Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win, nine days before opening ceremony
The Asian Games began in Japan on Thursday when Qatar beat Iran in the men's basketball opening group game, the first action in the continental multi-sport showpiece that has more participants than the Olympics.
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Japan gymnasts under injury cloud for home Asian Games
Japan men's gymnastics team for their home Asian Games this month includes multiple Olympic and world champions, but serious injuries have clouded their chances.
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Stocks sink as oil rally fans inflation and rate hike fears
Asian stocks fell Thursday as oil prices extended gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fanned inflation fears.
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India trailblazer won't 'let go' of chance for Asian weightlifting glory
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu told AFP she "will not let go" of the chance to round off a glittering career with an elusive Asian Games medal, saying her goal feels "so close".
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Argentine industry reels from Milei's free-market revolution
In the gloom of a vast warehouse in Argentina, the machines lying idle next to boxes of unsold merchandise represent the collapse of manufacturing under President Javier Milei.
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Zverev cruises past van de Zandschulp into US Open semis
Top seed Alexander Zverev motored into the semi-finals of the US Open on Wednesday, cruising past the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets to stay on course for his second Grand Slam title.
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Women quit South Korea's grind for diving tradition
Jin So-hee had to suffer to join the centuries-old tradition of South Korean women diving to harvest seafood. But she is now part of a new generation to earn a place in the waves.
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Myanmar tin mega-mine restarts operations: think tank
One of the world's biggest tin mines, located in an autonomous region of war-torn Myanmar, is resuming operations suspended since 2023 and ramping up exports to China, a think tank said Thursday.
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Bayeux Tapestry 'mania' sweeps UK as sold-out exhibition opens
London's sold-out Bayeux Tapestry exhibition will open Thursday to a British public gripped by "mania" as the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England goes on display outside France for the first time.
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