits resort towns in southern Thailand

HUA HIN - A series of blasts hits three of the busiest tourist resorts and towns in southern Thailand, killing four people and wounding dozens, days after the country voted to accept a military-backed charter in a referendum. (THAILAND-SECURITY/BLAST (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Prapan Chankaew, 1,014 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Olympics-Police patrols beefed up at Games as security concerns mount

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Olympics organizers step up police patrols as security concerns mount over the threat posed by street violence, with a Games bus being hit by stones and a security patrol coming under fire near Rio's international airport. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Daniel Flynn and Caroline Stauffer, 574 words)

+ See also:

- OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/DANEKOVA (UPDATE 2, EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Mitch Phillips, 260 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/GERMAN TWINS (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Mark Trevelyan, 595 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PICTURES), moved, 1,060 words

ASIA

Philippines seeks formal talks with China amid South China Sea tension - Ramos

HONG KONG - The Philippines special envoy to China, Fidel Ramos, says Manila wants formal talks with China to explore paths to peace and cooperation after a meeting with former Chinese deputy foreign minister Fu Ying. (SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/PHILIPPINES (UPDATE 1), moved, by Venus Wu, 410 words)

Pakistan passes controversial cyber-crime law

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has adopted a much-criticized cyber security law that grants sweeping powers to regulators to block private information they deem illegal. (PAKISTAN-INTERNET/ (PIX), moved, by Mehreen Zahra-Malik, 379 words)

Singapore contempt of court bill seen suppressing freedom of speech

SINGAPORE - A proposed law in Singapore spelling out contempt of court and setting out tough penalties draws criticism from rights groups and raises questions among foreign diplomats over the implications for freedom of speech. (SINGAPORE-RIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by Fathin Ungku, 389 words)

In ominous sign, Afghan gov't partner berates President Ghani

KABUL - Afghan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah has sharply criticized President Ashraf Ghani, a dramatic public break that brings out long-simmering tensions inside the one-time bitter election rivals' fragile unity government. (AFGHANISTAN-POLITICS/, moved, by Mirwais Harooni, 263 words)

EUROPE

Economic slowdown lays bare Italian PM Renzi's challenges

ROME - The Italian economy is slowing again, and the timing could hardly be worse for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who is staring down a banking crisis and divided public opinion ahead of a referendum on a flagship constitutional reform. (EUROZONE-ITALY/ECONOMY (UPDATE 2, PIX), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Isla Binnie, 650 words)

AFRICA

Zimbabwe's social media revolution yet to take root in rural areas

CHIREDZI - Deep in Zimbabwe's drought-stricken rural district of Chiredzi, news of the biggest protests against veteran President Robert Mugabe in a decade, organized through social media last month, only reached Peter Mufaro a week later. (ZIMBABWE-POLITICS/SOCIALMEDIA (PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Cris Chinaka, 947 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

How British firms built a pyramid scheme in China that lost millions

SHANGHAI, China - A London address helped draw Chinese investors to EuroFX. But the venture was not regulated in Britain. It was a scam that flourished in the gaps between national systems. Police have tallied losses of $70 million, but thousands of victims claim that together, they lost as much as $1 billion. (CHINA-INVESTMENT/EUROFX (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Engen Tham and Carolyn Cohn, expect by 0900 GMT, 2,500 words)

+ See also:

- CHINA-INVESTMENT/EUROFX-TIMELINE, moved, 312 words

UNITED STATES

Trump calls Obama and Clinton Islamic State 'co-founders,' draws rebuke

WASHINGTON/MIAMI BEACH - Republican Donald Trump calls U.S. President Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton the "co-founders" of Islamic State, ratcheting up his assertion that they are responsible for the rise of the militant group and sparking renewed criticism of his leadership ability. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 6), moved, by Ginger Gibson and Steve Holland, 990 words)

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-ECONOMICS (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Jonathan Allen, 470 words

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-TAXES (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Amanda Becker and Susan Heavey, 400 words

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-EVANGELICALS, moved, by Steve Holland, 440 words

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-ADVISERS (FACTBOX, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 1,550 words

- USA-ELECTION/DEMOCRATS-HACK (EXCLUSIVE, UPDATE 1), moved, by Mark Hosenball and John Walcott, 545 words

U.S. agency denies petition to reclassify marijuana

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration denies requests to stop classifying marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical use, leaving users and businesses in limbo after many states legalize it for medical or recreational purposes. (USA-MARIJUANA/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Doina Chiacu and Bill Berkrot, 555 words)

AMERICAS

Venezuelan opposition leader urges united regional front against Maduro

LIMA - Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles urges regional leaders to support opponents of Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro and back a recall referendum that could remove him from power. (PERU-VENEZUELA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Mitra Taj, 404 words)

- VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA/BORDER, moved, by Girish Gupta and Corina Pons, 340 words

Man killed in Canada raid made 'martyrdom video' planned attack -police

STRATHROY, Ontario - The man killed during a Canadian police raid at his Ontario home was an Islamic State supporter in the final stages of preparing an attack on a Canadian city with a homemade bomb, police say. (CANADA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 6, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Robert MacMillan, 700 words)

- CANADA-SECURITY/DRIVER (UPDATE 2, PICTURES), moved, by Rod Nickel and Ethan Lou, 660 words

- CANADA-SECURITY/TIMELINE (TIMELINE), moved, by Allison Martell and Rod Nickel, 490 words

- CANADA-SECURITY/INTELLIGENCE, moved, by Andrea Hopkins, 813 words

TRAVEL

More airline outages seen as carriers grapple with aging technology

Airlines will likely suffer more disruptions like one that grounded about 2,000 Delta flights this week because major carriers have not invested enough to overhaul reservations systems based on technology dating to the 1960s, airline industry and technology experts told Reuters. (DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/IT(ANALYSIS), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Jeffrey Dastin and Jim Finkle, 1144 words)

SCIENCE

As Earth swelters, global warming targets in danger of being missed

OSLO - The Earth is so hot this year that a limit for global warming agreed by world leaders at a climate summit in Paris may be broken only a few months after being set. (CLIMATECHANGE-TEMPERATURES/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1100 by Alister Doyle, 550 words)

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