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Four killed in landslide as heavy rain drenches northern China
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» MIYUN, China - Torrential rain soaking northern China triggered a deadly landslide, burst riverbanks and washed away cars on Monday, with thousands of people forced to evacuate the days-long deluge.
Winter Paralympics to close after Ukraine, China athletes star
AFP, Published on 13/03/2022
» BEIJING: The flame will be extinguished on Beijing's Winter Paralympics on Sunday after a week of stellar performances from the host nation and Ukrainian athletes reeling from Moscow's invasion.
Biles out of more Olympic events as doping case rocks athletics
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» TOKYO: Simone Biles pulled out of two more events at the Olympics on Saturday, raising major doubts over whether she will compete again in Tokyo as Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare was thrown out after failing a doping test.
Dressel, Ledecky hunt more gold as Fraser-Pryce seeks 100m treble
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» TOKYO - US swim stars Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky will target more gold in Tokyo on Saturday as Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce tries to become the first woman to win an individual Olympic athletics event three times.
China and Vatican renew historic deal on bishops
AFP, Published on 22/10/2020
» BEIJING - A secretive 2018 agreement between Beijing and the Vatican was renewed Thursday, despite strident US condemnation and warnings from underground Chinese priests loyal to Rome that they have only become more marginalised since it was signed.
Bad faith: China's 'underground' Catholics wary of Vatican deal
AFP, Published on 22/10/2020
» BEIJING - A secretive 2018 agreement between Beijing and the Vatican is on the brink of renewal, despite strident US condemnation and warnings from underground Chinese priests loyal to Rome that they have only become more marginalised since it was signed.
Green or red light: China virus app is ticket to everywhere
AFP, Published on 13/05/2020
» BEIJING: To enter many offices, restaurants, parks or malls in China nowadays, people must show their status on an app that determines whether they are a coronavirus threat.
US accuses China, Russia of coordinating on virus conspiracies
AFP, Published on 09/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday accused China and Russia of stepping up cooperation to spread false narratives over the coronavirus pandemic, saying Beijing was increasingly adopting techniques honed by Moscow.
US, China play coronavirus blame game
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» WASHINGTON: The United States and China on Monday each demanded that the other stop smearing its reputation over the novel coronavirus as Donald Trump referred to the pathogen as the "Chinese Virus".
Benitez 'helpless' as thrashing compounds slow start in China
AFP, Published on 29/11/2019
» SHANGHAI - Rafael Benitez won the Champions League with Liverpool and coached Real Madrid, but the scale of the task he confronts in China was laid bare this week in humiliating fashion.