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Prom's journey ends
Published on 04/08/2016
» Prom Putthisri is now back in Thailand after one year in the United States. Here he describes leaving his US friends and getting reacquainted with Thai school...
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'Bullying' Mourinho should be jailed says FifPro member
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» LONDON - Jose Mourinho should be sent to prison for bullying and exiling Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, a member of world players' union...
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Murray gives up apartment for village life
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Defending Olympic champion Andy Murray has decided against living in a private Rio apartment to move into the sprawling Athletes Village, according...
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Taboo lifted, some Republicans mull Clinton over Trump
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» WASHINGTON - For US Republicans, the taboo of voting for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election has been lifted, as party dignitaries reject Donald...
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Indian passes landmark tax reform bill
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» NEW DELHI - India's upper house of parliament on Wednesday passed a landmark tax reform bill that will pave the way for the introduction of a new national sales...
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Rio Olympics football starts in empty stadium as doping storm rumbles
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The first sporting action of the 2016 Olympics started in a virtually empty stadium on Wednesday as the Russian doping scandal rumbled on.
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Olympic torch parades through Rio ahead of Games
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The Olympic flame landed by boat in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday to a welcome committee of samba dancers, cheering crowds and small protests ahead...
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Froome to ditch ego and gamble on Olympic gold
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Tour de France champion Chris Froome said there will be no room for egos in the British team and vowed to gamble on winning Olympic cycling gold....
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Pele tries to juggle schedule to light Olympic flame
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian football legend Pele said Wednesday he hoped to light the Olympic flame at Friday's opening ceremony in Rio but must first see if he...
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Goldman fined $36.3 mn over leaked Fed documents
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» NEW YORK - The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it had fined Goldman Sachs $36.3 million for improperly obtaining and distributing confidential regulatory...