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Art show highlights destructive ties between Man and Nature
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» JOHANNESBURG: A lioness towers over a seemingly dead hunter, her paws pinning his body to the ground.
McIlroy forced to be patient as major drought goes on after Open agony
AFP, Published on 18/07/2022
» ST ANDREWS (UNITED KINGDOM) - Rory McIlroy was left to wonder when he will end his wait to claim an elusive fifth major title after seeing the British Open slip from his grasp in a dramatic final round at St Andrews on Sunday.
Some Shanghai residents sent out of city in overnight Covid raids
AFP, Published on 02/05/2022
» SHANGHAI: In the middle of the night, Shanghai resident Lucy said she and her neighbours were forced into buses and taken hundreds of kilometres away from the locked-down Chinese metropolis to a makeshift quarantine centre.
Boeing shares dive as 777X, Air Force One woes lead to $1.2bn loss
AFP, Published on 28/04/2022
» NEW YORK: Boeing shares tumbled Wednesday after the aviation giant reported a $1.2 billion loss in an ugly quarter weighed down by fresh one-time costs on its Russia business, the Air Force One presidential jet and the new 777X plane.
Relaxing eligibility rules would strengthen global rugby, says Pivac
AFP, Published on 11/11/2021
» CARDIFF: Wales coach Wayne Pivac says that a potential easing of currently stringent player eligibility rules by World Rugby would strengthen the game globally and make the World Cup more competitive.
US tennis star Sloane Stephens shares abusive social media posts
AFP, Published on 06/09/2021
» WASHINGTON: American tennis player Sloane Stephens has become the latest prominent athlete to share the personal burden of what she said were the relentless and "exhausting" attacks she receives on social media.
Faster tests unveiled as virus deaths pass one million
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» GENEVA: Coronavirus tests that deliver results in 15-30 minutes are to be rolled out across the United States and in scores of poorer countries, as health authorities worldwide try to get a handle on a disease that has now killed more than a million people.
Coronavirus test touted by Trump produces many false negatives: study
AFP, Published on 14/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: A rapid coronavirus test touted by President Donald Trump and used to test White House officials produces false negatives in almost half of all cases, according to new study by researchers at NYU Langone Health.
On a roll: The psychology behind toilet paper panic
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» WASHINGTON: It's a scene that's become familiar around the world: From the US to France to Australia, rows of empty supermarket shelves where toilet paper used to be, the result of coronavirus-induced panic buying.
Q&A: Testing for coronavirus in China
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» BEIJING - A sudden surge in the number of novel coronavirus cases in China has put a spotlight on the ways patients are tested for the illness, from lung imaging to uncomfortable lab tests that are not always accurate.