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Hosts England hope to deliver on feverish expectation
AFP, Published on 17/09/2015
» LONDON - The wait is over, Chris Robshaw leads hosts England out at Twickenham against Fiji on Friday to kick off a Rugby World Cup that promises six weeks of spectacular record breaking.
Relentless battle for California firefighters
AFP, Published on 17/09/2015
» LAKE COUNTY (UNITED STATES) - For two days straight, with barely time for sleep, Ron Earls and his team of firefighters battled a monster blaze this week that spread out of control in a small California town.
Mourinho hits back at Gerrard over Terry rift claim
AFP, Published on 17/09/2015
» LONDON - Jose Mourinho has taken a swipe at Steven Gerrard as the Chelsea manager slammed claims of a rift with his axed captain John Terry.
Pique leads tributes to 'crazy' Florenzi goal
AFP, Published on 17/09/2015
» ROME - Barcelona defender Gerard Pique led the tributes to the "crazy" goal scored by Alessandro Florenzi that earned Roma a point from the sides' 1-1 Champions League draw on Wednesday.
B49m assets confiscated from 1,000 defaulting students
King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/09/2015
» The Legal Execution Department has confiscated 49 million baht worth of assets from 1,020 students who failed to repay loans to the government-run Student Loan Fund.
Rugby World Cup 'Pool of Death' promises thrills galore
AFP, Published on 17/09/2015
» LONDON - England, Australia and Wales will battle for a route to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals from probably the toughest first round pool ever drawn in the tournament's history.
Ex-Marseille president charged in transfer investigation
AFP, Published on 17/09/2015
» MARSEILLE - The former president of French giants Marseille has been charged with various offences as part of an investigation into murky transfer dealings involving the Ligue 1 side, judicial sources said Thursday.
Tha Phra Chan street vendors gone soon
Online Reporters, Published on 17/09/2015
» One of Bangkok’s oldest street vendor sites at Tha Phra Chan pier and on Phra Chan road in front of Thammasat University will soon be gone as City Hall has given the merchants until Sept 27 to relocate.
At least 85 killed in S.Sudan oil tanker explosion
AFP, Published on 17/09/2015
» JUBA - At least 85 people were killed in South Sudan when an oil tanker that had crashed exploded as people were scooping up the fuel, a presidential spokesman said on Thursday.
Fed begins final day of meeting on crucial rate decision
AFP, Published on 17/09/2015
» WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve opened the final day of deliberations Thursday on a crucial interest rate increase that has left global markets and economic policy makers on edge for weeks.