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Schoolboys find B100,000 in cash
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/12/2016
» Schoolboys Khamnon and Nawapon were happy to receive donated clothes for the cold season, but they were very surprised to see what was in a pocket of a pair of jeans.
Going global
Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/12/2016
» Ever since she first set up her YouTube Channel in 2013, Jannine Parawie Weigel (Ploychompoo) has aimed to become an international artist. Recently, the German-Thai singer signed a contract with American artist management group B2.
Swiss parliament finally agrees on EU migrant curbs plan
AFP, Published on 17/12/2016
» GENEVA - The Swiss parliament on Friday finally agreed on a plan to curb immigration from the EU, as called for in a 2014 referendum, without jeopardising its vital relationship with the bloc.
Father of Esperanto snubbed in Polish home town
AFP, Published on 17/12/2016
» WARSAW - Maybe they should have said "Pardonu, li ne estas fama sufiĉa" -- which is of course Esperanto for "Sorry, he's not famous enough".
Aleppo evacuees tell of pain and dreams of returning
AFP, Published on 17/12/2016
» KHAN AL-ASSAL (SYRIA) - "It was the final time I saw Aleppo." Among a sea of sobbing men and hungry children Friday, Mohammad mourned his evacuation from his home town and Syria's second city.
Philippines' Duterte defiant over kill admission
AFP, Published on 17/12/2016
» SINGAPORE (SINGAPORE) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte boasted again Friday he had killed criminals, as he vowed no let up in his war on drugs that has already claimed thousands of lives.
Venezuela bank note chaos prompts looting
AFP, Published on 17/12/2016
» CARACAS - Desperate Venezuelans looted delivery trucks and clashed with police Friday as protests broke out in anger at chaotic efforts to change the country's banknotes, officials and locals said.
UN cancels controversial Gambia army chief's Darfur visit
AFP, Published on 17/12/2016
» NAIROBI - The UN has stopped The Gambia's controversial army chief from visiting troops serving as peacekeepers in Darfur, as international pressure grows on the country's top brass to accept incoming president-elect Adama Barrow.
French fly-half Beauxis pens two-year Lyon deal
AFP, Published on 17/12/2016
» LYON - Bordeaux fly-half Lionel Beauxis on Friday signed a two-year deal to play for Top 14 rivals Lyon from next season.
France, US push for Aleppo observers
AFP, Published on 17/12/2016
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN Security Council could vote as early as this weekend on a French-drafted proposal to allow international observers in Syria's Aleppo and ensure urgent deliveries of aid, the US envoy said Friday.