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Thai junta passes ballot box test with referendum win

BANGKOK/KHON KAEN - Thai voters approve a junta-backed constitution in a referendum, preliminary results show, an outcome that paves the way for an election next year but will also require future elected governments to rule on the military's terms. (THAILAND-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Pairat Temphairojana, 815 words)

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- THAILAND-POLITICS/ (FACTBOX), moved, 657 words

Turkey's Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt

ISTANBUL - President Tayyip Erdogan tells a rally of more than one million people that July's failed coup would be a milestone in building a stronger Turkey, defying Western criticism of mass purges and vowing to destroy those behind the putsch. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 5, TV, PIX), moved, by Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall, 1130 words)

Olympics-Wind, doping and VIP robbery plague Rio Games

RIO DE JANEIRO - Damaging wind gusts, a fresh doping controversy and the robbery of a visiting government minister present the Rio Games with a perfect storm of problems, forcing organizers to scramble to keep the world's biggest sporting event rolling on. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), by Karolos Grohmann and Ossian Shine, 565 words)

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- OLYMPICS-RIO/POLITICS (PIX), moved, by Dan Flynn and Caroline Stauffer, 400 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-EQUESTRIAN/BULLET (PIX, TV), moved, by Ossian Shine and Caroline Stauffer, 500 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING-ROAD/VANVLEUTEN (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 112 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/SECURITY (UPDATE 1), moved, 303 words

Track star Pistorius treated for wrist injuries -prison service

JOHANNESBURG - South African track star Oscar Pistorius, serving six years in jail for killing his girlfriend, is treated in hospital for minor wrist injuries but denies speculation of a suicide attempt, according to prison officials. (SAFRICA-PISTORIUS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by James Macharia and Nqobile Dludla, 400 words)

UNITED STATES

After week of spats, Trump to focus on Clinton, economy

WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will outline proposals for trade, taxes and regulation as he seeks to move beyond a week of discord and contrast his ideas for economic growth with those of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), by Emily Stephenson, 618 words)

Florida governor criticizes Washington for lagging in Zika fight

AUG 7 - Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott accuses the federal government of lagging in providing assistance to combat the spread of the Zika virus in a Miami-area neighborhood, the site of the first U.S. transmission of the virus. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (PIX, TV), moved, 439 words)

EUROPE

Storm in Macedonia kills at least 17

At least 17 people die in flash floods in the Macedonian capital of Skopje, as the government rushes trucks loaded with drinking water to the most affected areas. (MACEDONIA-FLOODS/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), expect by 1900 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words)

Islamic State claims responsibility for machete attack in Belgium

BRUSSELS - Islamic State claims responsibility for an attack by a machete-wielding man in Belgium that left two female police officers seriously injured, the group's Amaq news agency says on Twitter. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/BELGIUM (UPDATE 1), moved by Foo Yun Chee, 300 words)

Russia banned from Paralympics over state-backed doping

RIO DE JANEIRO - Russia is barred from taking part in next month's Rio Paralympics, with organizers blasting a "medals over morals mentality" as they announced the blanket ban over state-backed doping that Olympics bosses avoided. (PARALYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA (UPDATE 3), moved, by Jack Stubbs, 697 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Jets pound rebels after they break Aleppo siege

BEIRUT - Syrian insurgents who broke the siege of rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Saturday in a significant territorial gain came under intense air attack from pro-government forces on Sunday trying to repel the advance, which also cut government-held Aleppo's main supply route. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO, moved, by Lisa Barrington, 600 words)

ARTS

Dramatic volcano-themed light show opens Festival on Edinburgh's Castle Rock

EDINBURGH - The volcanic rock on which Edinburgh Castle perches becomes the screen for a 3D digital light show, becoming a kaleidoscope of its past for the opening ceremony of the 2016 Edinburgh Festival, the world's biggest annual arts event. (BRITAIN-SCOTLAND/FESTIVAL (PIX), moved, 220 words) (Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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