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Tablets for kids: Chinese-made, Android driven
Published on 03/02/2012
» Yesterday we finally got some answers to the basic questions of "to whom?" "when?" "where"? and, most importantly "what?".
UN crafts new draft on Syria resolution
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» UN diplomats said they had come up with a new draft resolution condemning a bloody crackdown on dissent in Syria that would now be sent back to their governments for deliberations.
Scientists snare 'superprawn' off New Zealand
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» Scientists have captured a "supergiant" crustacean in waters seven kilometres (4.5 miles) deep off New Zealand, measuring 10 times the normal size of related species.
Restored Magna Carta to go on display in Washington
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» A copy of the Magna Carta, the English royal manuscript setting out the rights of man, is to be displayed at the US National Archives in Washington from February 17, after a year of restoration work.
Gold prices for Friday
Online Reporters, Published on 03/02/2012
» The Gold Traders Association this morning set the buying price at 25,226.24 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 25,600 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
SET up 0.20% at opening
Online Reporters, Published on 03/02/2012
» Thai stocks opened up 2.21 points at the start of trade Friday morning.
Dortmund aim to put heat on Bayern despite freeze
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» Defending champions Borussia Dortmund are looking to turn up the heat on German league leaders Bayern Munich when they take on Nuremberg on Friday even though arctic temperatures are forecasted.
Khmer Rouge jailer's sentence increased to life
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» A Khmer Rouge jailer who oversaw the deaths of some 15,000 people had his sentence increased to life Friday, bringing down the curtain on a landmark first case at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court.
US decries 'worsened' Burma violence
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» The United States urged Burma to address what it called worsened ethnic violence and to accept international monitors to ensure the fairness of closely watched upcoming by-elections.
Qantas plane in 'priority landing'
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» A Qantas plane carrying 74 passengers was forced to make a "priority landing" on Friday in Canberra after experiencing engine problems shortly after take-off.