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Gilgeous-Alexander 'completely different man' since record streak began

Gilgeous-Alexander 'completely different man' since record streak began

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says he is a totally different player and man compared to 17 months ago when he began what Thursday became the longest streak of 20-point games in NBA history. The 27-year-old Canadian guard broke Wilt Chamberlain's 63-year-old mark for consecutive

Gilgeous-Alexander breaks Chamberlain's NBA record 20-point streak

Gilgeous-Alexander breaks Chamberlain's NBA record 20-point streak

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander broke the NBA record for consecutive 20-point games by delivering his 127th in a row on Thursday in Oklahoma City's 104-102 home win over the Boston Celtics. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points on sizzling 13-of-18 shooting from the floor, including 2-

'We're not wombs': Japan women seek rights to sterilisation

'We're not wombs': Japan women seek rights to sterilisation

When Kazane Kajiya voluntarily sterilised herself in the United States aged 27, she essentially "flipped the middle finger" at Japan's patriarchal society that had long pushed her towards motherhood. In the rapidly ageing country desperate to boost its falling birth rates, women seeking to make themselves

Thousands of Chinese boats mass at sea, raising questions

Thousands of Chinese boats mass at sea, raising questions

Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential regional crisis or conflict. Monitoring ship-tracking data on Christmas Day, Jason Wang could tell something "unusual&

Singapore turns tide in evolving fight against scams

Singapore turns tide in evolving fight against scams

Building his cryptocurrency holdings over eight years and helping out defrauded traders, Singaporean investor Mark Koh had thought he was savvy enough to spot a scam. Until he fell prey to one. Fraudsters wiped out his entire portfolio last year -- a total loss of around US$120,000 or US$

Takaichi to be 'candid' with Trump as war hurts Japan

Takaichi to be 'candid' with Trump as war hurts Japan

Japan is hurting from the Iran war ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's visit to Washington next week. She has promised to be "candid" with the US president. How forthright Japan's first woman premier can afford to be in their March 19 meeting, and

Assailant dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue

Assailant dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue

A 41-year-old man was killed Thursday after ramming his pickup truck into a synagogue on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, causing a blaze and triggering a huge police response. US media reported the assailant had recently lost family members in an Israeli strike in Lebanon, as part of