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Bolshoi dreams: tradition reigns at Russian ballet school
AFP, Published on 19/04/2016
» MOSCOW - In a vast, light-filled room, a dozen girls in identical lavender leotards, hair in tight chignons, all strike an arabesque pose and share the same dream: one day joining Russia's legendary Bolshoi Ballet.
Vegetable fat not the route to a healthy heart, study finds
AFP, Published on 13/04/2016
» PARIS - Replacing animal fat in the human diet with vegetable oil seems not to lower heart disease risk, and might even boost it, according to a study published Wednesday that challenges a cornerstone of dietary advice.
Power up
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 11/03/2016
» Last month we rushed to see Deadpool. This month it's all about Batman V Superman. And what's that we hear? X-Men: Apocalypse is coming in May? Our obsession with ridiculously chiseled people in capes, red underwear and crazy healing abilities never ceases. If you're wondering why none of these movies are ever based Bangkok, Dear Readers, it's because not everyone with super powers is suited for our beloved city.
Bolshoi names new ballet chief to replace acid-attacked Filin
AFP, Published on 26/10/2015
» MOSCOW - Russia's Bolshoi Theatre on Monday announced that La Scala's Makhar Vaziev will take over as ballet director, replacing Sergei Filin, who suffered permanent eye damage from an acid attack.
Watson relishing test against Fiji giant
AFP, Published on 17/09/2015
» BAGSHOT (UNITED KINGDOM) - England wing Anthony Watson is ready for a thorough test of his all-round game when he confronts giant Fiji flyer Nemani Nadolo in the World Cup opener at Twickenham on Friday.
'Heroes of our Time:' wheelchair dancers grace Bolshoi
AFP, Published on 23/07/2015
» MOSCOW - When the Bolshoi unveiled its take on a Russian literature classic this week, among the dancers was a Paralympian who lost his leg to frostbite while serving in the Russian army, swirling on stage in his wheelchair.
'Fear they will find me': death threats stalk Afghan acid victim
AFP, Published on 22/06/2015
» KUNDUZ (AFGHANISTAN) - Four years after a militiaman doused Mumtaz with a flesh-searing acid for rejecting his marriage proposal, leaving her disfigured, scarred and traumatised, death threats have forced the 20-year-old Afghan into hiding.
Take war to drug czars
News, Published on 12/05/2015
» The latest renewal of the battle against illicit drugs is both welcome and lamentably incomplete. Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya has officially kicked off another stage of the Safe Mekong Joint Operation. Thailand and three neighbours sharing the river will step up operations against both makers and smugglers in the Mekong corridor. Meanwhile, authorities have finally launched campaigns to stifle the rampant drug-dealing from within prisons. As usual, promises to help the victims of drug trafficking are left behind.
Acid attack kills straying husband
Published on 02/05/2015
» A Trang woman upset over her husband's affairs doused him in acid and fled their home as he died a painful death, police said.
Folic acid plus blood pressure drug lowers stroke risk: study
AFP, Published on 16/03/2015
» LOS ANGELES - People who took folic acid supplements along with a medication for high blood pressure called enalapril, marketed in the US as Vasotec, were less likely to have a stroke than people who took the drug alone, researchers said Sunday.