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DMZ: the world's last Cold War frontier
AFP, Published on 30/06/2019
» SEOUL: Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un could shake hands in the Demilitarised Zone that divides the Korean peninsula on Sunday if the North's leader takes up the US president's surprise offer to meet.
Ariya seeks major, top ranking at Women's PGA
AFP, Published on 28/06/2018
» CHICAGO: Ariya Jutanugarn chases her second consecutive major title and the world number-one ranking when the Women's PGA Championship begins Thursday at Kemper Lakes in suburban Chicago.
China, US nearly at (trade) war
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: The temperature is rising between the United States and China but the simmering confrontation has not yet boiled over into a trade war, since the tit-for-tat countermeasures so far have been confined to a few specific products.
Pet cloning is not just for celebrities anymore
AFP, Published on 03/03/2018
» MIAMI: After photographer Monni Must's 28-year-old daughter Miya committed suicide while in the midst of an abusive relationship, the grieving mother adopted Miya's spunky black Labrador, Billy Bean.
Puppies, lip balm and drama at S. Korea scandal hearing
AFP, Published on 09/12/2016
» SEOUL - A televised hearing into a massive political scandal has turned into a daily drama fix for millions of South Koreans, riveted by its moveable cast of pampered tycoons, tough-talking lawmakers and an oddly heroic toyboy.
Apec summit talks trade in a Trump world
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» LIMA - Top world leaders meet from Thursday to try to save their cherished free trade accords from feared extinction under US president-elect Donald Trump.
Ariya, Pornanong carry Thai hopes in women's golf
AFP, Published on 16/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's Miriam Nagl will hit the first Olympic golf shot by a woman since 1900 on Wednesday while world number one Lydia Ko begins her quest for gold in the final group.
'Ground-breaking' accord on illegal fishing enters force
AFP, Published on 06/06/2016
» ROME - A "ground-breaking" international treaty to combat fishing pirates took effect Sunday, becoming legally binding in 29 countries that so far have adhered to it, the UN's food agency said.
Football: What happened to the World Cup voters?
AFP, Published on 02/12/2015
» Five years ago on Wednesday, Fifa's executive committee chose Russia to host the 2018 World Cup and Qatar for 2022 in one of the most controversial votes in sporting history.
Queens of the greens - how South Korea rules women's golf
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» SEOUL - Other golfers beware. With an ultra-competitive domestic tour and a seemingly limitless supply of young, talented players willing to sacrifice everything for success, South Korea's dominance of world women's golf is not going away -- and if anything, it could get even stronger.