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• On eve of defining British EU referendum, rivals race for final votes
• North Korea leader says missile gives ability to attack U.S. in Pacific
• U.S. warns China against provocations once court rules on sea claims
• Killing of British lawmaker was 'an act of terror', says husband
• Ex-U.N. General Assembly president in U.S. bribery case dies: lawyer
• Venezuela opposition says has sufficient signatures for referendum
• Coach Cheika makes 3 changes to Wallabies starting lineup
• G7 to issue statement if Britain votes to exit EU: sources
• The Latest: Conte still surprised by Italy facing Spain
• Drug-resistant malaria strain confined to to Asia: scientists
• Former UN General Assembly chief dies amid bribery case
• Former UN General Assembly Chief John Ashe of Antigua has died, brother says
• Conte wants Italy to get excited about facing Spain
• Top Asian News 12:09 a.m. GMT
• How mushrooms fueled a scientist's flight out of North Korea
• NHL coming to Las Vegas; new team to start play in 2017
• Factbox: UK polls show shift toward 'Remain' for Thursday's EU vote
• US calls for swift UN condemnation of North Korea launches
• Ronaldo's passion and rage rewarded with goals
• Ireland's resilience rewarded with late winner against Italy
• Federer reaches crossroads at Wimbledon
• France's Jean-Marie Le Pen told to repay 320,000 euros to European Parliament
• North Korea trumpets successful midrange missile launch
• Last push for votes as EU leaders sound Brexit warning
• After Brexit: Roadmap for a leap in the dark
• MF Diaz out of Chile's starting lineup
• Bookmakers bet on Britain staying in EU
• Column: Ibrahimovic doesn't go out like a legend
• Wildly popular Icelandic TV commentator is a worldwide hit
• As election looms, far right targets small town Australia
• Brazil speaker Cunha indicted for money laundering, currency dealing
• Belgium knocks out Sweden in Ibrahimovic's last game
• Puerto Ricans accused of killing beauty queen get new trial
• N. Korea leader says missile threatens US Pacific bases
• Honduras denies murdered activist was on army 'hit list'
• Ronaldo, Ireland, Iceland fuel European Championship drama
• In deadly heat, Southwest takes steps to keep visitors safe
• 3 countries could face bans from Rio Olympics for doping
• S&P says Brexit would prompt swift downgrade of Britain: Bild
• UK's 'In' camp gets double poll boost on eve of referendum

On eve of defining British EU referendum, rivals race for final votes Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:54 PM PDT By Guy Faulconbridge, Michael Holden and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron and his eurosceptic opponents made final pitches for wavering voters on Wednesday on the eve of a defining referendum on European Union membership with the outcome still too close to call. The vote, which echoes the rise of populism elsewhere in Europe and the United States, will shape the continent's future. Most pollsters said the result was too close to predict, and would depend on turnout on the day and any late swing among the substantial number of undecided voters.

North Korea leader says missile gives ability to attack U.S. in Pacific Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:40 PM PDT North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said after supervising the test launch of a "medium long-range strategic ballistic missile" that the country came to possess "the sure capability to attack" U.S. interests in the Pacific, official media reported on Thursday. The second reached a high altitude in the direction of Japan before plunging into the sea about 400 km (250 miles) away, they said. South Korea and the United States condemned the launch as an unacceptable violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

U.S. warns China against provocations once court rules on sea claims Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:43 PM PDT By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned China on Wednesday against taking "additional provocative actions" following an impending international court ruling on the South China Sea that is expected to largely reject Beijing's broad territorial claims. A senior State Department official voiced skepticism at China's claim that dozens of countries backed its position in a case the Philippines has brought against Beijing and vowed that Washington would uphold U.S. defense commitments. Colin Willett, deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asia, said Washington had "a lot of options" to respond to any such Chinese moves in a region she said was vital to U.S. interests.

Killing of British lawmaker was 'an act of terror', says husband Posted: 22 Jun 2016 09:53 AM PDT By William James LONDON (Reuters) - The widower of murdered British lawmaker Jo Cox said her killing was an act of terror as he paid tribute to his late wife on Wednesday alongside hundreds of mourners at an emotional memorial in London's Trafalgar Square. It was an act of terror designed to advance an agenda of hatred towards others," Brendan Cox said in a tearful speech to a large crowd packed into the London landmark. "What a beautiful irony it is that an act designed to advance hatred has instead generated such an outpouring of love." The vigil marking what would have been her 42nd birthday, and also attended by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, fell silent at 1518 GMT (1118 EDT) in a mark of respect also observed at other events across the country and around the world including in Beirut, Brussels, Melbourne, Nairobi, New York and Washington.

Ex-U.N. General Assembly president in U.S. bribery case dies: lawyer Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:40 PM PDT By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Ashe, a former United Nations General Assembly president accused by U.S. prosecutors of taking $1.3 million in bribes from Chinese businessmen, has died at age 61, his lawyer said on Wednesday. The death of Ashe, a former U.N. ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda who served as General Assembly president from 2013 to 2014 and was arrested in October on federal charges, was confirmed by his lawyer, Jeremy Schneider.

Venezuela opposition says has sufficient signatures for referendum Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:39 PM PDT Venezuela's political opposition said on Wednesday it had collected the required number of valid signatures to begin a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, amid the country's economic crisis. The painstaking process of validating the signatures began earlier this week. The electoral council has required that those who signed for a recall vote against the 53-year-old president return to polling stations to verify their signatures through fingerprint detection.

Coach Cheika makes 3 changes to Wallabies starting lineup Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:38 PM PDT SYDNEY (AP) — Michael Cheika made three changes to his Wallabies starting lineup in a bid to avoid a third straight defeat in an unprecedented test series loss to England, recalling Will Skelton to add some weight to the scrum and Matt Toomua as a second playmaking option at center.

G7 to issue statement if Britain votes to exit EU: sources Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:31 PM PDT Group of Seven finance leaders will issue a statement stressing their readiness to take all necessary steps to calm markets if Britain votes to exit the European Union, said government officials with direct knowledge of the preparations. Finance authorities of the G7 advanced economies are negotiating a draft of the statement that would be issued shortly after Thursday's referendum results become clear, the officials said on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso may also issue a separate statement to prevent a Brexit vote from triggering excessive yen rises, the officials said.

The Latest: Conte still surprised by Italy facing Spain Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:28 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — The Latest at the European Championship (all times local):

Drug-resistant malaria strain confined to to Asia: scientists Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:20 PM PDT A parasite resistant to the top anti-malaria drug is confined to Southeast Asia and has not yet spread to sub-Saharan Africa as feared, said researchers Wednesday. Scientists confirmed the containment by conducting the first global study that maps resistance to "artemisinin," currently the leading anti-malaria drug. An international consortium supported by the World Health Organization conducted the research in 59 endemic countries.

Former UN General Assembly chief dies amid bribery case Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:20 PM PDT ST. JOHN'S, ANTIGUA (AP) — A brother of former United Nations General Assembly President John Ashe of Antigua says the former official of the world body has died amid an ongoing bribery case.

Former UN General Assembly Chief John Ashe of Antigua has died, brother says Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:14 PM PDT ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — Former UN General Assembly Chief John Ashe of Antigua has died, brother says.

Conte wants Italy to get excited about facing Spain Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:11 PM PDT LILLE, France (AP) — Italy coach Antonio Conte has urged his team to be upbeat about facing two-time defending champion Spain in the last 16 of the European Championship.

Top Asian News 12:09 a.m. GMT Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:09 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea endured international humiliation with five failed launches in about two months before it finally pulled off what appears to be a successful test of a powerful new midrange missile. Scientists managed to satisfy a direct order from an impatient strongman looking for a credible military backup to his repeated threats to strike his enemies in all corners of Asia. The latest development came Wednesday, with back-to-back launches of what Seoul, Tokyo and Washington believe are Musudan missiles, the second of which appeared to succeed. The North's remarkable commitment to quickly launching the missiles, despite the failures, flies in the face of past practices, when scientists usually took their time after a bad launch to figure out what went wrong and make adjustments.

How mushrooms fueled a scientist's flight out of North Korea Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:08 PM PDT HWASEONG, South Korea (AP) — Lee T.B. fled North Korea not because he suffered from dire poverty or persecution at home, as many other defectors have. He did it for mushrooms, and to fulfill his wife's dying wish.

NHL coming to Las Vegas; new team to start play in 2017 Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:00 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL is making a big bet on Las Vegas.

Factbox: UK polls show shift toward 'Remain' for Thursday's EU vote Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:59 PM PDT Opinion polls published in the days before Thursday's referendum have mostly shown a shift toward keeping Britain in the European Union, but the "In" camp's lead is small and most pollsters say the race still looks too close to call. Here is a summary of the most recent polls: COMRES/ITV/DAILY MAIL - "REMAIN" AHEAD BY 6 POINTS A ComRes telephone poll of 1,032 adults showed "Remain" on 48 percent and "Leave" on 42 percent on Wednesday, compared with a 46 percent-45 percent split in a previous poll on June 14. A previous YouGov poll for the Times on June 20, which used different adjustments, showed "Remain" on 42 percent and "Leave" on 44 percent." TNS - "LEAVE" AHEAD BY 2 POINTS The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has a two-point lead over the rival "In" camp, down from a seven-point lead last week, according to a TNS poll published on Wednesday TNS said 43 percent of respondents would vote to leave, while 41 percent would vote to remain and 16 percent were undecided or did not intend to vote.

US calls for swift UN condemnation of North Korea launches Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:59 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting late Wednesday on North Korea's launch of two ballistic missiles and U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power called for "urgent and united condemnation."

Ronaldo's passion and rage rewarded with goals Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:58 PM PDT LYON, France (AP) — Waving his arms in frustration and shouting frenziedly to all around him, Cristiano Ronaldo seethed as Hungarian rivals celebrated.

Ireland's resilience rewarded with late winner against Italy Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:54 PM PDT LILLE, France (AP) — Ireland's never-say-die mentality has finally paid off.

Federer reaches crossroads at Wimbledon Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:48 PM PDT The 34-year-old Swiss, holder of a record 17 Grand Slam titles, is without a major since Wimbledon in 2012 and is enduring arguably the toughest year of his career. The problem, however, is that he lost both those championship matches to Novak Djokovic, the world number one who currently holds all four majors and is halfway to the first calendar Grand Slam since 1969.

France's Jean-Marie Le Pen told to repay 320,000 euros to European Parliament Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:47 PM PDT The European Parliament is demanding the repayment of 320,000 euros from MEP Jean-Marie Le Pen over a salary it believes was wrongly paid out to a parliamentary assistant, sources said Wednesday. In a document obtained by AFP, the secretary general of the European Parliament Klaus Welle says the founder of France's far-right National Front (FN) party should reimburse the money "unduly" paid to him for his parliamentary assistant between 2009 and 2014. It said Le Pen had offered "neither an explanation for nor any evidence of parliamentary assistance work" carried out by the member of staff.

North Korea trumpets successful midrange missile launch Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:42 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday trumpeted the success of a powerful new midrange ballistic missile test that propelled one of the weapons about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), saying it would allow strikes on U.S. forces throughout the region.

Last push for votes as EU leaders sound Brexit warning Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:41 PM PDT Prime Minister David Cameron invoked Britain's wartime spirit in a last-ditch bid to win votes on Wednesday on the eve of a knife-edge referendum on European Union membership that has put the continent on alert. "Winston Churchill didn't give up on European democracy... and we shouldn't walk away," David Cameron told a crowd in Birmingham, his final rally in a campaign that has been described as one of Britain's most bitter ever.

After Brexit: Roadmap for a leap in the dark Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:40 PM PDT By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - This is a rough outline of the steps Europe plans to take after Britain's referendum on Thursday on whether to leave the European Union, based on public and private comments by officials: DAY 1 - FRIDAY, JUNE 24 - THE THREE R'S - OR MORE Polls close at 10 p.m. (2100 GMT). No mainstream exit polls are planned but overnight counts should give a result by around the time the midsummer sun comes up over Brussels. Cameron says he will notify the European Union "immediately" if Britain is leaving.

MF Diaz out of Chile's starting lineup Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:28 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielder Marcelo Diaz is out of the starting lineup for Chile's Copa America semifinal against Colombia on Wednesday night.

Bookmakers bet on Britain staying in EU Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:28 PM PDT The EU referendum is the biggest political event in British history, according to the bookmakers, who are putting their money on a vote for Britain to stay in on Thursday -- though opinion polls are mixed. "I would be absolutely flabbergasted if the UK electorate vote to leave the EU," Barry Orr, a spokesman for online betting exchange Betfair, told AFP. Betfair has matched bets worth nearly 60 million euros ($68 million), surpassing the 40 million euros matched on the 2012 election of US President Barack Obama.

Column: Ibrahimovic doesn't go out like a legend Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:27 PM PDT NICE, France (AP) — The self-proclaimed legend of Swedish football stopped delivering. For good.

Wildly popular Icelandic TV commentator is a worldwide hit Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:26 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — He calls himself Gummi Ben and he's becoming a cultish phenomenon of the European Championship.

As election looms, far right targets small town Australia Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:20 PM PDT By Jonathan Barrett BATHURST, Australia (Reuters) - Kirralie Smith, the political activist helping drive Australia's newest and arguably best organized far right party, addresses the small crowd with her hands open, arms extended over the lectern, as if reaching out for converts. Australia, she said, must get out of the "irrelevant" United Nations refugee convention. Every industry in Australia is dominated by "left-wing socialist agendas".

Brazil speaker Cunha indicted for money laundering, currency dealing Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:19 PM PDT BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday indicted suspended speaker of the lower house Eduardo Cunha on charges of money laundering and illegal currency dealing, dragging the powerful politician further into the sweeping scandal involving state-oil company Petrobras. "There is concrete evidence that deputy Eduardo Cunha received (illicit) funds," Teori Zavascki, the supreme court justice overseeing the case, said in the ruling. ...

Belgium knocks out Sweden in Ibrahimovic's last game Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:17 PM PDT NICE, France (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic chested the ball down, let it bounce and hit it. Wide.

Puerto Ricans accused of killing beauty queen get new trial Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:14 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered a new trial for three men who challenged their murder conviction under a new law that allows convicted criminals to request DNA analyses on certain types of evidence.

N. Korea leader says missile threatens US Pacific bases Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:10 PM PDT North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has hailed the successful test of a powerful new medium-range missile, saying it poses a direct threat to US military bases in the Pacific, state media reported Thursday. Kim, who personally monitored Wednesday's Musudan missile test, said it was a "great event" that significantly bolstered the North's pre-emptive nuclear attack capability, the official KCNA news agency reported. The Musudan -- also known as the Hwasong-10 -- has a theoretical range of anywhere between 2,500 and 4,000 kilometres (1,550 to 2,500 miles).

Honduras denies murdered activist was on army 'hit list' Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:06 PM PDT Honduran authorities on Wednesday denied a British newspaper report alleging their military had issued orders to kill a high-profile environmental activist who was murdered at her home in March. The article by The Guardian quoted a source identified as a former soldier who said the activist, Berta Caceres, was on a "hit list" given to two elite military units. "I'm 100 percent certain Berta Caceres was killed by the army," the source, a 20-year-old ex-first sergeant who spoke under a pseudonym, said, according to The Guardian.

Ronaldo, Ireland, Iceland fuel European Championship drama Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:04 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo dragged Portugal back from the brink of elimination twice, and Ireland found a late goal to stun Italy and stay in the European Championship on Wednesday.

In deadly heat, Southwest takes steps to keep visitors safe Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:56 PM PDT TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Last year, a French couple died while trying to make sure their young son had enough water on a broiling summertime outing in a New Mexico national park.

3 countries could face bans from Rio Olympics for doping Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:54 PM PDT BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus face one-year suspensions from international weightlifting competition following the retesting of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, which may prevent lifters from those countries competing at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro in August.

S&P says Brexit would prompt swift downgrade of Britain: Bild Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:54 PM PDT A downgrade of Britain's AAA credit rating by Standard and Poor's (S&P) could come quickly after a vote in favor of leaving the European Union, S&P chief sovereign ratings officer Moritz Kraemer told German daily Bild. "If Great Britain decides for a Brexit in the EU referendum on Thursday, then the AAA credit rating would come due and would be downgraded within a short period of time," Bild quoted Kraemer as saying in a summary of an article to be published on Thursday.

UK's 'In' camp gets double poll boost on eve of referendum Posted: 22 Jun 2016 03:46 PM PDT The campaign to keep Britain in the European Union got a boost from two opinion polls published late on Wednesday, a few hours before voters begin to cast their votes in a historic EU membership referendum. Investors have mostly feared that a so-called Brexit would damage the economy in Britain and possibly beyond. A telephone survey by polling firm ComRes, conducted for the Daily Mail newspaper and ITV television showed the "Remain" campaign had a 48 percent to 42 percent lead over "Leave".

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