Jiaxing (China) (AFP) – In a half-covered amphitheatre in eastern China, 20-year-old Wang Shuangshuang locked his shoulder against the neck of a bull, grappling with its horns to force it to its knees. Chinese bull-wrestling, or “guanniu”, dates back over 600 years but remains a little-known sport domestically, let alone internationally. Students like Wang sporadically…
The stock market hasn’t endured a deep bear market since the Great Recession. There have been corrections and bear markets since that point, but they have been brief affairs. With the market near all-time highs, an intense investor focus on a small number of tech giants, inflation fears, recession fears, and geopolitical conflicts raging, I’m…
We now have 30 of the 32 berths in the knockout phase secured at the men’s World Cup, with Saturday officially closing out what has been a fantastic Group Stage at this year’s tournament. Below, we’ll break down the day’s scores, updated tables and top highlights as we bid adieu to the Group Stage. Algeria…
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A foreign diplomatic envoy tries a VR device at Wuhan Huaweike Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, June 25, 2026. Nearly 40 envoys from 27 countries and international organizations visited Hubei this week to learn how artificial intelligence, robotics, and technologies are reshaping one of China’s fastest-growing innovation hubs. The delegation…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s latest promo teases a classic Scorpion moment. The upcoming MCU movie features Tom Holland reprising his fan-favorite titular role. What do we see in the new Spider-Man: Brand New Day video? A previously unseen moment featuring Scorpion has surfaced online ahead of Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s release. Among the promotional clips…
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Colombia secured top spot in Group K after an entertaining 0-0 draw against Portugal in their final group game, as Roberto Martinez’s side finish as runners-up. The South Americans knew a point would be enough to send them through in first, setting up a round of 32 tie against Ghana in Kansas City on Saturday…
The government cut customs duty on imported mobile phones and equipment from 25% to 10% in January to narrow the price gap between officially imported and grey-market devices. The concession, valid until 30 June, reduced the effective tax burden on imported handsets to about 43.43% from over 64% 28 June, 2026, 07:25 am Last modified:…