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Finland down Slovakia to claim bronze in men's ice hockey

Finland down Slovakia to claim bronze in men's ice hockey

Finland eased the heartbreak of their last-gasp semi-final loss by winning the Olympic men's ice hockey bronze medal match 6-1 against Slovakia on Saturday. The defending champions found themselves in the battle for bronze after Canada came from two goals down to win their last-

US salsa legend Willie Colon dead at 75

US salsa legend Willie Colon dead at 75

Salsa music icon Willie Colon died on Saturday, his family and longtime manager said, leaving fans mourning the loss of "an architect of the New York sound." Colon, known best as a trombonist but who was also a bandleader and producer, was born in the Bronx and known

Iranian students chant anti-government slogans, as US threats loom

Iranian students chant anti-government slogans, as US threats loom

Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters on Saturday in the latest display of anger at the country's clerical leaders, who also face a US military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal. The gatherings at universities, which were reported by

Thousands march in France for slain far-right activist

Thousands march in France for slain far-right activist

Thousands of people marched in southeastern France on Saturday under heavy security in tribute to a far-right activist whose killing, blamed on the hard left, has put the country on edge. The crowd -- many wearing black and some covering their lower faces with masks -- marched through the city of

First all-Pakistani production makes history at Berlin film fest

First all-Pakistani production makes history at Berlin film fest

The Berlin film festival, which draws to a close on Saturday, made a piece of film history earlier this week when it screened its first all-Pakistani produced feature film. "Lali", by director Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, had its world premiere on Thursday at a packed screening where it

Gu forced to wait as heavy snow postpones Olympic halfpipe final

Gu forced to wait as heavy snow postpones Olympic halfpipe final

Eileen Gu was forced to wait for her final chance to win an Olympic gold at the Milan-Cortina Games as heavy snow on Saturday forced organisers to postpone the women's freeski halfpipe final. The event at Livigno Snow Park, high in the Italian Alps, was originally scheduled

NASA chief rules out March launch of Moon mission over technical issues

NASA chief rules out March launch of Moon mission over technical issues

NASA chief Jared Isaacman on Saturday ruled out a March launch for Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, citing technical issues. Workers detected a problem with helium flow to the massive SLS rocket that will "take the March launch window