NBA: Heat’s three-point barrage stuns Celtics to level playoff series

Agence France Presse 04/25/2024

The Miami Heat unleashed a barrage of three-pointers to score a series-levelling 111-101 upset over the top-seeded Boston Celtics in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff duel on Wednesday. Eighth seeds Miami, playing without the injured Jimmy Butler,…

NBA: Knicks get come-from-behind win against Sixers

Agence France Presse 04/23/2024

The New York Knicks came from behind to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-101 in their first round playoff series as the Knicks take a 2-0 lead in their first round playoff series. The Knicks still managed to…

NBA: Murray buzzer-beater lifts Nuggets over Lakers

Agence France Presse 04/23/2024

Jamal Murray fired the game-winner at the buzzer as the NBA champion Denver Nuggets erased a 20-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 on Monday and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. The…

Japan Navy helicopters crash: Major search operation ongoing

Agence France Presse 04/22/2024

A major search operation continued off Japan on Monday for seven people missing after two navy helicopters apparently collided over the weekend, with one crew member confirmed dead. The SH-60K helicopters each with four crew on board…

NBA: Jokic, Doncic and Gilgeous-Alexander finalists for MVP award

Agence France Presse 04/22/2024

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are the three finalists for the NBA Most Valuable Player award, the league said Sunday. The league unveiled three finalists for each…

Doctors cite unmedicated mental illness in Sydney mall attack

Agence France Presse 04/21/2024

No one can know the mind of Sydney shopping mall killer Joel Cauchi, but psychiatrists say one underlying cause of his rampage is evident: he had schizophrenia, stopped his medication and fell out of treatment. People have…

3 Filipinos dead in UAE floods: officials

Agence France Presse 04/21/2024

Three workers from the Philippines have died in heavy flooding in the United Arab Emirates, Filipino officials announced, as the desert country struggled Friday to recover from record rains. Two women suffocated inside their vehicle during the flooding and one man…

Ukraine: CIA warns it could lose war this year without fresh aid

Agence France Presse 04/19/2024

The CIA chief warned Thursday that Ukraine could lose the war to Russia by the end of this year unless the United States sends more military aid. The grim warning by Bill Burns came as the US…

Explosions in Iran, US media reports Israeli strikes

Agence France Presse 04/19/2024

Iran’s state media reported explosions in central Isfahan Friday, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. Air defence systems over several Iranian cities were activated, state media reported, after…

NBA: Sixers rally to beat Heat, book playoff clash with Knicks

Agence France Presse 04/18/2024

The Philadelphia 76ers, fueled by 23 points from NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid, rallied to beat the Miami Heat 105-104 on Wednesday and book a first-round NBA playoff clash with the New York Knicks. Embiid, still…

Dubai: Floods submerge roads, affect airport after record rains

Agence France Presse 04/18/2024

Dubai’s giant highways were clogged by flooding and its major airport was in chaos as the Middle East financial centre remained gridlocked on Wednesday, a day after the heaviest rains on record. Tailbacks snaked along waterlogged, six-lane…

LeBron, Curry, Durant head US Olympic ‘Dream team’

Agence France Presse 04/18/2024

LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant will spearhead a star-studded United States Olympic basketball squad chasing a fifth straight gold medal at this summer’s Paris Games, officials announced Wednesday. USA Basketball confirmed a formidable 12-man roster…

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