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Ratchanok ousts rival to make badminton quarter-finals
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2024
» PARIS - Two upsets and several close calls defined the fifth day of Olympic badminton group play at the Paris Games, most surprisingly when Thailand’s world Number 21 Ratchanok Intanon knocked Tokyo silver medallist Tai Tzu-Ying of Taiwan out of the tournament on Wednesday.
Spain strike late to beat England 2-1 and win Euro 2024
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2024
» BERLIN: Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored four minutes from time to give Spain a deserved 2-1 Euro 2024 final victory over England on Sunday and a record fourth European crown, as Gareth Southgate's team lost in their second successive final.
Last-minute Watkins winner sends England into Euros final
Reuters, Published on 11/07/2024
» DORTMUND: Substitute Ollie Watkins scored a stoppage-time winner to send England deservedly through to their second successive European Championship final on Wednesday as they finally turned on the style to beat Netherlands 2-1 on a memorable night in Dortmund.
England top group but night belongs to Slovenia after drab 0-0 draw
Reuters, Published on 26/06/2024
» COLOGNE: Underwhelming England sealed top spot in Group C but hardly issued a statement of intent ahead of the Euro 2024 knockout rounds as they toiled to a 0-0 draw with Slovenia, who progressed for the first time in their history on Tuesday.
Myanmar's ethnic armies consolidate strongholds as junta weakens
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2024
» NAYPYIDAW - Myanmar's ruling junta has lost control over vast tracts of territory, including access to much of its international borders, allowing ethnic armed groups to expand and consolidate regions under their control, two reports assessing the conflict said on Thursday.
Australian police shoot boy dead after stabbing with 'hallmarks' of terrorism
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2024
» SYDNEY: Australian police said on Sunday they had shot dead a boy after he stabbed a man in Western Australia's capital Perth, in an attack authorities said indicated terrorism.
Bitcoin rises to record high over $70,000
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2024
» WASHINGTON - Bitcoin rallied to a record high on Friday in volatile trade, as crypto mania continued to sweep through the investment community.
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore hope to lure Chinese with visa-free travel
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2024
» SINGAPORE/BANGKOK - Chinese engineer and aviation enthusiast Wei Ming is exactly the kind of visitor the tourism authorities in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are looking for.
Myanmar's 'watermelons': Soldier on the outside, rebel inside
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2024
» YANGON - For about two years, says 24-year-old Yan, a former Myanmar police officer, he risked his life pretending to serve the military junta while secretly spying for the armed resistance.
Explainer - Vietnam's real estate woes: how much worse can they get?
Reuters, Published on 26/10/2023
» HANOI - A rough year for Vietnam's real estate sector has seen developers miss interest payments on debt, amid a credit crunch spurred by ill-timed government measures, although spillover risk has been limited.