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Rugby Can Rival Football In China, Says Chief
Rugby can grow from a niche sport to be as big as football in China and eventually rival the cash-rich Chinese Super...
Afghan Martial Arts Bout Reveals A Nation Divided
A martial arts bout in Afghanistan was billed as a bare-knuckle duel for supremacy, but it has become a lightning rod...
New Zealand PM Grilled After Spaghetti Pizza Outrage
New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English defended his love of pizza topped with tinned spaghetti and pineapple on Friday...
Olympic Marathon Champion Fails Drugs Test
Jemima Sumgong, the first Kenyan woman to win Olympic marathon gold when she triumphed at Rio in 2016, has failed an...
Pentagon Has Broad Military Arsenal Available For Syria Strike
The United States has been fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since 2014, so has amassed a huge...
Samurai Sakai Japan’s Ambassador To Marseille
A tireless worker who is constantly making progress, Japan's Hiroki Sakai has won over hearts and minds at Marseille...
US Border Tax Plans Raise Major Questions For GM, Fiat
Republican plans to introduce a US border adjustment tax have auto giants General Motors and Fiat Chrysler looking for...
Taser Company Rebrands and Offers Free Body Cameras To All US Police
Taser International has re-branded as Axon as the company broadens its focus from its controversial stun guns to police...
Lyft Filling Tank With Cash As Value Revs
A fruitful funding round has bumped Lyft's value to $7.5 billion, as the ride-hailing company drives to gain ground on...
US Judge Halts One of Eight Planned Executions In Arkansas
A US judge on Thursday blocked the planned execution of one of eight prisoners whose deaths were scheduled to take...
Legendary US Comedian Don Rickles Dies At Age 90
Legendary US comedian Don Rickles, who was known for his biting wit that spared no one, died on Thursday from kidney...
Cannibalism Was Driven By CULTURE Rather Than Diet
Human bones marred with man-sized teeth marks have been found in caves and tombs across the world, leading scientists...
YouTube Channels Must Win Audiences Before Winning Ads
YouTube on Thursday stopped placing ads on channels with fewer than 10,000 views in a move aimed at preventing people...
Twitter Rejects US Effort To Unmask Anti-Trump Users
Twitter filed suit Thursday against the US government, asking a court to back its refusal to hand over the identities...
15 Burkina Troops Jailed Over Arms Depot Raid
A military tribunal on Thursday jailed 15 Burkinabe soldiers for up to 17 years each over a failed raid on an arms...
Facebook Launches Digital Assistant ‘M’ In US
Facebook has launched its digital assistant named 'M' for US users of its Messenger application, ramping up the social...
US Confident It Can Thwart N.Korean Missiles
The Pentagon can defend against any North Korean missile threat, but Pyongyang's rapidly evolving weapons program is...
Morocco’s King Regains Upper Hand With New Cabinet
Morocco's new government is set to be dominated by officials close to the palace despite the premier hailing from the...
Accident Theory In Syria Attack ‘fanciful’
Chemical weapons experts have thrown doubt on Russian claims the attack that killed more than 80 civilians in...