Léon Marchand is carrying on a long tradition of athletes from host nations becoming Olympic greats
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Singapore hangs drug trafficker in second execution of 2024
Singapore on Friday hanged a convicted drug trafficker, authorities said, in the city state’s second execution this year.
Ice vests, extra breaks and slushies: Olympians are struggling to keep cool in the Paris heat
U.S. gymnastics superstar Simone Biles isn't the only Olympian feeling the Paris heat.
Prabowo’s meeting with Putin underscores Indonesia’s ‘friend to all’ foreign policy
The Indonesian defence minister met with Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday following his visits to France, Serbia and Turkey earlier in the week.
Fire rips through building in Manila’s Chinatown, killing 11
A fire ripped through a building in the Philippine capital’s Chinatown early Friday, killing 11 people, authorities said.
Tourist splurge in Japan creates new headache for luxury brands
TOKYO - Tourists are flocking to Japan to scoop up high-end clothes and handbags at a discount thanks to the weak yen currency. Luxury goods companies like Louis Vuitton parent LVMH would rather they stayed home and shopped.
