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Sold-out MMA event invades Muay Thai turf
New York Times, Published on 19/05/2016
» When Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke walks into a packed arena on May 27, a lot will be familiar to the local fight legend, including the roar of his fans and the rhythmic <i>sarama</i> music that is an integral part of traditional Muay Thai kickboxing in Thailand.
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Trump crushes US Republican foes, Clinton wins 4 states
New York Times, Published on 27/04/2016
» Donald Trump crushed his Republican opponents in Pennsylvania, Maryland and three other states on Tuesday, a sweep that put him considerably closer to capturing the party’s presidential nomination outright, while Hillary Clinton won Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware and was battling to amass enough delegates to claim the Democratic nomination as early as mid-May.
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Kasich ends White House bid, leaving race to Trump
New York Times, Published on 05/05/2016
» Governor John Kasich of Ohio, a moderate voice who tried to portray himself as the adult in the Republican primary field but failed to win any state but his own, ended his long-shot quest for the presidency on Wednesday, cementing Donald Trump’s grip on the presidential nomination.
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Google’s European antitrust woes about to get much worse
New York Times, Published on 20/04/2016
» Google’s antitrust problems in Europe are about to get a whole lot bigger.
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In one-party Vietnam, independents vie for Assembly seats
New York Times, Published on 22/03/2016
» HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Taking the stage here on Friday, singer-songwriter Mai Khoi launched into her hit song "Vietnam," an optimistic ode to the country’s landscape and people. But the rest of her set list included songs, such as one called "Cuffed in Freedom," that addressed hot-button social issues like corruption, gender inequality and official restrictions on artistic expression.
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Chanel chief executive quits over strategic differences
New York Times, Published on 29/01/2016
» PARIS: Twenty-four hours after Chanel’s Paris couture show was called among the best of the season, the company confirmed that Maureen Chiquet, chief executive of Chanel and one of the few women at the helm of a global luxury business, would leave at the end of this month.
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Iowa caucuses begin the long, slow US election
News, New York Times, Published on 01/02/2016
» The presidential race hurtled over the weekend toward a watershed moment: voting that will start to reveal the true depth of Americans' desire to cast aside traditional politicians and Washington-style compromise and embrace disruptive outsiders appealing to their passions.
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Lionsgate seeks to build on film properties with theme parks
New York Times, Published on 03/11/2015
» Three years ago, as the first Hunger Games movie was breaking box-office records, Jon Feltheimer, the chief executive of Lions Gate Entertainment, asked his lieutenants to investigate ways to turn their hit movie into a Disneyland-style ride.
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Symbol of dignified defiance, Suu Kyi sounds provocative note
New York Times, Published on 18/11/2015
» NAY PYI TAW -- For two decades, Aung San Suu Kyi was a radiant symbol of dignified nonviolent resistance, most of that time confined to house arrest by the generals who have governed Myanmar for half a century.
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Ageing libertine Playboy drops the nudes
New York Times, Published on 16/10/2015
» Last month, Cory Jones, a top editor at <i>Playboy</i> magazine, went to see its founder, Hugh Hefner, at the Playboy Mansion.
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