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Big Chinese banana farms: Water grab & pesticide issues
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/04/2016
» Taking water from local farmers in Chiang Rai now issue, as big Chinese banana farmers banned from Laos for heavy pesticide use move to Thailand.
Santi-Vina film selected to screen at Cannes Classics section
Published on 21/04/2016
» The recently discovered classic Thai film Santi-Vina has been selected to screen at the Cannes Classic section of the 69th Cannes Film Festival, the first time a Thai movie was honoured in the category reserved for vintage titles that celebrate cinematic art and heritage.
World Cup stadiums were not our 'problem', admits FIFA
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» DOHA - FIFA ignored any problems to do with World Cup stadium construction, including human rights, up to and including Brazil in 2014, a senior official admitted on Wednesday.
Former slave Harriet Tubman to be new face of US$20 bill: official
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - Celebrated former slave Harriet Tubman will replace the late president Andrew Jackson on the $20 banknote, the first time an African-American has appeared on US currency, a Treasury official said Wednesday.
Oyonnax wing Tian handed one-year ban for referee threats
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» PARIS - Oyonnax wing Silvere Tian was on Wednesday banned until June 30, 2017 for having directed "threatening actions or words" towards referee Romain Poite during a Top 14 match earlier this month.
IOC chief sees 'excellent' Rio Olympics despite crisis, pollution
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» ANCIENT OLYMPIA (GREECE) - The International Olympic Committee is confident that the upcoming Rio Olympics will be an "excellent games" in spite of concerns about Brazil's ongoing politial crisis, its chairman Thomas Bach said Wednesday.
Landa takes Trentino cycling lead as Nibali struggles
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» ROME - Spaniard Mikel Landa took command of the Giro del Trentino on Wednesday as he won the epic 220km second stage from Arco to Anras in Austria.
Family of fan killed in fall at baseball game sues Braves
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - The family of a fan who fell to his death from an upper deck at the Atlanta Braves' Turner Field last year is suing Major League Baseball and the club.
France bars beer sales at Cup final
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» PARIS - The sale of beer will not be allowed at the Stade de France for the French League Cup final on Saturday, with the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) expressing their disappointment at the decision.
Replica of 5,000-year-old 'Iceman' made on 3D printer
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» VIENNA - Scientists presented Wednesday a life-sized copy, made using a 3D printer, of Oetzi the mummified 5,000-year-old "iceman" found in the Alps 25 years ago.