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'Punk wellness': China's stressed youth mix traditional medicine and cocktails
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» SHANGHAI — In a softly lit Shanghai bar, graduate student Helen Zhao stretched out both wrists to have her pulse taken -- the first step to ordering the house special, a bespoke "health" cocktail based on traditional Chinese medicine.
Vonn breaks leg as crashes out in brutal end to Olympic dream
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» MILAN (ITALY) - Lindsey Vonn broke her leg as she crashed out of the Winter Olympics downhill on Sunday to brutally end the American skiing great's improbable dream of a medal.
North Korea's Kim sacks vice premier, rails against 'incompetence'
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his vice premier and railed against "incompetent" officials in a rare and very public broadside against apparatchiks at the opening of a critical factory, state media said Tuesday.
Rohingya genocide claims ‘unsubstantiated’, Myanmar tells court
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» THE HAGUE - Myanmar on Friday dismissed as “unsubstantiated” allegations that it committed genocide against its Rohingya minority, telling the International Court of Justice that its brutal crackdown was a “counter-terrorism operation”.
Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, ICJ hears
AFP, Published on 12/01/2026
» THE HAGUE — Myanmar deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority with "horrific violence" in a bid to destroy the community, Gambia's justice minister told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday at the start of a genocide hearing.
Australia win final Test to seal 4-1 Ashes triumph over England
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» SYDNEY - Australia won the final Ashes Test against England by five wickets on Thursday to seal a dominant 4-1 victory after a gruelling series, sending the retiring Usman Khawaja out on a high.
Bethell’s maiden century gives England hope in final Ashes Test
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» SYDNEY - Rock-solid Jacob Bethell plundered a chanceless maiden Test century Wednesday as England reeled in Australia then built a tenuous 119-run lead to leave the fifth and final Ashes Test on a knife edge.
Vietnamese caught in Japan's illegal worker crackdown
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» TOKYO — For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs.
'Not about condoms': Chinese shrug off contraceptive tax
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» BEIJING - China has made condoms and other contraceptives more expensive as it tries to boost birth rates, but residents in Beijing and analysts say the measure will have little impact.
England cricketers snap 15-year Test losing streak in Australia
AFP, Published on 27/12/2025
» MELBOURNE - A fighting England won their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years on Saturday, restoring their battered pride with a gutsy four-wicket victory to clinch a chaotic fourth Ashes clash that was all over inside two days.