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Leo XIV urges release of jailed journalists as Zelensky invites to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 12/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the release of jailed journalists and urged reporters against using words that fan hatred, as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky invited him to the war-torn country.
Trump wants to deport some foreign students
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump signed executive orders in January targeting foreigners who espoused hateful ideology and antisemitism, specifically international students involved in university pro-Palestinian protests.
Former NBA star stirs Chinese anger by calling Taiwan a country
Reuters, Published on 12/05/2023
» BEIJING: Former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Dwight Howard has triggered a wave of criticism on Chinese social media for calling Taiwan a country in a promotional video with Taiwan's vice president.
Is Sixers' vaunted 'Process' nearing its end?
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 02/05/2023
» Time may finally be running out on the Philadelphia 76ers seemingly never-ending "Process". In fact, you could say this season's NBA play-offs represent a do-or-die final chance at the Sixers winning a long-awaited and much-anticipated championship.
NBA player Kanter slams China's 'brutal' Xi on social media
AFP, Published on 21/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - NBA player Enes Kanter on Wednesday slammed Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "brutal dictator" and declared that "Tibet belongs to the Tibetan people", risking reigniting tensions between Beijing and the US basketball league.
China drops 76ers NBA broadcasts as Hong Kong row rumbles on
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» BEIJING: Chinese streaming giant Tencent has stopped live broadcasts of games by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers in apparent protest at their new president Daryl Morey, who sparked a row by voicing support for Hong Kong protesters last year.
76ers exec Morey says he feared HK tweet would end NBA career
AFP, Published on 24/12/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Daryl Morey, embarking on his first season as Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations, told ESPN in an article published Wednesday he once feared his tweet last year supporting Hong Kong activists could end his NBA career.
China state broadcaster hints NBA exec Morey 'paid price' for HK tweet
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» BEIJING - China's state broadcaster CCTV warned Friday those who "hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will have to pay a price" after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey stepped down.
Hong Kong-tweeting NBA Rockets executive Morey steps down
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» NEW YORK: Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, whose tweet last year supporting Hong Kong freedom led to a China rift with the NBA, stepped down Thursday.
Chinese state TV maintains NBA blackout as games resume
AFP, Published on 31/07/2020
» BEIJING - China's state broadcaster CCTV maintained its blackout of NBA games as the American basketball league resumed on Friday, extending a freedom-of-speech stand-off that stretches back more than nine months.