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Badminton: China beats Japan 3-1 in finals to win Uber Cup

Team China beat Team Japan 3-1 in the finals on Saturday, clinching their 15th Uber Cup title in team history.The Chinese women's badminton team did not get off to a sm

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US officially rejoins controversial UN Human Rights Council

The United States is officially a member of the controversial United Nations Human Rights Council again, reversing former President Donald Trump's withdrawal three year

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Female athletes ratio reaches record high of 45.2% at 2022 Winter Olympics

A total of 1,314 female athletes will attend the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China, constituting 45.2 percent of the total participation, a record high in Winter Olymp

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Connecting the world through film: Why is China making headway?

After the production of China's first film "Dingjun Mountain" in the early 1900s, the Chinese film industry, in spite of its chequered history, has grown from strength

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US official: American, Taliban officials to talk on evacuees

U.S. officials will meet with senior Taliban officials on Saturday and Sunday for talks aimed at easing the evacuations of foreign citizens and at-risk Afghans from Afg

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U.S. says to hold first in-person talks with Taliban

The United States and the Taliban will hold their first in-person talks this weekend since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August, the State Department announce

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Trump operation replaces Lewandowski after claims of sexual impropriety

Corey Lewandowski, a top aide to former President Trump, has been removed as chairman of the MAGA Action political action committee, just days after he allegedly sexual

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Taliban bans barbers from shaving beards and playing music in in Helmand Province

Barbers in Afghanistan's Helmand Province are now prohibited from shaving men's beards and playing music in their shops, according to a statement issued by the province

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FIFA throws weight behind biennial World Cup plan with new survey

While a number of high-profile players, coaches and even UEFA, football's European governing body, have expressed strong disapproval of the radical proposal to hold a W

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Running 'twins' inseparable in glory

Visually-impaired Chinese sprinter Liu Cuiqing won two gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, led by her sighted guide Xu Donglin.The 30-year-old world record

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Iranian perspective of the Taliban's rise in Afghanistan

Iran and Afghanistan have had deep historical, cultural and economic relations. Geographically, Iran and Afghanistan share a 582-mile (936-km) border. The two countries

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Taliban announce key members of new Afghan government

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced the names of some of the key members of the new Afghan government at a press conference on Tuesday.Who are some of the ke

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Equity Monday: Women’s employment drops, as Delta’s drama continues

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff to catch up on weekend news an

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Social network Peanut expands to include more women with launch of Peanut Menopause

Peanut, a social networking app for women, initially found traction connecting women in the earlier stages of their motherhood journey. But over the years, the network expanded to support women throug

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Belarus protest leader Maria Kolesnikova sentenced to 11 years in jail

Belarusian opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Maxim Znak, charged with extremism and trying to seize power illegally, at a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus on September 6. /Ramil Nasibulin/B

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CGTN Sports Talk: Unpacking the importance of mental health in sports

CGTN Sports Talk EP98 Mental Health in Sports.mp3 00:00 American gymnast Simone Biles shocked the world at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics recently when she withdrew from the Tokyo Olympi

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Women’s health tech brand, Elvie, tops up Series C to $97M

Elvie, the women’s health tech pioneer behind a connected breast pump and smart pelvic floor exerciser, has topped up a Series C which it announced earlier this summer (July) — adding a fu