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It's a fish, it's a boat? Amphibious vehicles glide through Amsterdam's canals
AMSTERDAM - A colourful parade of amphibious cars glided through Amsterdam's canals on Thursday, but it was the last time the event will...
Aug 3, 20242 min read
Children of freed sleeper agents learned they were Russians on the flight, Kremlin says
MOSCOW - A family of Russian sleeper agents flown to Moscow in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War were so deep under...
Aug 3, 20243 min read
After tense build-up, Olympic fever has caught on in France
PARIS - Stadiums are packed. Crowds are going wild, chanting, applauding, supporting the home team. And the French also tune in by the...
Aug 1, 20243 min read
Explainer-Olympics-DSD rules in focus in women's boxing
PARIS - The presence at the Paris Olympics of two boxers who were disqualified from last year's world championÂships has revived the...
Aug 1, 20243 min read
Olympics-Sailing-Mozambique sailor charts new waters for Africa
MARSEILLE, France - Deizy Nhaquile was nine when she first stepped into a dinghy in Mozambique, but she and her mother were fearful about...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Badminton-Investment pays off as Western players improve on biggest stage
PARIS - China and South Korea are having to fight much harder in the Olympic badminton in Paris than at the Tokyo Games three years ago...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Fencing-Carnage for world number ones in third day of fencing at Paris Games
PARIS - It was a day of carnage for world numbers ones in fencing at the Paris Games on Monday, with Japan's Misaki Emura in women's...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Water Polo-Spain edge three-times reigning Olympic champions U.S
PARIS - Spain's women's water polo team exacted a bit of revenge on three-times reigning champions the United States in a rematch of the...
Jul 30, 20241 min read
Olympics-Basketball-Sabally sisters lead debutantes Germany to dream win
LILLE - WNBA dynamic duo Nyara and Satou Sabally got Germany off to a smashing start at their Olympic debut on Monday, scoring a combined...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Canoeing-Glorious Gestin grabs canoe slalom gold for France
PARIS - Nicolas Gestin laid down two stunning runs in the semi-final and final to obliterate the field and claim gold for France in...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Judo-Azerbaijan's Heydarov wins men's under 73kg gold
PARIS - Hidayat Heydarov of Azerbaijan won the gold medal in the men's under 73kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Joan-Benjamin...
Jul 30, 20241 min read
Olympics-Shooting-Desert or sea, no obstacle too big for Solomon
CHATEAUROUX, France - From a 21-year-old fleeing war-torn Eritrea to competing in her second Olympics in Paris, Luna Solomon has come a...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
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