Scientists develop mathematical model to optimise elite athletes' performance
Scientists have developed a mathematical model that promises to optimise training for competitors in 400-metre and 1,500-metre athletics events, according to a study published Tuesday.
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Trade, submarines feature at ASEAN talks in Australia
Australia unveiled plans to ramp up investment in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, setting aside US$1.3 billion to bolster trade in a region of rising economic might.
Read moreFootball star Kerr pleads not guilty to racially aggravated offence
International women's football star Sam Kerr is facing trial in England after pleading not guilty to a racially aggravated offence against a London police officer, prosecutors said.
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S. Korea begins licence suspension process against striking doctors
South Korea said Tuesday it would start notifying striking trainee doctors that their medical licences would be suspended, as it moves to punish medics who have quit hospitals in protest at training reforms.
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California man first in US charged with smuggling greenhouse gases
A California man has become the first person in the United States charged with illegally smuggling greenhouse gases into the country, officials said Monday.
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Singapore PM defends exclusive deal to lure Taylor Swift
Singapore struck a deal ensuring Taylor Swift played the city-state but nowhere else in Southeast Asia, the country's prime minister said Tuesday while defending the secretive arrangement.
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China's key objectives for 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered the country's annual government work report on Tuesday, laying out the ruling Communist Party's key aims for the year ahead.
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Philippine Coast Guard says ship damaged in collision with Chinese vessel
The Philippine Coast Guard said one of its ships was damaged Tuesday in a collision with a China Coast Guard vessel during a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the South China Sea.
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S. Korea Methodists excommunicate pastor over gay rights
South Korea's Methodist Church has excommunicated a pastor for advocating gay rights, according to a church verdict obtained Tuesday by AFP.
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Diplomatic push for Israel-Hamas ceasefire intensifies
International mediators and Hamas delegates were in Cairo Tuesday for talks to try to secure a pause in the war in Gaza ahead of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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