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August 11, 2024 2:26 PM

PARIS OLYMPICS 2024: What you need to know right now

It is the last day of the Paris Olympics. But with more than a dozen gold medals up for grabs the top of the medals table is still very much in play, with the United States and China battling it out. Late on Saturday, the U.S. team had a great even...

August 9, 2024 4:28 PM

Diego Garcia: A Strategic Flashpoint in the Indian Ocean

Diego Garcia, a small yet strategically significant island in the southern Indian Ocean, has emerged as a focal point in global power dynamics. Despite its modest size of 30 square kilometers, the island exerts a disproportionate influence on interna...

August 9, 2024 4:32 PM

India as a peacemaker: Is it an idea whose time has come?

It has been over 300 days since the Israel-Hamas conflict began and nearly 900 days since the Ukraine-Russia conflict erupted. While Ukraine and Russia remain deadlocked with no direct negotiations, Israel and Hamas have engaged in multiple rounds of...

August 8, 2024 6:00 PM

Paris Olympics 2024: What you need to know right now

Noah Lyles is looking to become the first American in four decades to win the Olympic sprint double at the Games on Thursday. The women's 10km marathon swimming went ahead as planned after water-quality tests in the Seine river met thresholds. More...

August 5, 2024 4:44 PM

Paris Olympics 2024: What you need to know right now

Laura Lindemann won a thrilling sprint finish to give Germany gold in the Olympic triathlon mixed relay on Monday, out-kicking the United States and Britain after highly-fancied France were scuppered by a bike crash on the first of four legs. Simone...

August 4, 2024 8:30 PM

Paris Olympics 2024: What you need to know right now

The middle Sunday of the Paris Olympics sees the final day of the swimming, a hotly anticipated men's 100 metres final in the athletics, and Novak Djokovic vying for a gold to fill the one gap in his trophy cabinet. Meanwhile, one of the main pain p...

August 2, 2024 5:00 PM

Paris Olympics 2024: What you need to know right now

Athletics kicks into gear at the Olympics on Friday, while home crowd favourite Leon Marchand goes for his fourth swimming title of the Paris Games and French judo great Teddy Riner eyes a fourth Olympic gold medal. Olympic champions will also be cr...

July 31, 2024 4:11 PM

Paris Olympics 2024: What you need to know right now

After days of suspense, the Paris Games' triathlon got underway in the French capital's scenic Seine river. Here's what else you need to know about the Olympics on Wednesday, when a total of 18 gold medals are up for grabs: TAKING THE PLUNGE Athle...

July 30, 2024 5:14 PM

Paris Olympics 2024: What you need to know right now

The triathlon, set to be a centrepiece of the Olympics, was postponed due to too high pollution levels in the River Seine. Organisers are hoping the high temperatures forecast for Tuesday will help make the water swimmable on Wednesday. Meanwhile, ...

July 25, 2024 10:28 PM

Why does Nepal suffer so many air crashes?

Eighteen people were killed in Nepal when a small passenger plane crashed while taking off from the main airport in the capital Kathmandu, drawing attention once again to the Himalayan nation's poor record on air safety. Here is a look at why Nepal,...

 

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