China's Zhang in line for title shot after stunning KO at UFC 275
China's Zhang Weili will get a shot at redemption in the UFC strawweight division after knocking out Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland with a sensational second-round spinning back fist in Singapore on Sunday.
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Sanctioned Ukraine tycoon seeks to support war effort
Sanctioned by Ukraine in the past over his close ties to Russia, Dmytro Firtash, one of the country's wealthiest citizens, made international headlines this week for saying he is sheltering hundreds of Ukrainians in his chemical factory.
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Theatre legend Kani turns eye to modern South Africa
When John Kani launched his acting career in the 1960s, the only stage he could find was an empty snake pit at a shuttered South African museum.
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'Soul relief': Bees help mentally ill on Greek island
On a hillside overlooking the azure blue waters of Greece's Leros island harbour, a small group of workers in protective gear are busy smoking beehives.
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Beale, Hodge missing as Australia prepare for England onslaught
Australia coach Dave Rennie admitted Sunday that the three-Test clash against England would be the biggest challenge of his tenure as he named an expanded squad missing Reece Hodge and Kurtley Beale but with uncapped former rugby league star Suliasi Vunivalu.
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'Like it or not', Britannia still rules part of Cyprus
Next to a palm tree, the Union Jack hangs limply on a pole outside a simple courthouse built decades ago on this eastern Mediterranean island.
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Is AI the future of art?
To many they are art's next big thing -- digital images of jellyfish pulsing and blurring in a dark pink sea, or dozens of butterflies fusing together into a single organism.
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'Couldn't script it better': Blues, Crusaders relish Super showdown
Auckland Blues playmaker Beauden Barrett declared it is "the final everyone wanted" as his team and the Canterbury Crusaders set about patching up their wounded Sunday for next weekend's Super Rugby Pacific showdown.
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Turkey bets on modern cruise hub to boost tourism
A state-of-the-art port in Istanbul with an underground terminal, a celebrity chef's restaurant and a shopping centre, welcomes yet another 5,000-passenger cruise ship, bringing more cash to Turkey's struggling tourism industry.
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Ministers gather for high-stakes WTO meet
The World Trade Organization gathers ministers in Geneva Sunday to tackle pressing issues including global food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.
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