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TV Review 21 Jan 2021 | 12:00 AM

TV review: ‘The Rook’ paints itself into a grim corner

Mystery miniseries about paranormal spies has intriguing characters, but struggles to find something interesting for them to do.

TV 29 Jan 2021 | 08:00 AM

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Olivia Munn on 'running a lot' in 'The Rook' and lessons from 2020

The actress, who stars in the action series 'The Rook', hopes to hang on to one thing that she found to be beautiful in the year that was 2020.

Focus 6 Feb 2025 | 11:00 PM

Board gamers make their move

WHEN Michelle Kong started a chess club in 2023, hoping to meet other players in their 20s, attendance was so meager that she needed only one chessboard.

Athletics 8 Aug 2024 | 11:00 PM

Morocco’s El Bakkali retains steeplechase title after shocking Girma fall

SOUFIANE El Bakkali retained his Olympic men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase title to deliver Morocco’s first medal of the Games on Wednesday, as Ethiopian world record holder Lamecha Girma was taken to hospital after a horrific fall.

Athletics 7 Aug 2024 | 08:07 PM

Olympics-Athletics-Morocco's El Bakkali retains steeplechase title after Girma falls

PARIS (Reuters) -Soufiane El Bakkali retained his Olympic men's 3,000 metres steeplechase title to deliver Morocco's first medal of the Games on Wednesday after Ethiopian world record holder Lamecha Girma suffered a late fall.

India 12 Dec 2024 | 02:28 PM

Indian teen prodigy becomes youngest world chess champ

SINGAPORE: Indian teen prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju (pic) became the youngest undisputed world chess champion Thursday (Dec 12) after beating China's Ding Liren in the final match of their series in Singapore.

Animals 19 Aug 2023 | 07:00 AM

Buzzards: Using the crow's natural enemy to control them

German town employs birds of prey to scare off rooks.

Living 7 May 2023 | 10:00 AM

Leaked strategies, lost (maybe stolen) meds, who says chess has no drama?

There is plenty of human drama in the seemingly cold and calculating game of chess.

Movie Review 18 Aug 2024 | 03:00 AM

'Alien: Romulus' review: A scarily good return to form for the Aliens franchise

With a new director and excellent young stars, the latest Alien film is a scarily good return to form for the franchise.

Athletics 5 Aug 2024 | 06:19 PM

Olympics-Athletics-El Bakkali, Girma move on to 3,000m men's steeplechase final

PARIS (Reuters) - Morocco's Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali and Ethiopian world record holder Lamecha Girma are set for a showdown in the Paris Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase after the two easily advanced through the opening heats on Monday.

World 7 Aug 2024 | 08:10 PM

Olympics | Results of athletics men's 3,000m steeplechase final at Paris Olympics

PARIS, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of athletics men's 3000m steeplechase final at the Paris Olympic Games on Wednesday:

World 7 Aug 2024 | 08:44 PM

Olympics | Morocco's El Bakkali wins men's 3,000m steeplechase gold at Paris Games

PARIS, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali successfully defended his Olympic title by winning the men's 3,000m steeplechase final at the Paris Games on Wednesday.

World 7 Aug 2024 | 09:30 PM

Olympics | Morocco's El Bakkali wins men's 3,000m steeplechase gold at Paris Games (updated)

PARIS, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali successfully defended his Olympic title by winning the men's 3,000m steeplechase final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

World 7 Aug 2024 | 10:22 PM

Olympics | Athletics Roundup: Hall surges to 400m gold as Stona, Kennedy make history

PARIS, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- American sprinter Quincy Hall won a dramatic men's 400m final while Australia and Jamaica secured historic field gold medals on the seventh day of athletics at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

Aseanplus News 8 Aug 2024 | 07:47 AM

It's just mini seconds and centimetres - American Hall and Jamaican Stona are Olympic champions by smallest of margins

American Quincy Hall denied Britain a first men's Olympic 400 metres gold in a century by four hundredths of a second, after Jamaican Roje Stona had stopped Mykolas Alekna from emulating his father's discus gold by three centimetres on Wednesday.

Athletics 12 Aug 2024 | 10:08 AM

Olympics-Athletics-Lyles and Hassan bookend fabulous Paris programme

PARIS (Reuters) - The Olympic athletics programme, highlighted by the shortest event and then the longest, saw performances of astonishing quality and spine-tingling drama, played out to a beautiful and unique purple backdrop that will forever mean Paris.

Music 21 Apr 2024 | 04:00 AM

'Nature' is now a music artiste, streaming on platforms for conservation project

"Nature" became a musical artiste on Thursday with the help of stars including Brian Eno, Ellie Goulding and Aurora – part of a United Nations initiative to raise conservation funds.

Entertainment 19 Aug 2021 | 04:00 AM

American rapper Silento indicted on murder charge in cousin's shooting death

Ricky Lamar Hawk, who performs as Silento, has been in jail since February after authorities linked him to the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Frederick Rooks.

Diving 2 Oct 2023 | 11:00 PM

At 31, He Chao dives in again at home Games

IT’S never too late to pursue one’s dream – or even to pick up from where you left off. Ask springboard specialist He Chao (pic).

Focus 15 Aug 2023 | 11:00 PM

America’s college legacy dilemma

WHEN Kathleen James-Chakraborty received her acceptance letter to Yale University on April 17, 1978, there was little doubt in her mind that a crucial factor helped secure her spot: Her father and two great-grandfathers had all attended the school before her.

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