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Live Report: the 2020 Olympics
AFP, Published on 08/09/2013
» 2120 GMT: We'll wrap up AFP's Live Report on the selection of Tokyo as the host city of the 2020 summer Olympics with a few words from Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic women's 55 kilogram wrestling champion whose sport, ironically, may no longer be included in the Games when they return to the Japanese capital.
Dishwasher recall could cost Bosch-Siemens 700 mln euros: report
AFP, Published on 08/09/2013
» The recall of millions of dishwashers at risk of catching fire could cost German electronics group Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete (BSH) up to 700 million euros, German weekly Focus reported on Saturday.
Italian documentary 'Holy GRA' wins Golden Lion in Venice
AFP, Published on 08/09/2013
» Italian director Gianfranco Rosi's documentary "Holy GRA", which looks into everyday life off a Rome ring road, won a surprise Golden Lion for best movie at the world's oldest film festival in Venice Saturday.
Stunned Mexico sack manager De la Torre
AFP, Published on 08/09/2013
» Jose Manuel "Chepo" de la Torre was sacked as manager of Mexico on Saturday, hours after his side's embarrassing home defeat by Honduras in a World Cup qualifier.
Hundreds gather in Taiwan to support gay marriage bill
AFP, Published on 08/09/2013
» More than 1,200 Taiwanese people joined a mock "wedding banquet" on Saturday aiming to drum up support for a same-sex marriage bill due to be sent to parliament soon, organisers said.
Thousands in German anti-NSA protest
AFP, Published on 08/09/2013
» Thousands took to the streets in Berlin Saturday in protests against Internet surveillance activities by the US National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies, and the German government's perceived lax reaction to them.
PM admits to exports slowdown
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has conceded that the country is being affected by exports not meeting expectations, while economic growth has slowed because of the global situation and delays in state spending.
Rubber network plans mass rallies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2013
» A network of rubber farmers in the South has demanded rubber to be priced at 100 baht per kilogramme within four months.
Cab owners, Passengers say they're not getting a fare deal
News, Published on 08/09/2013
» More than 20,000 complaints against taxi drivers have been lodged this year but it's often the owners, rather than the offending drivers, who end up paying the fines.