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French women's boxing team barred from world champs over late gender test results
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» PARIS - The French women's team have been barred from the boxing world championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time in a decision the country's sports minister said on Thursday was "inadmissible".
World boxing event bars French women over late gender tests
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» PARIS — The French women’s team has been barred from the boxing world championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time, the French Federation (FFBoxe) said on Thursday.
Gender-row Olympic boxer Lin won't compete at worlds, says official
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» TAIPEI - Taiwanese Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting will not compete at the world championships starting this week, Taiwan's association told AFP on Tuesday, despite reportedly submitting her sex test results.
Boxer Khelif not competing in latest tournament: organisers
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» THE HAGUE - Algerian Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif, who is at the centre of a row over gender eligibility, will not compete in this week's tournament in The Netherlands, organisers said Thursday.
World Boxing introducing gender tests for all boxers, targets Khelif
AFP, Published on 31/05/2025
» PARIS - World Boxing announced on Friday it will introduce mandatory gender testing to determine the eligibility of male and female athletes wanting to take part in its competitions.
Mob storms Russian airport looking for Israelis
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» MOSCOW - A mob looking for Israelis and Jews overran an airport in Russia's Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Sunday, after rumours spread that a flight was arriving from Israel.
Twitter drops media tags in latest changes
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter has dropped "state-affiliated" and "government-funded" labels from media accounts after widespread complaints, according to a review Friday of many high-profile pages.
Twitter's blue ticks start vanishing
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter began the mass removal of its blue ticks on Thursday, as the symbol previously used to signify a verified account vanished from users including the Pope, Donald Trump and Justin Bieber.
Musk's Twitter tags US radio NPR as 'state-affiliated'
AFP, Published on 06/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - Twitter drew the anger of venerable US radio broadcaster NPR on Wednesday after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk tagged the news giant as a state-backed entity.
Time for Syria to return to Arab fold, UAE president tells Assad during visit
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» DUBAI - The UAE's president on Sunday told his Syrian counterpart it was time for diplomatically isolated Damascus to be reintegrated into the wider Arab region during a meeting in Abu Dhabi, state media reported.