- Thu. Jan 23rd, 2025
Thunder bounce back to down struggling Nets
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the scoring with 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder got back to winning ways with a 127-101 defeat of the…
Young Chinese turn to AI pets for emotional relief
Beijing (AFP) – At a shopping mall in Beijing, Zhang Yachun murmurs quietly to her closest confidant, a fluffy AI-powered robot whose soothing chirps remind her that she is not…
Yamal symbol of rising Barca aiming for Champions League progress
Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona's last visit to face Benfica ended in a heavy thumping on the way to Champions League group stage elimination in 2021, but with young starlet Lamine…
Champions Cup success perfect Six Nations warm
Toulouse (France) (AFP) – France captain Antoine Dupont said Toulouse's thrashing of Leicester in the Champions Cup was the perfect warm-up for the Six Nations. Issued on: 20/01/2025 - 04:11…
Asian markets track Wall St and Europe rally after Trump
Hong Kong (AFP) – Most Asian markets rose Monday following a rally on Wall Street and record-breaking day in Europe, with sentiment boosted by positive talks between Donald Trump and…
Trial into stabbing spree that sparked UK far
London (AFP) – The trial of a teenager accused of killing three young girls in a stabbing spree last year that sparked the UK's most violent riots in a decade…
No sweat, no shake as Svitolina cruises into Melbourne quarters
Melbourne (AFP) – Elina Svitolina delivered a stunning first-set comeback before overwhelming Veronika Kudermetova Monday to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals, but the Ukrainian did not shake hands with her…
Late night tears and hugs for released Palestinian prisoners
Baytunya (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Two buses carrying Palestinian prisoners released in the Gaza ceasefire deal had to inch through a thick crowd when they at last arrived in the…
TV host issues on
Melbourne (AFP) – A leading TV presenter apologised on-air Monday to Novak Djokovic after mocking the 24-time Grand Slam winner and his Serbian fans at the Australian Open, saying it…
'No matter the faith': east Ukraine marks Epiphany despite war divide
Svyatogirsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in east Ukraine as she celebrated Orthodox Epiphany in a Russian-affiliated…