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VOA: Georgia Weightlifter Breaks World Record to Conquer Men’s Super Heavyweight Class

asianct - August 5, 2021 0

Georgian strong man Lasha Talakhadze broke his own world record to retain the title in the men's heaviest weight class at the...

Culture

BBC: Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles apparatus finals in doubt because of continuing ‘twisties’

asianct - July 30, 2021 0

US gymnast Simone Biles says she is still struggling with the 'twisties', raising doubts over her participation in her remaining Olympic finals.

Science & Technology

BBC: Tokyo Olympics: Russian hackers targeted Games, UK says

asianct - October 20, 2020 0

Russian hackers targeted this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo with the aim of disrupting them, UK officials said. The...

Illinois astronomers help capture first image of Milky Way’s black hole

Illinois asianct - May 17, 2022 0

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers led by physics and astronomy professor Charles Gammie is part of a large international collaboration that unveiled...

[Urbana] Enjoy Neighborhood Nights at our parks this summer!

Urbana asianct - May 17, 2022 0

We are excited to bring back this Urbana tradition!Enjoy a free concert in one of our parks each Wednesday from 6:30 -...

BBC: Five places business travel has changed post-pandemic

Culture asianct - May 16, 2022 0

As Covid restrictions and quarantines continue to lift around the world, work-related trips are bouncing back in a big way in 2022.

BBC: Where people ‘surf’ tubular clouds

Culture asianct - May 14, 2022 0

Around September or October each year, Burketown in outback Australia becomes the scene for a remarkable and rare natural phenomenon: the Morning...