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Chess: Gukesh, 17, shocks favourites to become youngest challenger for title

Gukesh Dommaraju became, at 17, the youngest ever Candidates ­winner and world championship challenger on Sunday after edging out the favourites Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Ian Nepomniachtchi in a marathon six-hour...

Nadal begins Madrid Open with emphatic win

Rafael Nadal began his Madrid Open farewell with a crushing straight-set win over American teenager Darwin Blanch.The five-time Madrid champion, who has indicated he plans to retire after the 2024 season, took...

The bipartisan worry that is uniting Washington: cheap Chinese goods

For all the differences between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, they share a bipartisan worry about China flooding global markets with cheap goods.President Biden's recent call for a tripling of tariffs on...

Three suspected Chinese agents arrested

German authorities say they have arrested three people on suspicion of spying for China.The main suspect, named as Thomas R, is accused of spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).Prosecutors...

Tens of thousands evacuated from massive China floods

Authorities have evacuated nearly 60,000 people from their homes in Guangdong, as days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in China's most populous province.Eleven people have gone missing, while no casualties have...

Marc Brian Louis wins at S’pore Open, StarHub Football Festival at OTH

SINGAPORE — Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (15 to 21 April):Marc Brian Louis eases to Singapore Open men's 100m winMarc Brian Louis...

Chinese Grand Prix 2024: How to watch the next F1 race without cable

F1 fans, start your engines. The 2024 season continues this weekend with the Chinese Grand Prix. Once again, this weekend's F1 race will be subject to inconvenient timing for US viewers, with...

China economy grows faster than expected in first quarter

China's economy made a stronger-than-expected start to the year, even as the crisis in its property sector deepened.According to official data, gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5.3% in the first three...

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