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Rice subsidies 'cost B682b in 10 years'
Online Reporters, Published on 14/11/2014
» More than a dozen rice-pledging schemes since 2004 have cost the country 682 billion baht, but about 76% of those losses were caused by the previous government’s...
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Comet lander: Awkward but working, UFO "sighting"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/11/2014
» Friday: Europe's comet probe Philae was "working well" despite a bumpy touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight, ground...
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Hachette, Amazon end nasty feud with deal on book sales
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» Publisher Hachette and Amazon ended Thursday an acrimonious feud over online book sales that highlighted Amazon's market dominance and fuelled protests from leading...
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Wigan sack football manager Rosler
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» LONDON - English second-tier club Wigan sacked manager Uwe Rosler on Thursday after less than a year in charge following a run of poor results saw them slip into...
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Nishikori downs Ferrer, faces wait to learn semi fate
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» LONDON - Kei Nishikori faces a nervous wait to see if he will qualify for the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals after finishing his Group B campaign with a 4-6,...
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Jimenez puts youngsters in shade in Turkey
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» ISTANBUL - Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez again upstaged his much younger rivals grabbing an eagle and seven birdies in a nine under par 63 to lead the first round...
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Daly backs Mickelson for Ryder Cup captaincy
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» Double Major winning John Daly has brushed aside any notion of a USA Ryder Cup task force, declaring Phil Mickelson should lead the American team in 2016 at Hazeltine....
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Moyes snubbed English clubs for Spain challenge
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» SAN SEBASTIAN (SPAIN) - Former Manchester United manager David Moyes said Thursday he turned down offers from several English clubs when he opted for the challenge...
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China provides $20b in Asean loans
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» NAY PYI TAW - China on Thursday offered US$20 billion in loans and floated the possibility of a "friendship treaty" with Southeast Asian nations, in...
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Takata to face US Senate grilling over 'deadly' airbags
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» WASHINGTON - Japanese auto parts maker Takata will face the heat of a US Senate hearing next week as lawmakers investigate the firm's defective airbags now linked...