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Rival Koreas agree to form unified Olympic team
Associated Press, Published on 18/01/2018
» SEOUL: The rival Koreas agreed Wednesday to form their first unified Olympic team and have their athletes parade together for the first time in 11 years during the opening ceremony of next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea, officials said.
Malaysian assassination victim's identity confirmed by DNA
Kyodo News, Published on 16/03/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police have confirmed that a man murdered last month in Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, based on DNA samples obtained from his child, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Wednesday.
Monk's lucky charms fire Leicester to title
Spectrum, Published on 25/12/2016
» Leicester City's English Premier League championship triumph is a fairytale of a small football club that manages to win big with a little help from mythical amulets ... sort of. Of course, the much coveted title was the product of the hard work of the players and manager Claudio Ranieri. But support from the three magic amulets given by a senior Thai monk might also have helped.
Mixed-race 'Rola' changing the DNA of Japanese pop culture
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» In celebrity-obsessed Japan with its conveyor belt of 15-minute stars, fashion icon 'Rola' is blazing a meteoric trail at the forefront of a galaxy of mixed-race stars changing the DNA of Japanese pop culture.
Mixed-race 'Rola' changing the DNA of Japanese pop culture
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» TOKYO - In celebrity-obsessed Japan with its conveyor belt of 15-minute stars, fashion icon 'Rola' is blazing a meteoric trail at the forefront of a galaxy of mixed-race stars changing the DNA of Japanese pop culture.
At World Cup, scoring on and off the pitch
AFP, Published on 03/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The World Cup is all about scoring, and that means on and off the pitch for fans celebrating each goal and romantic encounter in Brazil's party central, Rio de Janeiro.
Footballers also fashion icons off World Cup pitch
AFP, Published on 26/06/2014
» With thousands of cameras capturing their every move for billions of fans, footballers know the World Cup isn't just about sport -- it's about tattoos, hairstyles, clothes and the big business of setting trends.
World Cup fever, even in Brazil's Amazon rainforest
AFP, Published on 26/06/2014
» Even in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, the World Cup is big news -- and big business.
US goes soccer crazy as team eyes second round
AFP, Published on 25/06/2014
» Record numbers of football fans in the United States are bracing for another edge-of-the-seat match Thursday as their team battles to make the World Cup second round -- and prove the sport's growing popularity.
Singapore cracks down on illegal bets during World Cup
AFP, Published on 23/06/2014
» Singapore police on Monday said they have arrested 15 people in a crackdown on illegal betting during intense World Cup fever in the city-state, which has become notorious for football-linked crime.