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'Felt like a bullet': Bhutan PM mourns rare Covid death
'Felt like a bullet': Bhutan PM mourns rare Covid death

Bhutan's success in avoiding coronavirus is almost unrivalled but a rare patient death -- just the kingdom's fourth -- shows more work was needed to fight the pandemic there, its leader says.

January 30, 2022

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Despite Covid, it's home or bust for China holiday travellers
Despite Covid, it's home or bust for China holiday travellers

The pandemic prevented Shanghai schoolteacher Chen Hainan from returning to her hometown to reunite with family for the past two Lunar New Year holidays, but not even lingering virus concerns and repeated Covid tests will keep her away this time.

January 30, 2022

Barty 'humbled' after joining tennis royalty
Barty 'humbled' after joining tennis royalty

Ashleigh Barty says she feels "humbled" to have joined tennis royalty's most exclusive club with a Grand Slam crown on three different surfaces, but vowed: "There's still work to be done."

January 30, 2022

Quad powerhouse Chen jumps into the hunt for Beijing gold
Quad powerhouse Chen jumps into the hunt for Beijing gold

Three-time world men's figure skating champion Nathan Chen strapped on his first pair of skates at age three after watching his two older brothers playing ice hockey.

January 30, 2022

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List edges Zalatoris in Torrey Pines playoff for first PGA Tour title
List edges Zalatoris in Torrey Pines playoff for first PGA Tour title

Luke List birdied the first playoff hole to beat Will Zalatoris in the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday, notching his first US PGA Tour title in his 206th start.

January 30, 2022

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US-born teenager gunning for Olympic gold captivates China
US-born teenager gunning for Olympic gold captivates China

Eileen Gu is just 18, a grade-A student and has set new standards in freestyle skiing -- no wonder there is a frenzy around her in China ahead of this week's Beijing Olympics.

January 30, 2022