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Olympics-Diving-Chinese divers can be defeated in men's events, says Britain's Daley
PARIS - China's divers are aiming for a golden sweep in Paris with a star-studded team, but Britain's Tom Daley said it was possible to...
Jul 26, 20241 min read


Olympics-Dressel puts world aquatics on the spot over China doping
PARIS - Seven-times Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel put World Aquatics bosses on the defensive on Thursday after expressing in front of...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Shooting-Zhang backs young team to win first gold
PARIS - Chinese shooters are desperate to win the team's first gold medal in Paris and their first gold in the skeet event in over 30...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Gymnastics-Hashimoto seeks 'no-regrets' performance in Paris
PARIS - The rivalry between Japan and China may take centre stage in the men's gymnastics team event at the Olympics but defending...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Ledecky hopes for clean Games amid China doping row
PARIS - American swimming great Katie Ledecky says she hopes athletes will be "competing clean" at the Paris Olympics amid a row over a...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Skateboarding-China's Zheng, youngest Olympian in Paris, just wants to have fun
PARIS - Chinese park skateboarder Zheng Haohao dreamed of going to the Olympics when she was little. It didn't take too long for her...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Pakistan's finance minister in Beijing to seek debt relief, say sources
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb arrived in Beijing on Thursday for talks on power sector debt relief alongside...
Jul 25, 20242 min read


India and China agree to approach border issues with urgency
NEW DELHI - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday in Laos, where the two...
Jul 25, 20241 min read


Explainer-Why does Nepal suffer so many air crashes?
NEW DELHI - Eighteen people were killed in Nepal when a small passenger plane crashed while taking off from the main airport in the...
Jul 25, 20242 min read


ASEAN seeks to tackle Myanmar crisis, South China Sea tension
The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN met in Laos on Wednesday as it seeks to advance a stalled bid to resolve a crisis in Myanmar and cool...
Jul 25, 20243 min read


Exclusive-US, Vietnam discuss supplying Hanoi with C-130 military transport planes, sources say
HANOI/WASHINGTON - The United States and Vietnam are discussing the sale of Lockheed Martin C-130 #Hercules military transport planes to...
Jul 25, 20242 min read


Analysis-Tougher tone on Israel, steady on NATO: how a Harris foreign policy could look
WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to stick largely to Joe Biden's foreign policy playbook on key issues such as...
Jul 24, 20245 min read
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