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Sabalenka beats Anisimova in pulsating WTA Finals semi
AFP, Published on 08/11/2025
» RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) - World number one Aryna Sabalenka had to dig deep to overcome fourth-seeded Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in a high-octane semi-final at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Friday.
Sinner sets sights on French Open quarters, Gauff and Andreeva in action
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» PARIS - Jannik Sinner will seek to light up the night session on Monday as the top seed clashes with Andrey Rublev, while Russian starlet Mirra Andreeva will face hitting-partner and ex-compatriot Daria Kasatkina for a place in the French Open quarter-finals.
China's economy grew 8% in 2021 but property, virus threats loom: AFP poll
AFP, Published on 15/01/2022
» BEIJING - China's economy expanded at its fastest pace for 10 years in 2021, according to an AFP poll of analysts, but its strong recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is threatened by Omicron and a property sector slowdown.
China reopens world's third busiest port after partial virus halt
AFP, Published on 25/08/2021
» BEIJING: China reopened a key terminal at the world's third-busiest cargo port on Wednesday, after a shutdown to control the coronavirus caused major backlogs elsewhere and worsened export already extended delays caused by the pandemic.
WHO asks China for more data on Covid origins as Russia deaths spike
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» GENEVA: The WHO on Thursday urged China to share raw data from the earliest Covid-19 cases to revive its probe into the origins of the disease, as Russia recorded record deaths.
Typhoon In-Fa drenches eastern China
AFP, Published on 25/07/2021
» NINGBO, China: Typhoon In-Fa uprooted trees and drenched communities in knee-deep water in parts of eastern China, but there were no reports of major damage as it made landfall on Sunday.
East China battens down as Typhoon In-Fa approaches
AFP, Published on 25/07/2021
» NINGBO, China: Typhoon In-Fa lashed eastern China with high winds and heavy rain on Sunday as other parts of the country were still cleaning up following historic flooding.
Leopard on the loose: escaped big cat sparks fear in China
AFP, Published on 10/05/2021
» SHANGHAI: A leopard remained at large in eastern China Monday after escaping from a safari park with two fellow big cats, sparking a frenzy among web-users who have shared pictures and video of the spotted felines roaming tea plantations in the area.
China sentences Swedish bookseller abducted in Thailand to 10 years
AFP, Published on 25/02/2020
» BEIJING: A Chinese court has sentenced Swedish book publisher Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison on charges of illegally providing intelligence abroad in a case that has rattled relations between Beijing and Stockholm.
Oceans turning from friend to foe, warns UN climate report
AFP, Published on 29/08/2019
» PARIS: The same oceans that nourished human evolution are poised to unleash misery on a global scale unless the carbon pollution destabilising Earth's marine environment is brought to heel, warns a draft UN report obtained by AFP.