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Myanmar anti-drug group targets opium crop as standoff ends
AFP, Published on 23/02/2016
» YANGON - The leaders of thousands of anti-drug vigilantes vowed to destroy opium poppy fields in northern Myanmar after they said they reached a deal Tuesday to end a standoff with authorities blocking their path.
EU to launch action plan to develop superfast 5G mobile network
AFP, Published on 23/02/2016
» BARCELONA - The European Union said Tuesday it will launch an action plan to develop 5G mobile networks which will massively speed up Internet connections, in an effort to avoid falling behind other regions.
Thaksin gives more interviews
Published on 23/02/2016
» Thaksin Shinawatra continued his media offensive on Tuesday, warning the junta of the dangers if it stays on and pushes an undemocratic constitution.
Mother tells S. Africa court how newborn baby was kidnapped
AFP, Published on 23/02/2016
» CAPE TOWN - The mother of a newborn baby kidnapped from her hospital bedside 18 years ago broke down and wept in a South African court on Tuesday as she described how she awoke to find the girl had vanished.
Wales' Charteris to miss France Six Nations clash
AFP, Published on 23/02/2016
» LONDON - Wales lock Luke Charteris has been ruled out of the Six Nations international against France in Cardiff on Friday with a knee injury, the Welsh Rugby Union said Tuesday.
Sea levels rising at fastest pace in 2,800 years: study
AFP, Published on 23/02/2016
» MIAMI - The world's oceans are rising at a faster rate than any time in the past 2,800 years, and might even have fallen without the influence of human-driven climate change, researchers say.
EU, Brazil agree to cooperate on ultra-fast 5G
AFP, Published on 23/02/2016
» BARCELONA - The European Union and Brazil signed an agreement Tuesday to cooperate on developing ultra-fast 5G mobile networks, aimed at massively speeding up Internet connections on either side of the Atlantic.
Sugar to be in shorter supply than forecast, warns ISO
Published on 23/02/2016
» LONDON — Sugar is going to be in even shorter supply than forecast this year as global output falls, the International Sugar Organization (ISO) warned on Tuesday.
Residents roast Phatthalung police over road-kill bull barbecue
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 23/02/2016
» A group of Phatthalung residents are waving red flags at police who allegedly sold off the remains of a prized fighting bull killed in a road accident, but not before tossing some of it on the barbecue.
Mars recalls chocolates in European countries
AFP, Published on 23/02/2016
» PARIS - Confectioner Mars said Tuesday it was withdrawing its Mars and Snickers chocolate bars and Celebrations sweets from sale in several European countries.