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Venus Williams hits 13-game tennis losing streak with Cincinnati Open exit

August 15, 20260

ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Venus Williams has not won a singles match since July 2025 [Mathew Tsang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images] By The Associated Press Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 Venus Williams’s losing streak in singles play has […]

The women India’s biggest river project forgot

August 15, 2026August 15, 20260

The women India’s biggest river project forgot As the Ken-Betwa dam displaces thousands, legal protections on compensation are being ignored. Protesters gather beside the Barna River near Kupi village in Madhya Pradesh [Chandra Pratap Tiwari/Al Jazeera] Protesters gather beside the Barna River near Kupi village in Madhya Pradesh [Chandra Pratap Tiwari/Al Jazeera] By Diwash Gahatraj […]

FIFA World Cup and Olympics cited as Coe warns of politicians near sport

August 15, 20260

ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo World Athletics President Sebastian Coe won two Olympic gold medals in his running career [Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters] By The Associated Press Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 Sebastian Coe has a simple approach to avoiding political […]

Malaysia’s Anwar vows to boost anti-corruption drive after state poll defeats

August 15, 2026August 15, 20260

Advertisement Malaysia AsiaSoutheast Asia Malaysia’s Anwar vows to boost anti-corruption drive after state poll defeats The prime minister says the country’s economic data is ‘not winning the hearts of the people’ but adds ‘reforms cannot be rushed’ 2-MIN READ2-MIN Bloomberg Published: 3:47pm, 15 Aug 2026 Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he would speed up […]

Karaoke in the car? China’s new wave of gadget-laden electric vehicles

August 15, 2026August 15, 20260

Advertisement Electric & new energy vehicles BusinessChina EVs Karaoke in the car? China’s new wave of gadget-laden electric vehicles China’s carmakers are competing to turn their vehicles into digital entertainment hubs, offering everything from film projectors to VR features 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Daniel Renin Shanghai Published: 4:00pm, 15 Aug 2026 China’s electric vehicles (EVs) already […]

In South Korea, some savour last season of legal dog meat

August 15, 20260

Advertisement South Korea AsiaEast Asia In South Korea, some savour last season of legal dog meat As the country nears a February 2027 nationwide ban on breeding, slaughter and sale of dogs ‌for meat, some diners turn to black goat meat 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Reuters Published: 4:18pm, 15 Aug 2026 For decades, the three days […]

Evidence of earliest silkworm farming outside China found, upending Silk Road timeline

August 15, 2026August 15, 20260

Advertisement Trending in China People & CultureTrending in China Evidence of earliest silkworm farming outside China found, upending Silk Road timeline 4,000-year-old cocoons found in Uzbekistan likely made their way to the region 2,000 years before the Silk Road even existed 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Kevin McSpadden Published: 4:00pm, 15 Aug 2026 It may not be […]

India’s Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training after Gen Z protests

August 15, 20260

Advertisement India AsiaSouth Asia India’s Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training after Gen Z protests This came weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Agence France-Presse Published: 4:27pm, 15 Aug 2026Updated: 4:29pm, 15 Aug 2026 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday his government would […]