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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: EPA

Malaysia, Israel trade barbs over Paralympics

Israel accuses PM Mahathir of ‘rabid anti-Semitism’, while Malaysia expresses disgust over Israeli comments.

19 Jan 2019 - 9:12am 3

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s unabashed hardline views and policies towards Israel are viewed in the west as anti-Semitic, though he is dismissive of such a characterisation. Photo: AP

Malaysia bans all Israeli nationals from events it hosts

16 Jan 2019 - 9:22pm 31

Californian Abby Sunderland’s boat is spotted after eight years at sea, covered in barnacles and semi-submerged. Photo: South Australia Police

US teen’s abandoned yacht found eight years after rescue

4 Jan 2019 - 2:33pm

Dive with hammerhead sharks in the crystal-clear waters of Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island

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26 Nov 2018 - 7:19pm

Ian Brownlee is the oldest person rowing in the Around the Island Race at 69 years old. Photos: Handouts

‘Elderly aren’t retiring from sport’: 69-year-old rows around Hong Kong Island

22 Nov 2018 - 10:17am

Dan Bull becomes the world record holder for the highest kayak in the world when he paddled in Ojos del Salado. Photos: Handout

‘Sometimes your goals find you’: Kayaking in a frozen lake at 5,707m

14 Nov 2018 - 3:35pm

Should the Hong Kong 2021 World Beach Games bid be successful, it would be only the second city to host the event. Photo: Roy Issa

Hong Kong must think before taking World Beach Games plunge

12 Nov 2018 - 11:17pm 4

A rendering shows two temporary stadiums which will be built at South Mission Beach in San Diego for beach volleyball and beach soccer for the first World Beach Games next year. Photo: ANOC World Beach Games

Hong Kong Olympic committee plans bid to host 2021 World Beach Games

7 Nov 2018 - 10:51pm 10

Edie Hu becomes the first woman since Australian Olympian Linda McGill in 1976 to swim around Hong Kong Island, finishing in 12 hours, 37 minutes. Photos: Splash

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