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UK tourist killed in boat fire off Koh Tao
Published on 17/03/2025
» A British woman died in a fire on a diving boat off Koh Tao on Sunday, believed caught inside the toilet when the blaze started.
UK tourist killed by fire aboard dive boat off Koh Tao
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 17/03/2025
» SURAT THANI - A British woman died in a fire aboard a diving boat off Koh Tao on Sunday, believed caught inside the toilet when the blaze started.
In a political year, some deaths spoke to the struggles for democracy
Published on 01/01/2025
» In a year saturated with politics in an ever more polarised world, where the obituary many feared they’d be reading would be that of democracy itself, one death seemed to encapsulate the historical moment we’re in: that of Alexei Navalny.
New one year delay at UK Hinkley Point nuclear plant: EDF
AFP, Published on 20/05/2022
» PARIS - An already-delayed giant nuclear plant in southwest England will open a year later than planned and cost up to pound sterling3 billion more than previously thought, French electricity giant EDF said Thursday.
Woodstock, pinnacle of the hippie dream, turns 50
AFP, Published on 13/08/2019
» NEW YORK: A freewheeling weekend of indulgence. A New York farm transformed by idealistic youths into a mid-size city. A celebration of rock music and utopian ideals.
None but the brave
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 21/10/2013
» Like any perfectly-toned and seasoned diver, American athlete David Colturi glibly leaps off the 10-metre platform at Hua Mak swimming pool to execute a couple of somersaults before slicing into the water with a slick barani. He jumps off the high platform as easily as if it were only one metre like any other US national champion can, but the main difference is that he enters the water feet first. To do so is to go against every natural instinct and reflex a normal diver has ever known, as well as to defy all lessons taught and what the muscles have been trained _ and want _ to do. Albeit lesser known, the ability to enter the water feet first effortlessly with such an experienced sleekness is a signifying mark that this is also a cliff diver we're looking at.
Kenyan duo lined up for marathon record attempt
AFP, Published on 05/09/2013
» Two of the world's fastest marathoners, Kenyans Patrick Makau and Wilson Kipsang, are lining up for an assault on the world record later this month on the streets of Berlin.