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Curry bags record 4,000th three-pointer as Warriors face Kings

Former sex worker records Tokyo's red-light history

Australians welcome departure of baby wombat grabber

Nepal community efforts revive red panda population

Norris fastest in first Australian GP practice, Hamilton 12th

Doncic drops 45 but Lakers pounded in Bucks loss

Most Asian markets rise on hopes for bill to avert US shutdown

ICC arrest, impeachment leave Duterte clan's political future in doubt

China deports Japanese tourists over Great Wall buttocks pic: reports

Swiatek to face Andreeva, Sabalenka meets Keys in Indian Wells semi-finals

Messi scores off the bench as Miami progress in Jamaica

Mozambique's ex-president Guebuza to testify in debt scandal

Ex-president Armando Guebuza was on Thursday expected to testify in Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal, an affair concerning secret loans contracted under his tenure that triggered an economic crisis.

Misfiring Shiffrin feels like Olympic 'joke'

Mikaela Shiffrin says the prospect of leaving the Beijing Olympics without an individual medal makes her feel like a "joke" and denied that the weight of expectation had been at the root of her misfiring performances.

'No basis': Beijing dismisses US's WTO criticism

Beijing on Thursday dismissed the United States' assessment of China's World Trade Organization membership, saying its criticism had "no basis in international economic and trade rules".

Cameraman becomes 'cushion' for freefalling Olympic freeskier

Freestyle skier Jon Sallinen had an unfortunate cameraman to thank at the Beijing Olympics after crashing into him on Thursday, helping to provide a "cushion" from a heavy fall.

Shiffrin's Beijing Olympics hits new low as Valieva goes for title

Mikaela Shiffrin's last chance of winning an individual medal at the Beijing Olympics vanished on Thursday, while Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was aiming for her second title under the cloud of doping.

Asian markets dip as traders eye Ukraine, Fed eases rate fears

Asian markets mostly dipped Thursday as investors assess the situation in Ukraine after the West said Russia had not started withdrawing troops from its border, while minutes from the Federal Reserve's January meeting eased concerns it was set to hike rates sharply.

'Redemption' as Canada beat US for fifth women's ice hockey gold

Canada beat rivals the United States 3-2 to win women’s Olympic ice hockey gold on Thursday, avenging an emotional loss in the final four years ago and capping a dominant run in Beijing.

Airbus posts record profit, eyes more deliveries in 2022

European aircraft giant Airbus posted record profits in 2021 after two years of losses as it cruises past the pandemic-induced crisis in the travel industry, company results showed Thursday.

G20 finance leaders' meeting begins with Ukraine warning

Finance ministers and central bank governors of G20 nations began a two-day meeting Thursday with Indonesia's leader warning the Ukraine crisis was a threat to the post-pandemic recovery.

Shiffrin to exit Beijing without individual medal as Gisin triumphs

Mikaela Shiffrin will leave the Beijing Games without an individual medal after dramatically crashing out of Thursday's alpine combined won by Switzerland's Michelle Gisin.

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