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Japan organisers 'not satisfied' as empty seats blight Asian Games

Austria 'ghetto' language classes leave children to repeat school

Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster

S.African women runners arm themselves after string of killings

'I felt embarrassed': Japan eSports whizz-kid, 11, wins Games gold

Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild

Indonesia fires threatens critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN

New China sprint star, 17, vows 'no limits' after Asian Games gold

Bangkok declares flood disaster across city

Japanese 11-year-old wins Asian Games eSports gold

'World records not enough': North Korea weightlifters target Olympic gold rush

TikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following Meta

Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses

Venezuela's oil cradle pins hopes on US energy deals

England cannot treat Stokes as a 'messiah', says teammate Wood

England must avoid regarding Ben Stokes as a "messiah" or a "Superman" if the champions are to get their World Cup campaign back on track, according to teammate Mark Wood.

North Korean weightlifters clean up in Hangzhou but won't be at Olympics

The superheavyweight giants wrap up the Asian Games weightlifting on Saturday but it was the North Koreans' stunning return after four years that raised eyebrows in Hangzhou.

Watching IPL on TV helps Pakistan get into India groove

Pakistan players may be banned from competing in the Indian Premier League but TV footage of the lucrative tournament played a part in the team's opening World Cup win.

George Weah: from poverty to football hero and Liberia president

From Liberia's swampy slums to superstar footballer and national president, George Weah is running for a second term in elections on Tuesday, defending a controversial record in office and facing determined opposition.

Basketball great Yao Ming slams China 'slackers' after Games flop

Basketball great Yao Ming branded China's team "slackers" and warned they will struggle to qualify for future Olympics because of the "huge gap" with the world's best.

Best-ever India in dreamland after surging past 100 medals at Asiad

India surged past a landmark 100 medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou with golds in archery and kabaddi on Saturday adding gloss to their best showing ever at an Asiad.

Japan go full Samurai for must-win Argentina match

Japan have called on their inner Samurai spirit to take on Argentina in a mouth-watering winner-takes-all climax to Pool D of the Rugby World Cup in Nantes on Sunday.

Suspects in Ecuador candidate assassination killed in prison

Six suspects in the August assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate and anti-corruption crusader Fernando Villavicencio were killed in prison on Friday, officials said.

Wartime scholars debate silence of Pope Pius XII on Jews

The Vatican may have saved thousands of Jews during the wartime papacy of Pius XII but the late pope's silence on genocide will be debated this week during an international conference.

Spain's first private rocket successfully lifts off

A Spanish company launched the country's first private rocket on Saturday in a step towards bringing Spain into the exclusive club of space-faring nations.

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