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Poll: Older Japanese have fewer friends
Kyodo News, Published on 20/05/2016
» More Japanese people aged 60 or older have no close friends compared with their contemporaries in three other countries surveyed, according to a government poll released on Friday.
UPDATE: Leicester City visits and parades through Bangkok (Photos)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/05/2016
» Newly crowned EPL champions Leicester City received a hero’s welcome yesterday, visiting the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and parading through the Siam Square area.
EgyptAir says wreckage from plane found
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» CAIRO - EgyptAir said wreckage from its passenger plane that crashed into the Mediterranean on Thursday with 66 people on board has been found.
Spanish region bans bull killing in traditional festivals
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» MADRID - Authorities in the Spanish region of Castilla y Leon on Thursday announced a ban on the killing of bulls during traditional festivals, in a partial victory for animal rights activists.
Curry confident of fitness ahead of Oklahoma City clash despite 'tennis ball' bump
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» OAKLAND (UNITED STATES) - Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is confident of being fit to face the Oklahoma City Thunder this weekend despite suffering a badly swollen elbow in Game Two.
Vinales to quit Suzuki for Rossi's Yamaha
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» PARIS - Highly-rated Maverick Vinales will ride for Yamaha for the 2017 and 2018 seasons replacing world champion Jorge Lorenzo, the Japanese team announced Thursday.
Wembley win would lift United, says van Gaal
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Louis van Gaal claims victory over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final on Saturday would restore Manchester United's pride after a turbulent season.
French tennis player in corruption probe axed at Roland Garros
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» PARIS - France's world number 206 Constant Lestienne had his French Open wildcard withdrawn on Thursday after he was placed under a corruption investigation.
Olympics will restore Brazil 'credibility': new sports minister
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» BRASíLIA - With less than three months to go before the Rio Games, Brazil's new sports minister hopes the Summer Olympics can help restore a national image battered by months of crisis and scandal.
Singapore stops execution
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» SINGAPORE - A Singapore court on Thursday stopped the execution of a convicted Malaysian murderer for the second time in a dramatic reprieve just hours before he was scheduled to be hanged.