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Saudi football body vows action against Jota chants, Ronaldo urges life ban

Liverpool will have to accept 'ups and downs', says Iraola

North Korea win 10-0 in Asian Games football mismatch

Inaugural Ultimate a hit with the athletes, says Coe

Nigerian oil refinery Dangote launches IPO

Oil gains on Mideast supply fears, AI warnings rattle tech firms

Houthis target Saudi base as Iran denies involvement in Yemen war

Mourinho praises 'incredible' Guler amid battle for minutes

Sweden faces political uncertainty after election thriller

Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk slims down to 'Novo'

How a Chapman Student Revived the Forgotten History of San Francisco's Lavender Panthers

STARCARES-Renovated Court In Thailand Grows Into a Shared Space for School and Community

Philippine Muslim enclave heads to polls after deadly shooting

Oil prices extend gains on Mideast supply fears, tech leads losses

Kun Bokator to Teqball - unusual SEA Games sports

Southeast Asian athletes will vie for dominance in more than 30 sports in Phnom Penh from May 5 to 17, in everything from athletics and football to jet ski and obstacle race.

Indigenous leaders demand King Charles apologise for colonialism

Indigenous leaders from a string of former British colonies on Thursday urged King Charles to swiftly apologise for "centuries of racism" and the "legacy of genocide" perpetrated by the crown.

ECB expected to slow pace of rate hikes

The European Central Bank is expected to hike interest rates again Thursday to fight inflation but at a slower pace, as higher borrowing costs take their toll and banking sector fears resurface.

Sharp-shooting Celtics blitz Sixers to square series

The Boston Celtics produced an exhibition of three-point shooting to blow away the Philadelphia 76ers 121-87 and square their Eastern Conference playoff series on Wednesday.

China's elders savour twilight years as the young toil

At the end of a back alley surrounded by dilapidated buildings, the pitter-patter of ping-pong balls echoes around a cavernous warehouse in a Chinese town north of Shanghai.

India's growing population a burden for struggling mothers

Married off by her parents at 14, Indian mother-of-seven Jaimala Devi kept having children because her husband insisted she could only stop once she had given birth to two sons.

No alternative: Afghan farmers lament Taliban poppy ban

In a secluded compound in south Afghanistan, Bibi Hazrato cries in dismay as a group of men hack down her poppy crop, enforcing a Taliban government order to wean the nation off the narcotic plant.

Australia chairman eyes powerful role at World Rugby

Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan is considering a tilt at one of the most powerful positions in the sport, saying that the southern hemisphere needs a seat at the top table.

Striking Hollywood writers decry the Uber-ization of their trade

Television and film writers, on strike over the "existential crisis" of a Hollywood dream factory that mistreats the source of its stories, are fed up with seeing their profession become more precarious in the age of streaming.