Country Garden denies founder flees China as default looms
Chinese property giant Country Garden denied Thursday its founder and chairwoman had fled the country, as the debt-saddled builder flirts with a default that could send shockwaves through the industry.
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South Africa name unchanged team, most experienced in Bok history, to play England
South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber has named an unchanged match-day 23, the most experienced in Springbok history, from the one that edged France to play England in the World Cup semi-final in Paris on Saturday.
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Russia's Lavrov slams 'dangerous' US policy on North Korea
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday slammed US policy towards North Korea as "dangerous" during a visit to Pyongyang, while touting the "new, strategic level" of relations between Moscow and the nuclear-armed state.
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Verstappen chases records as F1 starts Americas stint
Max Verstappen will be racing for pride, points and records this weekend at the United States Grand Prix as his rivals compete for positional prize money behind the newly-crowned champion.
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Cheika -- behind the quips, a shrewd rugby brain
Were the Rugby World Cup to be decided on the personality of the coach, then Argentina's Michael Cheika and his larger than life persona would probably win.
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French cult film 'La Haine' returning as musical
Nearly 30 years after the release of cult film "La Haine" -- a groundbreaking look at France's innercity ghettos -- it is returning in the unlikely form of a hip-hop stage musical.
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Long-banned Alsatian finally allowed in French schools
In a school in eastern France, teacher Sandra Cronimus greets her pupils every morning with a lusty "Guede morje!"
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Catholic women speak up as 'patriarchal' Church debates its future
"Ordain women priests!" Not far from the Vatican, where hundreds of Catholics have gathered to debate the future of the Church, purple-clad activists make their voices heard against the "patriarchy".
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Deal struck to open Gaza border for aid
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a deal to allow desperately-needed humanitarian aid to enter worn-torn Gaza, where one million people have fled their homes amid withering Israeli air strikes.
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Country Garden denies founder, chairwoman have fled China
Chinese property giant Country Garden denied Thursday its founder and chairwoman had fled the country, as the debt-saddled builder flirts with a default that could send shockwaves through the industry.
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