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Broad revives England's victory bid in Ashes opener
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - England's Stuart Broad took two late wickets on Monday to pile pressure on Australia as the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston headed for a dramatic finish.
If it's 'early doors' there's plenty of time
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/06/2023
» A Thai reader asked recently the meaning of the expression "early doors" which he had heard used frequently in English football commentaries. It has become quite a familiar observation in sport to indicate a game is still at an early stage. It also creeps into everyday language although perhaps in the more common form of "early days".
Between exile and the Kremlin: Russian artists split by Ukraine
AFP, Published on 06/06/2023
» MOSCOW: After the Kremlin launched its offensive in Ukraine last year, Russian punk rocker Vladimir Kotlyarov left his country along with many other artists and cultural figures.
Teens lose their best years in Ukraine
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 04/06/2023
» The yawning crater, carved by a Russian missile strike and flooded with water, cut a jagged path through the middle of a city street. The small clique of teenagers passing by found it funny.
Djokovic battles into French Open second round, Alcaraz waits
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» PARIS - Novak Djokovic started his bid for a men's record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a straight-sets victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic in the French Open first round on Monday, as Carlos Alcaraz waited to open his tournament.
Militia leader gets 18 years in prison over US Capitol attack
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia was handed an 18-year prison sentence Thursday for seditious conspiracy in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the toughest penalty given yet over the January 6 assault.
Fake AI photo of Pentagon blast spooks market
Published on 23/05/2023
» NEW YORK: A faked photograph of an explosion near the Pentagon spread widely on social media on Monday, briefly sending US stocks lower in possibly the first instance of an AI-generated image moving the market.
9 arrested after police station protest
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/05/2023
» Nine people were arrested after a violent protest outside a Bangkok police station between police and a group that had gathered in support of a 15-year old girl who has been held for more than 40 days on a royal defamation charge.
9 demonstrators arrested after police station melee
Published on 10/05/2023
» Nine people were arrested after a violent confrontation outside a Bangkok police station between police and a group that had gathered in support of a 15-year old girl who has been detained for more than 40 days on a royal defamation charge.
From Pele to Beckham - four superstars who dipped their toe in football's backwaters
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» PARIS: Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi's move to spend the final years of his stellar career in Saudi Arabia, according to a source close to the negotiations, will come as a crushing blow to Barcelona fans who dreamed of a return to the club that nurtured him.