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4-minute mile pioneer Roger Bannister dies at 88
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» LONDON - Record-breaking British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88, his family announced on Sunday.
Michelle Wie wins dramatic Singapore tourney
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» SINGAPORE: US-Korean golfer Michelle Wie delivered when it mattered most Sunday, draining a 40-foot putt for a birdie on the last hole to claim a dramatic one-stroke victory at the HSBC Women's World Championship.
Hollywood braces for best-picture photo finish at Oscars
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - Hollywood is set for a real-life cliffhanger Sunday at the Oscars -- the race for best picture is coming down to the wire to cap an awards season overshadowed by scandal over sexual misconduct in showbiz.
China's defence spending to accelerate in 2018
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» BEIJING - China announced on Monday an 8.1 percent defence budget increase for 2018, giving the world's largest armed forces a boost after spending slowed in the previous two years.
Xi power play in focus as China parliament opens
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» BEIJING - China's rubber-stamp parliament on Monday opened a major annual session set to expand President Xi Jinping's considerable power and clear him a path towards lifelong rule.
Trump signals controversial tariffs will go forward
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sunday signaled his intent to move forward with controversial tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that have sparked fears of a trade war.
Oscars red carpet: white-hot, red-hot and bronze (medalists)
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - After a Hollywood awards season of statement red carpets including "blackouts" at the Golden Globes and Baftas, the movie industry's finest embraced a rainbow of color Sunday at the Oscars.
South Korean delegation heads to Pyongyang
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» SEOUL - A team of South Korean envoys will travel to Pyongyang on Monday to push for talks between Washington and the North on nuclear weapons.
FA chief under fire for Star of David, swastika link
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» LONDON: The chief executive of England's Football Association, Martin Glenn, faced criticism from a leading member of Britain's Jewish community after saying the Star of David was "something we don't want" in football along with the swastika.
Wiggins vows to hit back as lawmakers accuse him in drugs report
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» LONDON - British cycling great Bradley Wiggins said it was "so sad" after he and his former team were accused by MPs of manipulating drug rules before major races, including Wiggins' 2012 Tour de France victory.