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Levi's jeans and Dr Martens boots become haute couture
AFP, Published on 02/07/2016
» PARIS - It's something that was just not done -- until now.
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Thais master Scrabble without English
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» Komol Panyasophonlert struggles to string an English sentence together, but the 31-year-old Thai computer programmer is still hoping to be crowned champion of the wordsmith's favourite boardgame, Scrabble, this week.
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Patriarchal India under pressure over marital rape
AFP, Published on 31/05/2016
» NEW DELHI - Almost immediately after Deepti's wedding at a traditional ceremony in the Indian capital, the horrific abuse began -- behind closed doors at the hands of her new husband.
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Pacquiao '50-50' on retirement
AFP, Published on 11/04/2016
» LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao admitted he was "50-50" about retirement after bidding farewell to boxing Saturday (Sunday morning, Thailand time) with a vintage performance to defeat long-time rival Tim Bradley.
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Bangkok parties as Leicester lift English Premier League trophy
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» Cheers, spilt beers and confetti met the award of the English Premier League trophy to Leicester City on Saturday at a lively title party laid on by the Foxes' Thai owners in Bangkok.
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Profile: Cambodia's private paedophile hunters
AFP, Published on 13/05/2016
» SIEM REAP - Using tip-offs, stakeouts and stealth, civilian investigators are playing a crucial role in helping Cambodian police track down foreign paedophiles, as they battle to spread the message that the impoverished nation will no longer be a playground for abusers.
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Pimp my rickshaw: Indonesian karaoke goes mobile
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» DEPOK, INDONESIA - An Indonesian rickshaw fitted with a karaoke machine blasts out loud music next to a row of food stalls, as revellers sing and dance enthusiastically nearby.
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Leicester one win away from 'incredible' title triumph
AFP, Published on 26/04/2016
» LONDON - Leicester will complete an "incredible" Premier League title triumph and be crowned champions of England for the first time in their history if they beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
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Circus elephants' retirement home promises pampered life
AFP, Published on 03/05/2016
» POLK CITY, Florida - When Mysore performed in the Ringling Brothers' traveling circus, she waltzed, she hooked her trunk onto another elephant's tail, and she stood on her hind legs in a line for a trick known as the long mount.
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Vietnam on the boil ahead of communist leadership change
AFP, Published on 19/01/2016
» HANOI - From Soviet-style letters of denunciation to outlandish rumours of a coup, Hanoi is abuzz with political gossip ahead of a key leadership change this week that has plunged the ruling communist elite into turmoil.
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