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Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/10/2014
» Forgetting his mathematics homework was very painful for a Prathom 5 student at a school in Phitsanulok.
Bormio World Cup downhill gets the chop
AFP, Published on 02/10/2014
» PARIS - The men's World Cup downhill event in Bormio will not take place this season for the first time in two decades because of a dispute with the company that operates the ski lifts, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) confirmed on Wednesday.
China halts visas for HK tourists
AFP, Published on 02/10/2014
» HONG KONG - China appears to have suspended visas for tour groups heading to Hong Kong as huge pro-democracy protests grip the semi-autonomous city, a travel industry leader said late Wednesday.
McIlroy voted US PGA Tour Player of Year
AFP, Published on 02/10/2014
» LOS ANGELES - Back-to-back major titles, with a World Golf Championships crown tossed in for good measure, saw Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy voted the US PGA Tour's Player of the Year by his peers.
US hunts contacts of seriously ill Ebola patient
AFP, Published on 02/10/2014
» US health officials scoured the Dallas area Wednesday for people -- including schoolchildren -- who came in contact with a Liberian man who was diagnosed with Ebola, as it emerged a hospital mix-up saw him initially turned away.
US Secret Service chief quits over security breaches
AFP, Published on 02/10/2014
» The US Secret Service director resigned Wednesday, paying the price for a string of security lapses by the elite presidential protection branch, including one in which an armed intruder ran into the White House.
Dettori gets ride on Ruler of the World in Arc
AFP, Published on 02/10/2014
» LONDON - Italian racing legend Frankie Dettori's hopes of riding his fourth winner in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe received a boost on Wednesday as he was handed the ride on last year's Epsom Derby winner Ruler Of The World for Sunday's race at Longchamp.
MSF rejects Australian cash, asking for medics instead
AFP, Published on 02/10/2014
» MONROVIA - Global aid agency Doctors Without Borders said on Wednesday it had rejected cash for the Ebola response from Australia, asking the country instead to deploy desperately-needed medical teams to west Africa.
US stocks off on economy, Ebola
AFP, Published on 02/10/2014
» NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower Wednesday following mixed US economic data amid worsening anxiety over global economic growth and the first confirmed Ebola case in the United States.
Ronaldo leads Real comeback in Bulgaria
AFP, Published on 02/10/2014
» SOFIA - Cristiano Ronaldo helped Champions League holders Real Madrid survive an early scare in Bulgaria and come away with all three points from a 2-1 win over Ludogorets Razgrad in Sofia on Wednesday.