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Premier League disqualifies Abramovich
AFP, Published on 12/03/2022
» LONDON: Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as a Chelsea director by the Premier League board after the British government sanctioned the Russian billionaire.
Biles pulls out of Olympic all-around title defence as support pours in
AFP, Published on 28/07/2021
» TOKYO: Simone Biles abandoned the defence of her individual all-around Olympic crown on Wednesday, a day after her shock withdrawal from the women's team final over mental health concerns.
National symbol of pride is dying off
News, AFP, Published on 25/08/2016
» Embraced by kings and freedom fighters alike, Myanmar's peacocks have long been a national symbol of pride and resistance -- but they are becoming ever harder to spot in the wild.
Volunteers give kiss of life
News, AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» "Look at me, stay with us," the paramedics shout as a barely conscious motorcyclist is bundled into a volunteer ambulance in the Laotian capital Vientiane, where rampant drink driving brings nightly carnage to the roads.
Wild West-style gun bazaar feels pinch as law 'n' order moves in
News, AFP, Published on 29/07/2016
» Gunfire echoes through a dusty northwest tribal town, the soundtrack to Pakistan's biggest arms black market, where Kalashnikovs welded from scrap metal are cheaper than smartphones and sold on an industrial scale.
Woman governor in a man's world
News, AFP, Published on 02/08/2016
» Surrounded by male advisers and condescending "mansplainers", Masooma Muradi holds her own against a deep underswell of sexism in a society unaccustomed to women exercising authority.
Facebook love revives Hun Sen's 'click farm' row
News, AFP, Published on 10/08/2016
» With its regular live broadcasts, routine tirades and daily -- often curiously intimate -- photo posts, the Facebook page of Cambodian strongman Hun Sen has won a remarkable five million fans.
Food handouts prompt political row
News, AFP, Published on 08/06/2016
» Venezuelans facing severe food shortages might have been expected to welcome heavily subsidised bags of rice, milk and other staples -- but the controversy didn't take long to set in.
Ali seen as face of 'real Islam'
News, AFP, Published on 07/06/2016
» At a time when Muslims in the United States are facing scorn and bigotry, the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali should be remembered as the true, peaceful face of Islam, residents of his hometown say.
Clinton vs Trump: Battle of the New Yorkers
News, AFP, Published on 13/06/2016
» Perhaps the only guarantee in Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's epic fight for the White House is that Americans will get their first New Yorker president since World War II.