PART THE FIRST — THE LOTUS
In those days there were many hermits living in the
desert. On both banks of the Nile numerous huts,
built by these solitary dwellers, of branches held
toge...
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The works of the French novelist and essayist Anatole France (1844-1924) combine classical purity of style with penetrating flashes of irony. He is a major figure in the tradition of liberal humanism ...
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In 1927 poet Paul Valéry delivered his discours de réception, or initial speech, to the Académie Française after being elected two years earlier to fill the seat of Anatole...
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Several thousand opponents of Thailand's military-installed government marched through Bangkok's streets Saturday, staging their most defiant protest yet against the regime that came to power in la...
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Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej was shown on national television
Wednesday being discharged from a Bangkok hospital.
The Royal Household Bureau said in a statement released late
Tuesday night...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula resigned Wednesday, quitting the troubled government that took power after a September coup and casting further doubt on Thailand's ...
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Bangkok (dpa) - Thailand's interior minister announced his
resignation Wednesday after being accused of violating the country's
counter-corruption practices, ...
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Bangkok (dpa) - The senior management of the Thai AirAsia on
Thursday acquired a 51 per cent stake in the no-frills airline, after
buying out the controvertial Shin Corp as ...
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Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted as prime minister of Thailand
last year, has sent a letter apologizing to Thai Rak Thai Party
members after a court issued a ruling to disband the party he ...
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Anatole France
Anatole France
Thais protest military rule
