'Kick up the backside' helps Hong Kong to Asian Games rugby gold
Liam Doherty made a try and scored the winner in a man-of-the-match performance as Hong Kong retained their Asian Games men's rugby sevens title on Tuesday.
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Will lingering obstacles derail a Saudi-Israeli pact?
Recent bullish statements by Saudi and Israeli leaders have fuelled speculation that a landmark normalisation deal is in the offing, despite daunting hurdles that have yet to be cleared.
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'Flying Dutchwoman' sprint queen Schippers retires
Two-time world sprint champion Dafne Schippers, known as the "Flying Dutchwoman", announced her retirement at the age of 31 on Tuesday, saying she was hanging up her spikes "without regret".
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Hosts China win Asian Games' first-ever eSports gold
Hosts China on Tuesday won the Asian Games' first-ever gold in eSports in a landmark for gaming, beating Malaysia 2-0 in the smartphone game Arena of Valor.
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Nigeria's new media seeks to cover Africa's ignored stories
Nigeria, a nation of conflicts, corruption and poverty?
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Stocks knocked by growing US rate worries, but dollar soars
Asian and European stocks fell Tuesday but the dollar soared as investors grow increasingly concerned that US interest rates will rise again and stay elevated for a prolonged period to tame inflation.
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Greek flood victims race to rebuild before new storm hits
When Storm Daniel this month dumped cataclysmic amounts of rain on his village in central Greece, Nikos Falangas barely had time to flee.
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Belgium students' love story with Taylor Swift
A hubbub grips the class in the Belgian city of Ghent as university students eagerly discuss whether US pop star Taylor Swift is a "literary genius".
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Karabakh exodus grows after offensive, as fuel blast kills 20
Thousands more Armenian refugees fled Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday as officials in Azerbaijan's war-scarred separatist statelet raised the death toll from a fuel blast to 20.
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Horse-riding Thai princess 'goes for it' at Asian Games
Royalty graced the Asian Games on Tuesday with Thai Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana saddling up in the equestrian after being encouraged by the king to "go for it".
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