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Youngster who bowled fatal Hughes ball 'broken'

[2014-11-29 08:18]

A "broken" Sean Abbott faced rebuilding his life on Friday after delivering the ball that killed Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, although Cricket Australia said the young bowler was holding up well given the circumstances.

IPTL: Fledgling league offers new look for tennis

[2014-11-29 08:18]

There is no rest for Roger. Back near the top of the rankings, and fresh from his long-awaited Davis Cup triumph with Switzerland, Roger Federer is getting ready for the International Premier Tennis League that started on Friday.

From talking shop to action

[2014-11-28 07:23]

In November, Beijing successfully hosted two big events: the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting and the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama.

Ferguson anger rooted in racial inequality

[2014-11-28 07:23]

I was walking past Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington on Tuesday afternoon and saw a group of people were staging a die-in. The two dozen young men and women, of all races, were protesting the Monday night grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri, not to indict Darren Wilson, a white police officer who fatally shot black teenager Michael Brown in August.

Get HKSAR back on track

[2014-11-28 07:23]

TO THE GREAT RELIEF OF THE MAJORITY OF CITIZENS, Hong Kong police finally took long anticipated action over the past couple of days to clear illegal blockades set up by "Occupy Central" protesters on some of the city's main thoroughfares.

Negotiations to net 'foxes'

[2014-11-28 07:23]

CODE-NAMED "FOX HUNT 2014", THE SPECIAL campaign to bring back those suspected of economic crimes who have fled the country has netted hundreds since July.

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[2014-11-28 07:19]

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A scapegoat for a lame duck president

[2014-11-28 07:23]

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has resigned, becoming the first victim of the Democrats' loss in the mid-term election.

Tolls take a heavy toll on truck owners

[2014-11-28 07:23]

Zhang Gaoxing, owner of a truck in Henan province, and his wife tried to commit suicide by drinking pesticide on Nov 24 after local road management authorities imposed fine on them for overload. The woman survived but her husband died.

No harm in Little Apple's global gloss

[2014-11-28 07:23]

The latest Chinese "god song" (an Internet term to describe pop songs that spread virally through Internet) is still stirring fierce debate between those who view it as a milestone for Chinese pop music going global and those who regard it as bad for China's image.

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[2014-11-28 07:23]

Fresh protests have erupted in about a dozen US cities against the decision to not indict white policeman Darren Wilson for fatally shooting 18-year-old African-American Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in August.

Adapt to changes in job market

[2014-11-28 07:23]

China should reform its education system to better serve its industry and economic development. And the public should eliminate their discrimination against blue-collar workers, says an article in the China Youth Daily. Excerpts:

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