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Taiwan's newest party wants to make mahjong great again
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» KAOHSIUNG (TAIWAN) - As Taiwan hurtles towards becoming a "super-aged" society, a new political party has emerged with an unusual and somewhat singular platform -- making mahjong great again.
Danes vote as blocs woo the middle ground
AFP, Published on 01/11/2022
» COPENHAGEN - Danes were voting on Tuesday in what promises to be a tight election in which the balance of power could be tipped by which side of the political divide manages to woo the middle ground.
More sports events scrapped in zero-Covid China
AFP and Reuters, Published on 01/09/2022
» Hong Kong’s top badminton tournament has been cancelled because of stringent anti-Covid policies that required players to compete in an “isolation bubble”, organisers said on Thursday.
Lawn bowls gives Commonwealth Games minnows a chance to shine
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» LEAMINGTON SPA (UNITED KINGDOM) - The Falkland Islands, Niue and Norfolk Island are unlikely to produce a 100m champion but lawn bowls is a chance for them to "put their flag on the map" at the Commonwealth Games.
Two years after car crash, badminton ace Momota in free fall
AFP, Published on 17/06/2022
» TOKYO - Japan's Kento Momota was once badminton's undisputed king but his career has gone into free fall ever since a car crash more than two years ago which left him badly hurt.
The Mariupol diary: Ukraine war through 8-year-old eyes
AFP, Published on 10/06/2022
» ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: The horrors of the bloodiest chapter so far in the Ukraine conflict are poignantly captured in the words and drawings of an eight-year-old boy.
Hong Kong railway fans queue overnight to try new cross-harbour train
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/05/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong railway fans on Sunday rushed to board the first train at dawn on a newly opened, cross-harbour section of the city's costliest MTR project, with the long-awaited launch coming off years of repeated delays and cost overruns.
Glow-in-the-dark badminton entices Malaysian players back onto court
Published on 31/03/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: With neon lights on the floor and walls, pulsing electronic beats, and a glowing red shuttlecock bouncing back and forth, this Malaysian badminton court evokes a sci-fi movie set.
Russia strikes Ukrainian cities as convoy masses near capital
AFP, Published on 01/03/2022
» KYIV: Russian forces struck cities in eastern Ukraine and massed armoured vehicles and artillery near the capital Kyiv on Tuesday, as Western powers promised further sanctions to bring down Russia's economy.
Russia invasion convoy masses near Ukraine capital
AFP, Published on 01/03/2022
» KYIV: A huge Russian military convoy was massing on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital Tuesday as fears grew the invading forces were set to launch devastating assaults aimed at taking control of Kyiv and other major cities.