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LIV cash crunch hits Asian Tour as Korea Open prize money cut

LIV cash crunch hits Asian Tour as Korea Open prize money cut

Golf's Asian Tour on Wednesday said it had axed a planned increase in prize money for this week's Korea Open, just weeks after announcing a $500,000 cash boost from LIV Golf.

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'Wiped out': Ukraine's bird lovers long for peaceful skies

'Wiped out': Ukraine's bird lovers long for peaceful skies

When Viktor Sevidov looked up to the sky above Ukraine's war-scarred landscape, he was not watching out for incoming missiles or drones. Instead, he was looking for birds.

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Union calls strike at South Korea chip giant Samsung Electronics

Union calls strike at South Korea chip giant Samsung Electronics

A planned strike at South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics will go ahead from Thursday, its union said, after talks on bonus payouts collapsed, raising concerns over a disruption to the country's key semiconductor industry.

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Director Boots Riley says new film 'I Love Boosters' is an 'optimistic' satire

Director Boots Riley says new film 'I Love Boosters' is an 'optimistic' satire

US director Boots Riley's signature absurdism is all over his latest film "I Love Boosters," which opens in US theaters this week, but the wacky visuals are all in service of an "optimistic" social commentary.

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Sky bridges, citizen science protect endangered Malaysia monkeys

Sky bridges, citizen science protect endangered Malaysia monkeys

A graceful black monkey edges across a swaying red rope bridge strung over a busy residential road in Malaysia's Penang, watched by local conservationists who carefully record her movements.

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Elephant in the room: Nepal's first Cannes film takes on taboos

Elephant in the room: Nepal's first Cannes film takes on taboos

Film director Abinash Bikram Shah has taken on two of Nepal's touchiest subjects in "Elephants in the Fog" -- the way it treats its trans women and its wild elephants.

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Union calls strike at S. Korea chip giant Samsung Electronics

Union calls strike at S. Korea chip giant Samsung Electronics

The labour union at South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it would launch a planned strike after talks over bonus payouts collapsed.

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Knicks rally from 22 points down to stun Cavs in NBA East finals opener

Knicks rally from 22 points down to stun Cavs in NBA East finals opener

The New York Knicks, fueled by 38 points from Jalen Brunson, erased a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime Monday in game one of the NBA Eastern Conference finals.

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Eala and Tjen bring a Southeast Asian 'sense of pride' to Roland Garros

Eala and Tjen bring a Southeast Asian 'sense of pride' to Roland Garros

Alexandra Eala and Janice Tjen have taken different routes to the women's top 40, but both began their journeys from a region that is rarely on the tennis map.

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Djokovic trying to hold back time at French Open

Djokovic trying to hold back time at French Open

Novak Djokovic arrives at Roland Garros this year facing a familiar opponent, but one that cannot be outmanoeuvred even by the record 24-time Grand Slam champion: time.

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