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Veteran Felix chases Olympic record as Hassan steps up treble bid
AFP, Published on 06/08/2021
» TOKYO: Allyson Felix will target a record 10th Olympic athletics medal in the women's 400m, while Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands can complete the second leg of an unprecedented treble in Tokyo with gold in the 1500m final Friday.
Messi to leave Barcelona as contract talks collapse
AFP, Published on 06/08/2021
» MADRID: Lionel Messi will end his 20-year career with Barcelona after the Argentine superstar failed to reach agreement on a new deal with the club, the Spanish giants announced on Thursday.
After 26 years and nine world titles, 'sad' Rossi calls it quits
AFP, Published on 06/08/2021
» SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD, Austria: Motorcycling legend and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi confirmed Thursday he will retire at the end of the season after 26 years in the sport, describing his decision as "a very difficult, sad moment."
Wildfire levels historic California town as residents flee blaze
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» GREENVILLE (UNITED STATES) - The largest wildfire in California has razed a small town in the state's parched northeast, warping street lights and destroying historic buildings hours after residents were ordered to flee.
Woman found dead in Phuket sandbox
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/08/2021
» A Swiss woman, 57, was found dead among rocks at a Phuket waterfall on Thursday afternoon. She was believed to have been raped and murdered.
Keeping Earth cool: Is the 1.5C target 'mission impossible'?
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» PARIS - Can humanity drag down greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to prevent Earth's surface from warming more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above mid-19th century levels?
Japanese scientists develop freeze-dried mouse sperm postcards
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» WASHINGTON - Good news: Scientists won't have to worry about their mouse sperm vials breaking in transit ever again.
Covid cases top 200 million worldwide as Melbourne locks down
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» PARIS: The number of Covid-19 infections recorded worldwide passed 200 million on Thursday, an AFP count showed, as the pandemic surges around the world, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region where the Australian city of Melbourne locked down again.
Belarus Olympic athlete 'happy to be in safety' in Poland
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» WARSAW: Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said she was "happy to be in safety" in Warsaw on Thursday, a day after arriving in Poland where she took refuge after saying she feared for her life if forced to return home.
Swiss woman found dead in Phuket sandbox
Published on 05/08/2021
» PHUKET: A Swiss woman, 57, was found dead among rocks at a waterfall on Thursday afternoon. She was believed to be raped and murdered.