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Mark Waugh steps down as Australian selector
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» SYDNEY - Australian cricket great Mark Waugh Tuesday quit as a national selector to take up a television commentary role as broadcasters jockey for top talent after a new rights deal was agreed.
Atletico bid to erase pain of finals past in Marseille showdown
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» LYON - After painful defeats in recent continental finals, Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid are determined to justify their status as favourites in Wednesday's Europa League showpiece against Marseille in Lyon.
Sex bias kills 240,000 infant girls in India yearly: study
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» PARIS - Almost a quarter-of-a-million girls younger than five die in India every year due to neglect resulting from society's preference for sons, a gender discrimination study found on Tuesday.
Under the hammer: record art auctions
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» NEW YORK - A stunning nude that is the largest painting produced by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani sold for $157.2 million in New York on Monday, becoming the fourth most expensive work of art sold at auction.
New phase of globalisation could worsen CO2 pollution: study
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» PARIS - The shift of low-value, energy-hungry manufacturing from China and India to coal-powered economies with even lower wages could be bad news for the fight against climate change, researchers cautioned Monday.
Lightning strikes set school building on fire
Published on 15/05/2018
» Lightning strikes set a single-storey building on fire at Si Kranuan Phitthayakhom School in Khon Kaen’s Kranuan district during a fierce storm on Monday evening.
Gold prices fell B50 to B19,850
Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2018
» Gold prices dropped 50 baht to 19,850.00 baht per baht-weight in Bangkok on Tuesday.
EU seeks to protect citizens in data 'jungle': minister
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» BRUSSELS: The Facebook scandal has laid bare the urgency of protecting personal information in a digital "jungle," the EU's justice minister said before new European data rules become law.
Gaza deaths spark widespread condemnation of Israel
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» JERUSALEM: Israel faced widespread condemnation on Monday after its forces killed at least 55 Palestinians in Gaza during protests coinciding with the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem.
Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid (2018) review
Richard Leu, Published on 15/05/2018
» The latest Porsche Cayenne continues its hybrid ambitions in a manner that should further satisfy potential punters of luxury SUVs.