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'So good to be home:' Griner speaks out after release from Russia
AFP, Published on 17/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was "so good to be home" and vowed to play again for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.
Grandparents embrace digital age
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 11/12/2022
» The 65-year-old woman crouches in a field and holds up a head of cabbage. Behind her, two friends sway back and forth, cucumber and radish in their hands. "This rotten cabbage, let's pull it out, eat it, achieve some foodie freedom," Guo Yifen, the woman with the cabbage, raps in a low and creaky voice in the song Spicy Hot Pot Real Rap.
World Cup pitch invader defends 'breaking rules' despite ban
AFP, Published on 29/11/2022
» ROME: The Italian who ran onto the World Cup pitch wearing a T-shirt in support of Ukraine and Iranian women defended his protest Tuesday, despite being served a tournament ban.
Dating apps and Telegram: How China protesters are defying authorities
Reuters, Published on 29/11/2022
» BEIJING: Opponents of China's anti-Covid measures are resorting to dating apps and social media platforms blocked on the mainland to evade censors, spread the word about their defiance and strategy, in a high-tech game of cat and mouse with police.
England, Netherlands eye last-16 berths at World Cup
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» DOHA - England head into their second match of the World Cup against the United States on Friday knowing victory would secure a place in the last 16, while the Netherlands could also qualify for the knockout phase.
Taiwan's newest party wants to make mahjong great again
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» KAOHSIUNG (TAIWAN) - As Taiwan hurtles towards becoming a "super-aged" society, a new political party has emerged with an unusual and somewhat singular platform -- making mahjong great again.
Battle to save ghostly Balkan lynx from extinction
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» GORICA (ALBANIA) - In mountains overlooking an azure lake in southeast Albania, wildlife experts are tracking the Balkan lynx as part of last-gasp efforts to save the species from extinction.
Man Utd survive Villa scare to reach League Cup last 16
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Bruno Fernandes sent Manchester United into the League Cup last 16 as the Portugal midfielder punished a howler from Aston Villa keeper Robin Olsen in Thursday's 4-2 win.
Matchfixing sleuths driven by cheating on the rise
AFP, Published on 10/11/2022
» LONDON - Sports matches arousing suspicions of being fixed globally are on course to break the thousand mark this year but if the matchfixers believe they are in for an easy ride they should think again.
Crowds, colour and Covid rules as Hong Kong Rugby Sevens returns
AFP, Published on 05/11/2022
» HONG KONG - Fans of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens shrugged off a three-year pandemic absence as the weekend sporting spectacle kicked off with drinking, fancy dress -- and Covid rules.