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World reaction to US action against Venezuela
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2026
» World leaders' reactions to Saturday's US attack on Venezuela.
Chinese football club given 2-year ban after no-show
Reuters, Published on 05/08/2025
» MELBOURNE — Chinese club Shandong Taishan has been banned from Asian club competition for two years for its no-show against South Korean side Ulsan HD in the Asian Champions League (ACL) Elite in February.
Twice exiled, Shakhtar Donetsk dream of war-torn home
AFP, Published on 15/04/2022
» ISTANBUL: They had already fled their home in eastern Ukraine for Kyiv when their shiny new stadium was battered by shelling in the first weeks of a Russian-backed insurgency in 2014.
Tokyo 1940: The Games that became the 'Missing Olympics'
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» TOKYO - Fears are growing that this year's Olympics may be postponed or axed because of the coronavirus pandemic but Japan has been here before -- the cancelled summer Games of 1940 were also due to be hosted in Tokyo.
From Reagan to Zelensky, stars who went into politics
AFP, Published on 22/04/2019
» PARIS - Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, whom exit polls showed winning Sunday's presidential election in Ukraine, follows several celebrities -- from US actor Ronald Reagan to Liberian footballer George Weah -- who nabbed top political jobs in their countries.
Asia football chief wants Iraq back in international play
AFP, Published on 01/03/2018
» BASRA, Iraq: The Asian Football Confederation head on Wednesday called for Iraq to be allowed to host competitive international matches, as Fifa gears up to decide on whether to lift a ban on the strife-torn nation.
Hockey diplomacy: North-South Korean team loses to Sweden
Agencies, Published on 05/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: North Korea will send its nominal head of state and other senior officials to South Korea this week, Seoul officials said Sunday, as the rivals push through with rare rapprochement steps ahead of this month's Winter Olympics in the South.