WorldPingIn a groundbreaking performance, Basant Kumar Meghwal elevated himself into the record books by winning a silver medal in the men's high jump, reaching a personal best of 2.21 meters.
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WorldPingAarav Dengla traces the journeys of chess players caught between their game and the politics of their countries.
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WorldPingInstead of scrapping its network of bomb shelters after the Cold War, Switzerland kept building them. The country has more than 370,000 nuclear bomb shelters. Some are now used to house migrants.
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WorldPingBritain’s spooks take quiet satisfaction from survey ranking Secret Intelligence Service Europe’s top espionage agency MI6 has the swagger of James Bond; its French equivalent, DGSE, the complexities of the television drama Le Bureau.
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WorldPingHighlights of Aaron McKenna's IBF middleweight world title fight against Etinosa Oliha.
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WorldPingFor many, a total solar eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But for a dedicated few, it's a deep passion.
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WorldPingFor the opening night of the 24th annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), “Children of Blood and Bone” director Gina Prince-Bythewood and star Thuso Mbedu shared never-before-seen clips of the forthcoming African fantasy fil…
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