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Puerto Rico win first Olympics athletics gold, Belarusian sprinter 'safe'
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» TOKYO - Hurdler Jasmine Camacho-Quinn claimed Puerto Rico's first Olympics athletics gold on Monday but Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya was absent from the women's 200m after claiming her country had forced her to leave the Games.
Jacobs storms to shock Olympic 100m crown as Italy celebrates golden double
AFP, Published on 01/08/2021
» TOKYO: Lamont Marcell Jacobs stormed to a shock victory in the Olympics 100m final on Sunday to cap a golden double for Italy on a dramatic day of athletics action at the Tokyo Games.
Brazil environment minister resigns amid investigation
AFP, Published on 24/06/2021
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's controversial environment minister, Ricardo Salles, announced his resignation Wednesday, just over a month after the Supreme Court ordered an investigation into allegations he was involved in a timber trafficking scheme.
Puerto Rico electricity firm says hit by cyberattack and fire
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» MIAMI - A fire at an electrical substation left hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans in the dark on Thursday, shortly after the power company reported a cyberattack that it did not immediately link to the blaze.
Gordon Ramsay's cooking up a storm, again
Life, Published on 01/06/2021
» Culinary genius Gordon Ramsay hits the road again in the third season of Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, premiering on National Geographic today at 8am with an evening repeat at 9pm.
Canada's Conners grabs PGA lead with 67 at windy Kiawah
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» KIAWAH ISLAND, United States: Corey Conners defied the hammering winds of Kiawah Island to fire a five-under par 67 and seize a two-stroke lead after Thursday's first round of the PGA Championship.
The wonder women among us
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/05/2021
» What does a superhero like Wonder Woman do while taking a break from fighting crime? Actress Gal Gadot has found a new way to make the world a better place as as executive producer of the documentary series National Geographic: Impact With Gal Gadot, which shows off some real-life heroines.
Ko comeback, Cinks in synch, world traveller: golf talking points
AFP, Published on 20/04/2021
» HONG KONG - Familiar names returning to the top of leaderboards, and a travelling American winning a return ticket home dominate AFP Sport's golf talking points this week:
Big-screen Marvel action shifts to Disney+ with 'Falcon and Winter Soldier'
AFP, Published on 18/03/2021
» LOS ANGELES - "Avengers: Endgame" just lost its crown as the biggest box office hit of all time, but the Marvel superhero spectacular still looms large over parent company Disney's plans for the small screen as well as re-opening theaters.
Westwood grabs Bay Hill lead as DeChambeau, Conners lurk
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» MIAMI: Britain's Lee Westwood curled in a 28-foot closing birdie putt after an eagle at 16 to seize a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.