PM Anutin takes charge in Thailand as Mideast chaos pressures economy

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Thailand’s new parliament elected Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister on Thursday, keeping the conservative in the top office after his party routed its election rivals with a nationalist campaign.The Southeast Asian nation’s next government will have to handle the fallout from the Middle East conflict, sluggish economic growth and lingering border tensions with neighbour Cambodia.“I hope to remain in my position to serve the people for as long as I can,” Anutin told reporters ahead of the...