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Taiwan's Chou eyes Olympic badminton gold, even without a coach

It's an unorthodox approach, but Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen is hoping his decision to go without a coach will help him win badminton gold at the Tokyo Olympics. The world number four has flourished since parting ways with a full-time co..
U.S. repeats warning to China against attack on Philippine forces

REUTERS The United States on Sunday repeated a warning to China that an attack on Philippine armed forces in the South China Sea would trigger a 1951 U.S.-Philippines mutual defense treaty. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the comment in ..
Britain to permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters

TOKYO, July 20 - Britain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United S..
Central China's Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years

Large swathes of China's central Henan province were under water on Wednesday, with at least a dozen people dead in its capital Zhengzhou after the city was drenched by what weather watchers said was the heaviest rain in 1,000 years. With more..
India's Sindhu forges ahead in empty stadium

TOKYO, July 23 - Tokyo's Musashino Forest Sport Plaza is a familiar venue for India's P.V. Sindhu - it's where she made it to the quarter-finals of the 2019 Japan Open, dancing to the deafening cheers and chants of spectators. But on S..
Pearl tea bubbles up in Qatar

Is bubble tea spilling over in Qatar? Like many other trendy things to invade the country, the Chinese drink is making its way into the beverage conversation here. And with a splash! Bubble tea isn’t new to the nation. A number of outlets spran..
Sindhu awaits ice cream with Modi after second Olympic medal

NEW DELHI: Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu awaits a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after she became the country's first woman to win two individual Olympic medals. "GOAT - Grittiest Of All Time", the Indian Express front pa..
New clue to human evolution's biggest mystery emerges in Philippines

The only definitive fossil evidence that points to the existence of Denisovans -- an enigmatic group of early humans first identified in 2010 -- comes from five bones from the Denisova cave in the foothills of Siberia's Altai mountains. The fr..
Taiwan would not collapse like Afghanistan, premier says

REUTERS Taiwan would not collapse like Afghanistan in the event of an attack, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Tuesday, offering an indirect warning to powerful neighbour China not to be "deluded" into thinking it could take the ..

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