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'Trump' thrills fans at Hong Kong theatre's last hurrah

'Trump' thrills fans at Hong Kong theatre's last hurrah

The crack of a gunshot and the blonde man flinches behind the lectern, clutching his ear.

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Hong Kong scientists fight to save fragrant incense trees

Hong Kong scientists fight to save fragrant incense trees

Geneticist Zhang Huarong walks through the forest near his Hong Kong research lab, gesturing towards a rotting incense tree stump that is one of over a dozen illegally felled for the valuable wood inside.

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Mavericks top Celtics in NBA Finals rematch

Mavericks top Celtics in NBA Finals rematch

Klay Thompson's scorching start carried the Dallas Mavericks to a 127-120 victory over the NBA champion Boston Celtics, the new-look Mavs turning the tables in the NBA Finals rematch.

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Bills' Allen wins NFL Most Valuable Player award

Bills' Allen wins NFL Most Valuable Player award

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was voted the NFL's Most Valuable Player on Thursday pipping Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson for the award.

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Taiwan says detects six Chinese balloons near island

Taiwan says detects six Chinese balloons near island

Taiwan detected six Chinese balloons off the island, the defence ministry said Friday, as Beijing maintains military pressure to push its claim of sovereignty.

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Tokyo world athletics party can make up for Olympic lock-out, says CEO

Tokyo world athletics party can make up for Olympic lock-out, says CEO

Full crowds in Tokyo for this year's World Athletics Championships can make up for fans being locked out of the city's pandemic-postponed Olympics in 2021, the event's CEO told AFP.

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'Lottery ticket': Crypto investors brace for bumpy ride under Trump

'Lottery ticket': Crypto investors brace for bumpy ride under Trump

Nick was enjoying his Saturday off work in Pennsylvania when he received an unexpected and alarming message: cryptocurrencies, buoyed since Donald Trump's November 5 election win, were in freefall.

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Most Asian markets rise ahead of key US jobs data

Most Asian markets rise ahead of key US jobs data

Most Asian equities advanced Friday as investors head into the weekend awaiting the release of US jobs data, while traders kept a nervous eye on Washington as the Trump administration presses ahead with a hardball trade agenda.

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'Social Network' star Eisenberg slams Zuckerberg as 'obsessed with power'

'Social Network' star Eisenberg slams Zuckerberg as 'obsessed with power'

Hollywood star Jesse Eisenberg, who played Mark Zuckerberg in 2010 hit "The Social Network", told AFP the Facebook owner had evolved from having "a sense of righteousness" into "somebody obsessed with power".

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How to stop Barkley? Chiefs know they face ultimate test

How to stop Barkley? Chiefs know they face ultimate test

If there is one question that will define Sunday's Super Bowl it is this - can the Kansas City Chiefs stop the Philadelphia Eagles' explosive running-back Saquon Barkley?

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