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Refugee swimmer Mardini rising fast after fleeing war

PREVIEW - Japanese Voters to Elect Upper House Members on Sunday

Clanton, Jasmine sizzle to win inaugural LPGA team event

GDMO discusses future of e-sports sector with organisers of GIRLGAMER Festival

UAE crowned continental champions at 4th Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championship

Penny drops for Canada's teen swim queen Oleksiak

North Korea slams Japan over its trade spat with Seoul

Eye of the Tiger: Peaty packs punch for world swim

Apollo 11 Astronauts Call for Int'l. Collaboration During 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing

Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins are urging international collaboration and partnerships for the next chapter of space exploration just as the United States celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first landing on the moon on Saturday

Trump says ready to help resolve SKorea-Japan dispute

US President Donald Trump said Friday he remained at the ready to help South Korea and Japan solve their thorny decades-long dispute over World War II-era forced labor that has blighted their trade ties

South Korea to give USD 100,000 in response to HIV outbreak in Pakistan

The government of the Republic of Korea has decided to extend humanitarian assistance of USD 100,000 in cash through the World Health Organization (WHO) to help respond to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) outbreak in Larkana district, Sindh

UAE Falcons top men’s medals table at Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championship

The UAE Falcons, the country’s national Jiu-Jitsu team, sit atop the medals table at the 4th Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championship after an impressive medal haul on the final day of men’s competition in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar

Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) shows concerns over 50 percent fall in FDI

The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has shown great concerns over 50 percent fall in foreign direct investment and called upon the government to make more conducive policies for attracting hefty investment in the country which was essential to steer the economy out of current troubles

Japan Protests Seoul's Rejection of Tokyo's Forced Labor Arbitration Panel Proposal

Japan expressed protest on Friday to South Korea's rejection of Tokyo's suggestion to create an arbitration panel to settle the long-standing row between the two nations over wartime forced labor

American Manuel embraces role as swim trailblazer

When Simone Manuel was growing up, people laughed at her for wanting to become a swimmer, telling her to take up basketball or track and field instead