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Imprisoned Belarus Nobel laureate should have been released in prisoner exchange, supporters say VILNIUS: Supporters of jailed Belarusian peace laureate Ales Bialiatski say the human rights activist should have been included in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War on Thursday.Allies of Bialiatski and other jailed Belarusians are disappointed they were not included … Read more

ABU DHABI: In a night of 14 high-level jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts bouts, American Urijah Faber and Brazil's Rayron Gracie emerged as champions of the fifth Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship (ADXC) on Friday at the Mubadala Arena. Faber won the no-gi trophy and Gracie went home with the gi. Faber showed his stamina when … Read more

PARIS: The International Boxing Federation has pledged to hand out prize money to Italy's Angela Carini, whose 46-second Olympic defeat of an Algerian boxer in the middle of a gender-rights row has left the sport on the ropes. Carini stopped his fight against Algeria's Imane Khelif after receiving two heavy punches to the face, refused … Read more

Esports World Cup draws unprecedented viewership, sell-out crowd in first half of inaugural event RIYADH: The Esports World Cup, the world's largest e-sports competition and festival, has entered the second half of its competition after drawing unprecedented viewership and live attendance to its inaugural event at Boulevard Riyadh City. The Esports World Cup Foundation, the … Read more

“I Was So Poor As A Child I Shared A Bed With 7 Siblings – Now I'm Worth $300,000 Thanks To Esports” RIYADH: When it comes to rags to riches stories, the story of Rowgien “Owgwen” Unigo is hard to beat. As a youngster, he shared a bed – not just a room – with … Read more

UAW leader says Trump would send labor movement back if re-elected DETROIT: Putting Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket increases Democrats' chance of winning Michigan and retaining the White House in November, the head of the United Auto Workers union says.In an interview Friday with The Associated Press, Shawn Fain … Read more

KABUL: Ahmadullah Faizi was delighted when his 16-year-old daughter found a way to continue learning after the Taliban closed her school in Kabul three years ago. She took online courses in graphics and design, and while virtual learning wasn't exactly what the girl had planned for herself — she wanted to study computer science after … Read more

CARACAS: Venezuela braced for fresh protests on Saturday, after President Nicolas Maduro's disputed election victory was ratified – and a growing number of nations recognized his opposition rival as the true winner.Both Maduro and the opposition, led by Maria Corina Machado and her presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, have called on their supporters to demonstrate … Read more

TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday it expects Lebanon's Tehran-backed Hezbollah group to strike deeper into Israel and no longer be limited to military targets after Israel killed Hezbollah's military commander. Hezbollah has exchanged near-daily fire with Israeli forces and said it is targeting military positions across the border, since its Palestinian ally Hamas attacked Israel … Read more