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Rice subsidies 'cost B682b in 10 years'
Online Reporters, Published on 14/11/2014
» More than a dozen rice-pledging schemes since 2004 have cost the country 682 billion baht, but about 76% of those losses were caused by the previous government’s four programmes, the Finance Ministry said.
Comet lander: Awkward but working, UFO "sighting"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/11/2014
» Friday: Europe's comet probe Philae was "working well" despite a bumpy touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight, ground controllers said Thursday. Meanwhile, UFO believers have a different explanation for the billion-euro mission.
Hachette, Amazon end nasty feud with deal on book sales
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» Publisher Hachette and Amazon ended Thursday an acrimonious feud over online book sales that highlighted Amazon's market dominance and fuelled protests from leading authors like John Grisham and Stephen King.
Wigan sack football manager Rosler
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» LONDON - English second-tier club Wigan sacked manager Uwe Rosler on Thursday after less than a year in charge following a run of poor results saw them slip into the Championship relegation zone.
Nishikori downs Ferrer, faces wait to learn semi fate
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» LONDON - Kei Nishikori faces a nervous wait to see if he will qualify for the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals after finishing his Group B campaign with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over David Ferrer on Thursday.
Jimenez puts youngsters in shade in Turkey
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» ISTANBUL - Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez again upstaged his much younger rivals grabbing an eagle and seven birdies in a nine under par 63 to lead the first round of the Turkish Airlines Open on Thursday.
Daly backs Mickelson for Ryder Cup captaincy
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» Double Major winning John Daly has brushed aside any notion of a USA Ryder Cup task force, declaring Phil Mickelson should lead the American team in 2016 at Hazeltine.
Moyes snubbed English clubs for Spain challenge
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» SAN SEBASTIAN (SPAIN) - Former Manchester United manager David Moyes said Thursday he turned down offers from several English clubs when he opted for the challenge of leading Spanish league stragglers Real Sociedad.
China provides $20b in Asean loans
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» NAY PYI TAW - China on Thursday offered US$20 billion in loans and floated the possibility of a "friendship treaty" with Southeast Asian nations, in an apparent bid to defuse regional tensions which spiked this year over contested seas.
Takata to face US Senate grilling over 'deadly' airbags
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» WASHINGTON - Japanese auto parts maker Takata will face the heat of a US Senate hearing next week as lawmakers investigate the firm's defective airbags now linked to at least five deaths.