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Thailand's king on Wednesday endorsed incoming prime minister Srettha Thavisin, an official said, paving the way for him to officially assume office later in the day.Former property mogul Srettha, 61, of the Pheu Thai party long associated with billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, will head a coalition government that controversially includes pro-military parties.Srettha was approved in a joint vote of both houses of parliament on Tuesday just hours after Thaksin returned to the kingdom from 15 years of exile -- and was immediately jailed on old graft cases."We have...