Wheelchair basketball players shoot to win

BANGKOK - An explosion tore through Nilofar Bayat's leg when she was just two, but as she spins her wheelchair across a basketball court in Bangkok, the Afghan sportswoman is determined to turn her story from tragedy to triumph.

Zimbabwe music legend Tuku opens door to new talent

NORTON, Zimbabwe - If you've ever dreamed of playing alongside Afro-jazz legend Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, just drop into his studio in Zimbabwe and pick up an instrument.

Simpson's lost murder 'confession' resurfaces

LOS ANGELES - In 2006, O.J. Simpson sat down for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred interview in which he gave a gripping "hypothetical" account of the brutal murder of his ex-wife and her friend.

Forex reserves to remain stable

China's foreign exchange reserves will basically remain stable given the stabilizing economic growth prospects and the yuan's exchange rate, the central bank said on Friday.

As world awaits 5G, China already tapping 6G tech

Researchers have already begun working to tap the potential of 6G - the sixth generation of mobile communication technology - even though 5G is still several years away from large-scale commercial application, Miao Wei, minister of Industry and Information Technology, said on Friday.

Consumer inflation rises in February

Consumer inflation rose in China during February, hitting the highest level in over four years, thanks to rising food prices during the Lunar New Year holiday and low temperatures, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

Tencent eyeing livestreaming edge with more investments

Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd is looking to establish a clear lead over rivals in China's livestreaming market with latest investments of over $1 billion in the industry's top firms.

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India's all-women rail crew derail sexist attitudes

JAIPUR, India - Mahima Dutt Sharma rolls her eyes when men make excuses to gawk at her inside the booth where she checks tickets at India's only interstate train station run entirely by women.

'Ice wall' fails to freeze Fukushima's toxic water buildup

OKUMA, Japan - A costly "ice wall" is failing to keep groundwater from seeping into the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, data from operator Tokyo Electric Power Co shows, preventing it from removing radioactive melted fuel at the site seven years after the disaster.

Chinese students take challenges at foreign colleges

OTTAWA - Canada's universities are opening their arms wider to international students, especially those from China, who are taking multiple challenges as well as enjoying the novelty of their overseas school life.