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Basketball's other globe-trotters do battle in Southeast Asia
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» PHNOM PENH - If someone had told Lester Prosper back in 2011 that the then-NBA hopeful would one day play for Indonesia, he would have told them they were "crazy".
A messy march of folly towards Brexit -- and beyond
News, Published on 07/01/2017
» Barbara Tuchman published her masterpiece, The March of Folly, in 1984. It explored what the American writer and historian called "one of the most compelling paradoxes of history: the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests". Today she might have explored the march of folly by "the people" as well as governments in pursuing those harmful policies.
'Why not us?' long-suffering Cubs ask about title
AFP, Published on 31/10/2016
» CHICAGO - For a Chicago Cubs team playing in its first World Series since 1945 and seeking its first title since 1908, overcoming another few unlikely historic baseball feats is no big deal.
Weak-hitting Cubs on brink of another World Series flop
AFP, Published on 30/10/2016
» CHICAGO - Woeful hitting has the Chicago Cubs on the brink of an eighth consecutive World Series defeat to extend America's longest sports title drought since their last championship in 1908.
World Series managers downplay epic droughts
AFP, Published on 25/10/2016
» CLEVELAND - World Series managers sent a clear message to their players - pay no attention to the historic title droughts that have created such a tremendous buzz around your games.
Cubs one win away from baseball World Series spot
AFP, Published on 21/10/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Addison Russell homered for the second consecutive game on Thursday as the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 to move within one win of their first World Series berth since 1945.
Chicago Cubs dominate Major League Baseball all-star team
AFP, Published on 06/07/2016
» LOS ANGELES - The Chicago Cubs will have all four of their players making up the starting infield for next week's annual all-star game, Major League Baseball announced.
US hunts contacts of seriously ill Ebola patient
AFP, Published on 02/10/2014
» US health officials scoured the Dallas area Wednesday for people -- including schoolchildren -- who came in contact with a Liberian man who was diagnosed with Ebola, as it emerged a hospital mix-up saw him initially turned away.
Hong Kong protests: Live Report
AFP, Published on 30/09/2014
» 15:39 GMT - Wanchai cheers - AFP video journalist Agnes Bun is in Wanchai where she says cheers and applause erupted as more protesters flock to the district, their numbers doubling in two hours. She says it's the first time protesters have penetrated so far into the district.