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Sinner on the march as tearful Gauff, Swiatek toil at US Open
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» NEW YORK — Reigning men's champion Jannik Sinner charged into the third round of the US Open on Thursday as Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek battled to keep their title bids intact.
Historic Swedish church being moved as giant mine casts growing shadow
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» STOCKHOLM - A historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden's most beautiful buildings is to be moved from its longtime home in the Arctic town of Kiruna next week as part of a campaign to expand Europe's biggest underground mine.
Teotihuacan altar found at Guatemala Maya site
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» GUATEMALA CITY - A 1,000-year-old altar from Mexico's ancient Teotihuacan culture has been discovered in the erstwhile Mayan city of Tikal in Guatemala, providing further proof of ties between the two pre-Hispanic societies, archaeologists said Monday.
Feline frontier: NASA sends HD cat video from deep space
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - NASA on Monday announced it had used a state-of-the-art laser communication system on a spaceship 31 million kilometres from Earth -- to send a high-definition cat video.
Dazzling Biles wins record eighth US all-around gymnastics title
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» SAN JOSé (UNITED STATES) - Simone Biles dazzled on floor exercise Sunday on the way to a record eighth all-around title at the US Gymnastics Championships, another step on a comeback trail pointing toward the Paris Olympics.
Dazzling Biles wins record eighth US all-around gymnastics title
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» SAN JOSé (UNITED STATES) - Simone Biles dazzled on floor exercise Sunday on the way to a record eighth all-around title at the US Gymnastics Championships, another step on a comeback trail pointing toward the Paris Olympics.
'No hesitation' as Biles prepares for return
AFP, Published on 05/08/2023
» HOFFMAN ESTATES (UNITED STATES) - Four-time Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles geared up for her highly anticipated return to competition with an impressive practice session ahead of Saturday's US Classic -- her first event since the Tokyo Olympics.
'Twisting again' Biles prepares gymnastics comeback
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» CHICAGO: Simone Biles makes her long-awaited return to gymnastics in Chicago on Saturday, with the dreaded "twisties" firmly behind her in what could be the first step on the road towards next year's Olympic games.
Captain Kirk to the holodeck: Shatner beams in to remote meeting
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES: More than half a century after he materialised on far-flung planets as Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, William Shatner has beamed into a distant land in a demonstration of hologram technology.
Star gymnast Biles poised for August return to competition
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles is poised to compete in August for the first time since mental health and safety concerns cut short her Tokyo Olympics campaign, entering the August US Classic near Chicago.