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Taiwan gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting wins 'monumental' Asian Games gold

'We're losing our scientists': west Africa's STEM struggle

Taiwan receives its first US-made F-16V fighter jets

World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle

Lula, Bolsonaro trade scandal fire in final scramble for votes

Return of swarming moth spectacle has Australia in a flutter

Not-so-brave new world: virtual taekwondo makes Asian Games debut

Browns snuff out Rodgers fightback to beat Steelers 27-24

Arab Israeli candidate drops out of election race

Braves power past Phillies to set up Dodgers showdown

Israel courts Europe's far right, finding friends but also unease

Asian stocks drop as oil spike fans rate hike bets, eyes on US jobs

Lula, Bolsonaro both snub final debate before Brazil election

Viral anti-vax posts weaponise Philippine inoculation fears

Henderson the doyen of trainers blessed with a strong constitution

Legendary English trainer Nicky Henderson's godfather was Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and he would have been rightly proud of his godson's generalship in training 72 Cheltenham Festival winners.

'Navalny' wins best documentary feature Oscar

"Navalny," a film that examines the poisoning of jailed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, on Sunday won the Oscar for best documentary feature.

Most Asian markets sink after US lender's collapse

Most Asian markets fell Monday as the closure of two regional US banks sparked fears of contagion in the financial sector, even as officials promised to support customers.

From Pakistani 'kill list' to comic book author

He barely escaped Pakistan with his life after angering its powerful military with his journalism. Now his story has become a comic book.

Third-ranked Pegula fights her way into Indian Wells 4th round

American Jessica Pegula still finds it "weird" to think of herself as the world's number three player, but she doesn't feel any particular pressure to live up to the ranking.

'Everything Everywhere' claims early Oscars as gala kicks off with slap jokes

Subversive sci-fi flick "Everything Everywhere All at Once" collected key early prizes Sunday at the Oscars, where it is favorite to win the highly coveted best picture prize, as the star-studded Hollywood gala began with a flurry of jokes about the infamous slap.

Inzaghi under pressure as Inter take away day blues to Porto

Simone Inzaghi is in the firing line as his Inter Milan side travel to Porto trying to make the last eight of the Champions League and turn a depressing tide of bad results away from home.

Man City star Haaland is here to stay insists Guardiola

As Erling Haaland was mobbed by his Manchester City team-mates, the Norway star's broad grin gave Pep Guardiola renewed belief that his coveted striker is still happy at the club ahead of Tuesday's decisive Champions League clash with RB Leipzig.

China's Xi spotlights national security in congress closing speech

China's Xi Jinping on Monday emphasised the need to strengthen national security, in his first address since being handed a historic third term as the country's president.

Boycott threat over Ukraine war clouds Paris Olympics

One of the major headaches, not just for the Paris 2024 organising committee but also for the International Olympic Committee, is how to handle the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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Russia and security 'the major issues for IOC and Paris Olympics'