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Semenya loses landmark challenge against IAAF testosterone rules
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - South African runner Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her court challenge against IAAF rules forcing some female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels, but judges voiced concern with the "discriminatory" regulations.
Venezuela: three months of crisis
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» CARACAS - A recap of developments in Venezuela since opposition chief Juan Guaido declared himself acting president in January 2019 and vowed to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office.
Caster Semenya vows court decision won't hold her back
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Olympic athlete Caster Semenya on Wednesday said the decision by the Court of Arbitration to maintain IAAF rules forcing female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels will not hold her back.
New queen named
Online Reporters, Published on 01/05/2019
» His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has announced his marriage to Gen Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya, who is now known as Queen Suthida, according to a royal statement.
Paris on edge as thousands gather for May 1 rallies
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» PARIS: Thousands began rallying for May Day in Paris on Wednesday, with a heady mix of labour unionists, "yellow vest" demonstrators and hardline troublemakers expected to turn out in a test for France's zero-tolerance policy on protest violence.
Assange faces jail for UK bail breach
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be sentenced Wednesday for breaching a British court order seven years ago, when he took refuge in Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden.
Security guard gets apology for B309k water bill
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 01/05/2019
» KHON KAEN: Representatives of the Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) and one of its contractors have apologised to an elderly security guard living in a small rented room for charging him 309,889.12 baht for his water consumption last month.
Huge ganja bust on Mekong riverbank, smugglers flee
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 01/05/2019
» NAKHON PHANOM: A security patrol team seized almost 500kg of compressed marijuana abandoned by a smuggling gang on the bank of the Mekong River in That Phanom district on Tuesday night.
Venezuela opposition leader calls for massive May Day protest
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» CARACAS - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido called for a massive May Day protest to increase the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro after a day of violent clashes on the streets of the capital.
Court upholds suspended jail term for ex-Democrat Sirichok
Online Reporters, Published on 01/05/2019
» The Appeal Court has upheld a lower court ruling to give a suspended two-year jail term to former Democrat MP Sirichok Sopha, and fine him 100,000 baht, for defaming the late owner of Landmark Hotel.