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Chinese gymnast's priceless reaction as rivals bite Olympic medals on podium

Channel: Sport Sport August 6, 2024 By Tom Olver

Fans clash at Olympics as man rips banner out of woman's hands

Channel: Sport Sport August 3, 2024 By Chris Davie
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 02: Liu Yuchen of Team People???s Republic of China proposes to his partner Ya Qiong Huang, Gold Medallist, after the Badminton Mixed Doubles medal ceremony following the Mixed Doubles Badminton matches on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Porte de La Chapelle Arena on August 02, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Olympian gets engaged to teammate just moments after winning gold

Channel: Sport Sport August 2, 2024 By Callum McAvoy

'Angry' Olympian claims Pan Zhanle's world-record swim is 'not humanly possible'

Channel: Sport Sport August 1, 2024 By Tom Olver
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Kim Jong-un crashes into tree during trip to flooded North Korean region

Channel: World World August 1, 2024 By Gergana Krasteva
Swimming - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 5

Olympics swimmer accuses rival of 'deliberately splashing' his coach amid doping row

Channel: Sport Sport August 1, 2024 By Callum McAvoy
Paris 2024 Olympics - Table Tennis - Mixed Doubles Victory Ceremony - South Paris Arena 4, Paris, France - July 30, 2024. Bronze medallist Jonghoon Lim of South Korea takes selfie with Yubin Shin of South Korea and gold medallists Chuqin Wang of China and Yingsha Sun of China with silver medallists Jong Sik Ri of North Korea and Kum Yong Kim of North Korea on the podium with their medals after winning. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

North and South Korea athletes pose for historic Olympics selfie

Channel: Sport Sport July 31, 2024 By Tony Mogan
epa11505382 Gold medalists Lian Junjie and Yang Hao of China pose with their medals following the Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Final of the Diving competitions in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Aquatics Centre in Saint Denis, France, 29 July 2024.?? EPA/CAROLINE BREHMAN

Chinese Olympic athletes 'don't see family for three years and train 12 hours a day'

Channel: Sport Sport July 30, 2024 By Chris Davie

BBC presenter Gabby Logan accuses China gymnasts of 'deserting' Olympic team-mate

Channel: Sport Sport July 30, 2024 By Louis Sealey

Australia's Olympic champion threatens podium protest over China doping scandal

Channel: Sport Sport July 25, 2024 By Chris Davie
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (14595326b) This photo taken on July 20, 2024 shows the site of a bridge collapse in Zhashui County in Shangluo City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Eleven people were confirmed dead as of Saturday morning following the partial collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local authorities said. The bridge, located in Zhashui County in Shangluo City, collapsed at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Friday due to a sudden downpour and flash floods, according to the provincial publicity department. By 10 a.m. on Saturday, rescue teams had recovered five vehicles that had fallen into the river. Rescue operations are underway. China Shaanxi Zhashui County Bridge Collapse - 20 Jul 2024

At least 11 dead and dozens missing after bridge collapses during heavy flooding

Channel: UK UK July 20, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Cheng Pei-pei, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star dies of rare disease aged 78

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz July 19, 2024 By Asyia Iftikhar
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Two buses crash within minutes of each other in New Zealand, injuring 15 people

Channel: World World July 18, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

Woman swept out to sea in rubber ring found alive after 36 hours

Channel: World World July 12, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
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Man tries to smuggle 100 snakes in his trousers and it goes as you'd expect

Channel: Weird Weird July 10, 2024 By Katie Boyden
Chinese soldiers pictured during military drills in Belarus

Now China is playing wargames in Europe

Channel: World World July 10, 2024 By Gergana Krasteva
Jane Doe in Zenless Zone Zero (YouTube)

Who is Jane Doe and when will she be available in Zenless Zone Zero?

Channel: Gaming Gaming July 9, 2024 By Kenneth Andersen
A comp of Keir Starmer and an explosion in the distance

UK faces WWIII in ‘five years’ if it doesn’t re-arm

Channel: UK UK July 10, 2024 By Gergana Krasteva
Commercial passenger plane in flight.

No, the UK government is not manipulating the weather

Channel: Tech Tech July 5, 2024 By Katherine Fidler
Satellite picture, obtained by Airbus and Google Earth captured on 29 May 2024, show mock-up American F-35 and F-22 fighter jets in the middle of a remote desert area in northwest China. China appears to be destroying the latest U.S. warplanes in chilling drills. Satellite pictures appear to show mock-ups of American F-35 and F-22 fighter jets in the middle of a remote desert area in northwest China. Many of the dummy aircraft seem to have been blown up, while a nearby runway displays scorch marks and bomb blast craters. Further types of aircraft dot the landscape, along with several hangers and radar towers. The satellite pictures, obtained by Airbus and Google Earth were captured on 29 May 2024.

Satellite images reveal China destroying 'US warplanes' in chilling war drills

Channel: World World July 3, 2024 By Sarah Hooper
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