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Canada gymnasts break silence on abuses and sport's 'toxic culture'
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» MONTREAL - They excelled in the athletic spotlight, but their feats on the beam and bars masked a darker reality: Canadian gymnasts are taking legal action to denounce a "toxic" culture of physical, sexual and psychological abuse by the sport's top brass.
Shaky Axelsen survives badminton nail-biter
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» Badminton world champ Viktor Axelsen fended off a gutsy assault from South Korea's Heo Kwang-hee in a three-game thriller at Thailand's Thomas Cup on Thursday night.
Palestinians honour slain journalist, reject joint probe
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» RAMALLAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Thousands of Palestinians on Thursday honoured Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh across the occupied West Bank and annexed east Jerusalem, a day after she was shot dead during an Israeli army raid.
US mourns one million dead from Covid-19
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» NEW YORK - The United States has crossed the threshold of one million deaths from Covid-19, the White House said on Thursday, as the nation seeks to turn the page on the pandemic despite threats of another surge.
Astronomers reveal first image of black hole at Milky Way's centre
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» An international team of astronomers on Thursday unveiled the first image of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy -- a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*.
Rugby opens new frontier by picking US as World Cup hosts
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» LONDON: The Rugby World Cup will be staged in the United States for the first time in 2031 after the game's governing body named the host nations for five men's and women's tournaments.
Copyright violation of 'Thailand' spoils first SEA Games gold medal celebration
Online Reporters, Published on 12/05/2022
» The good news of Thailand's first gold medal at the SEA Games in Vietnam has been overshadowed by a graphic designer who saw his design on the athletes' sport outfit without his authorisation.
Officials order removal of cult temple's 'pla ra bong' from stalls
Makkawan Wannakul and Chakrapan Natanri, Published on 12/05/2022
» CHAIYAPHUM: Health officials have ordered all vendors to remove pla ra bong (fermented fish chilli paste) produced at a cult temple in Khon San district from their shelves, following a recent raid on the premises where urine, scurf and body waste of the so-called Phra Bida, or spiritual father, had been consumed by his followers to cure illnesses.
World Rugby open new frontier with USA hosting 2031 Rugby World Cup
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» LONDON: The Rugby World Cup will be staged in the United States for the first time in 2031 after officials announced the host nations for a number of men's and women's tournaments on Thursday.
Finland poised for NATO membership as Ukraine war crimps Russian gas
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» KYIV, Ukraine: Finland on Thursday took a step towards fast-track membership of NATO, triggering a warning from the Kremlin, as the war in Ukraine throttled supplies of Russian gas to Europe.