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Wayne Smith to coach New Zealand women following damning review
AFP, Published on 21/04/2022
» WELLINGTON - Former All Blacks coach Wayne Smith was appointed Thursday to head a new set-up for the New Zealand women's team following a damning review into the way the side had been handled.
World record 91,553 see Barca make Champions League semis, PSG down Bayern
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» BARCELONA: A world record crowd for a women's football match of 91,553 saw Barcelona cruise into the Champions League semi-finals by thrashing Real Madrid 5-2 at Camp Nou on Wednesday to seal an 8-3 win on aggregate.
Putellas at the double as Barca beat Madrid in Women's Champions League, PSG edge past Bayern
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» PARIS - Alexia Putellas' second-half double sank Real Madrid on Tuesday as reigning champions Barcelona came from behind to win 3-1 in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals.
Revolution at the home of Thai boxing after Covid KO
AFP, Published on 16/11/2021
» Out with the gamblers and harsh neon lights, in with female fighters and fancy lasers -- after a 20-month coronavirus break, Thai kickboxing's spiritual home is embarking on a revolution.
'Halloween Kills' does just that at N.America box office
AFP, Published on 18/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES: It's that time of year: Films about death, dying and carnage topped the North American box office this weekend, led by Universal's "Halloween Kills" with a strong opening take of $50.4 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
'No Time to Die' wastes no time topping US box office
AFP, Published on 12/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: "No Time to Die," the latest installment in the James Bond movie franchise, shot straight to number one in North America's box office on its opening weekend, netting $55.5 million, according to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations.
'Shang-Chi' leads N. America box office for fourth week
AFP, Published on 27/09/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Disney blockbuster "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," featuring Marvel's first leading Asian superhero, dominated the North American box office for its fourth weekend, taking in $13.2 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
Danish minister on trial for separating migrant couples
AFP, Published on 02/09/2021
» COPENHAGEN - A former Danish immigration minister went on trial on Thursday over rare impeachment charges, accused of illegally separating couples who arrived in the country to claim asylum.
In US, an effort to commemorate thousands of lynching victims
AFP, Published on 30/08/2021
» DECATUR (UNITED STATES) - More than 120 years ago, a Black man was accused of raping a white woman in the city of Decatur, Illinois, but before Samuel Bush could be tried, a vicious mob forcibly took him from a local jail, beat him and hung him from a telephone pole. Now, an effort is underway to memorialize the brutal lynching.
No 'eureka moment': the evolution of climate science
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» PARIS: What if Earth's atmosphere was infused with extra carbon dioxide, mused amateur scientist Eunice Foote in an 1856 research paper that concluded the gas was very good at absorbing heat.