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Goffin sends Del Potro crashing out of Shanghai Masters
AFP, Published on 11/10/2016
» SHANGHAI - Juan Martin del Potro's late-season resurgence came crashing to a halt when he was dumped out of the Shanghai Masters by David Goffin on Tuesday.
Vintage biplanes prepare for journey the length of Africa
AFP, Published on 11/10/2016
» SHOREHAM-BY-SEA (UNITED KINGDOM) - A dozen biplanes from the 1920s and 1930s will fly 8,000 miles from Crete to Cape Town next month in a vintage aviation rally that harks back to the early days of air travel.
Iran players say hijab no reason for world chess boycott
AFP, Published on 11/10/2016
» TEHRAN - Female Iranian chess players have hit back at calls by opponents of the country's Islamic dress code for a boycott of February's world championships in Tehran, saying the campaign hurts Iranian women.
Buttler bust-up will fire up Bangladesh series decider - Moeen Ali
AFP, Published on 11/10/2016
» CHITTAGONG (BANGLADESH) - The on-pitch bust-up between England's Jos Buttler and Bangladeshi fielders during the second one-day international will fire up both teams for the series decider, visiting batsman Moeen Ali said Tuesday.
Jailed Chinese activist wins top rights prize
AFP, Published on 11/10/2016
» GENEVA - A jailed scholar from China's mostly Muslim Uighur minority was awarded the Martin Ennals Award for human rights defenders on Tuesday, a move swiftly condemned by Beijing.
South Korea vows armed crackdown on Chinese fishing boats
AFP, Published on 11/10/2016
» SEOUL - South Korea's coastguard warned Tuesday of a "more aggressive" firearms policy towards Chinese fishing boats illegally operating in its waters, following a clash that sank one of its vessels.
Dutch freeze court action against Pokemon Go makers
AFP, Published on 11/10/2016
» THE HAGUE - Dutch authorities have suspended plans to sue the US makers of Pokemon Go, after the company deleted its virtual pets from a protected beach in The Hague, a municipality spokesman said on Tuesday.
Infant’s corpse vanishes at hospital
Published on 11/10/2016
» SAMUT PRAKAN - A probe has been launched into the disappearance of the corpse of a newborn baby girl at a public hospital in this central province.
Jack Ma eyes Thai e-commerce, e-payment, tourism
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/10/2016
» Alibaba Group founder and executive chairman Jack Ma is eyeing Thailand's e-commerce and e-payment businesses and offered to help screen Chinese visitors, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said on Tuesday.
Heaviest Russian raids 'in days' on Syria's Aleppo
AFP, Published on 11/10/2016
» BEIRUT - At least eight civilians were killed on Tuesday in the heaviest Russian bombardment in days of rebel-held areas of Syria's second city Aleppo, a monitoring group said.