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'Wholesome' South Korean reality TV proves a global hit
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» SEOUL: The challenge is straight from Greek mythology: hold a boulder aloft as long as possible. Korean car dealer Jo Jin-hyeong lasted over two hours, captivating global audiences in a reality show that could signal a new K-culture export success.
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Spain approves trans rights bill that has split the left
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» MADRID: Lawmakers on Thursday passed a transgender rights bill allowing anyone 16 and over to change gender on their ID card, putting Spain on track to becoming one of the few countries to allow transgender people to change their status with a simple declaration.
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WWE-style wrestling hits Bangkok - with a Thai twist
AFP, Published on 02/08/2022
» A fighter bursts through a flimsy tarpaulin curtain and bounds into the ring wearing a helmet and the unmistakable bright orange jacket of a Bangkok motorbike-taxi rider -- it's Thailand's take on WWE wrestling.
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Shakira and footballer Gerard Pique separate
AFP, Published on 05/06/2022
» MADRID: Together, they were one of the world's most famous couples, but more than a decade later, Colombian superstar Shakira and FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique have called time on their relationship, they announced Saturday.
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Jordan's 'Fierce Savage' kicks down martial arts gender constraints
AFP, Published on 20/05/2022
» NICOSIA: It's no mystery why Jordanian Lina Fayyad has been nicknamed "Fierce Savage" -- watching as she lands successive blows in the cage, it's clear she is poised to take mixed martial arts by storm.
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Boxer battles poverty, misogyny to be Vietnam's first world champion
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» HO CHI MINH CITY: From her youth spent scraping a living on the streets, Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi has battled poverty and sexist prejudice to become Vietnam's first boxing world champion.
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K-pop cheerleaders: the 'flowers' of South Korean baseball
AFP, Published on 03/05/2022
» INCHEON: In baseball-mad South Korea teams of professional cheerleaders pumping up players and fans with elaborate K-pop routines are as integral to the games as beer and fried chicken.
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Body composting takes root in US 'green' burial trend
AFP, Published on 21/03/2022
» KENT (UNITED STATES) - A woodpecker settled on a branch overhead as Cindy Armstrong stood near a grouping of trees, gazing at a patch of soil that contained bits of her son's composted remains.
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Women's skateboarding soars in Brazil after Tokyo Olympics
AFP, Published on 23/09/2021
» SAO PAULO: When she saw 13-year-old Brazilian Rayssa Leal win silver in the first-ever street skateboarding competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Giovanna Alves Farias only had one wish: to start flying around a skate park herself.
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Love match: British Paralympians put LGBTQ issues in spotlight
AFP, Published on 04/09/2021
» TOKYO: The Paralympics can help change perceptions of LGBTQ people with disabilities, say two wheelchair basketballers who joke they are Britain's answer to US power couple Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird.
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