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Biles pulls out of Olympic all-around title defence as support pours in
AFP, Published on 28/07/2021
» TOKYO: Simone Biles abandoned the defence of her individual all-around Olympic crown on Wednesday, a day after her shock withdrawal from the women's team final over mental health concerns.
Woman governor in a man's world
News, AFP, Published on 02/08/2016
» Surrounded by male advisers and condescending "mansplainers", Masooma Muradi holds her own against a deep underswell of sexism in a society unaccustomed to women exercising authority.
Legacy of drug lord Escobar's pet hippos
News, AFP, Published on 06/07/2016
» More than 20 years after Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar died in a gunfight with police, a strange legacy survives him: his pet hippos.
Food handouts prompt political row
News, AFP, Published on 08/06/2016
» Venezuelans facing severe food shortages might have been expected to welcome heavily subsidised bags of rice, milk and other staples -- but the controversy didn't take long to set in.
Ali seen as face of 'real Islam'
News, AFP, Published on 07/06/2016
» At a time when Muslims in the United States are facing scorn and bigotry, the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali should be remembered as the true, peaceful face of Islam, residents of his hometown say.
VIPs flock to visit Duterte's hometown seat of power
News, AFP, Published on 18/05/2016
» Business tycoons, turncoat politicians, celebrities and rebel leaders are descending on the long-neglected far south of the Philippines, hoping to gain favour with the nation's shock new powerbroker.
Refugee fights his way into Olympics and new life in Brazil
News, AFP, Published on 27/04/2016
» Ferocity may sound like a good thing in martial arts, but when Popole Misenga started training for his Olympic judo team he was, well, too ferocious -- "brutal," one coach says.
Female Sherpas blazing trail for gender
News, AFP, Published on 19/04/2016
» When a deadly avalanche hit Mount Everest a year ago, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita, one of the few Nepali women with expertise in climbing the world's highest peaks, headed straight there to help.
Kill the criminals! Duterte's vote-winning law and order vow
News, AFP, Published on 17/03/2016
» Rodrigo Duterte curses the pope's mother and jokes about his own infidelities, but many voters in the Philippines want to elect him president so he can honour a campaign pledge to kill thousands of criminals.
Second video of 'braveheart' Indian sisters imperils heroine status
News, AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» Two Indian sisters hailed as "bravehearts" after a video showing them fighting off three alleged molesters went viral, are now facing questions from social media users following the release of a second video on Tuesday.