Word: thailand
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...Explorers rolled over with increasing frequency on U.S. highways, Ford and Firestone turned their attention to a rash of similar accidents in automotive markets from Saudi Arabia to Thailand to Venezuela. In the Middle East, Ford replaced Wilderness AT tires on Explorers and Mercury Mountaineers in nine countries. It did not notify authorities in Washington, nor was it required...
...VIETNAM Instability The trial of 37 people accused of crimes against the state began in the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court. The 37 are alleged to be part of an organization, called the Government of Free Vietnam, that operates out of Thailand and Cambodia. The group, run by American citizen Nguyen Huu Chanh, is accused of planning armed attacks and fomenting political instability in Vietnam. The defendants, some arrested as long as two years ago, face sentences ranging from 12 years to death. The verdict is expected this week. Police also arrested a Catholic priest, Father Nguyen...
...family are given free examinations for testicular cancer Spain: Dashing princes are required to wed dim, tanned-all-over Scandinavian models Italy: The royal family, exiled since 1946, are allowed to return to their thrones?provided they can spawn and install heirs as frequently as Rome produces Prime Ministers Thailand: No male may surgically transform himself into a female if it makes him taller than the sovereign, with or without platform heels Michael Jackson: With one, final, mandated nip-and-tuck, the King of Pop will finally be elevated to Queen...
Folks visiting Queen Charlotte Islands, south of Alaska, shouldn't be surprised if they see Micron PC computer monitors bobbing in the surf. In January 2000, a ship carrying the monitors from Thailand to Seattle ran into a typhoon, which swept about 2,000 units overboard. They're now showing up on Pacific Coast beaches, along with flotsam from other recent spills: an estimated 10,000 Tweety & Sylvester bath mats, 34,000 hockey gloves and 18,000 Nike Cross Trainers. Seattle oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer, who tracks cargo spills with a worldwide network of beachcombers, says, "The North Atlantic and North...
...hits are a testament to the power of the Internet to bring us closer together. Computers from as far away as Thailand and Japan have found their way to my humble apartment in New York City. A Canadian identified only as guelphppp217545.sympatico.ca must have wanted in badly. He, she or it tried 15 times over the course of a few minutes. Now, when I get home at the end of the day and check my e-mail, I also look to see who's been knocking at my computer door. I'm on to you, newteq.com.tw telocity.com and pascal-jp.com...