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Apple eliminates headphone jacks in new waterproof iPhones INTERNATIONAL

Apple eliminates headphone jacks in new waterproof iPhones

Apple is out to make a splash with new waterproof iPhones and a smartphone game starring Nintendo's beloved ‘Mario’, but it has raised eyebrows by eliminating headphone jacks in a push for wireless.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait sacks heads of Olympic committee, football federation CULTURE

Kuwait sacks heads of Olympic committee, football federation

Kuwait announced on Thursday that it had sacked the board of directors of both its Olympic committee and football association.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kenya's Kipchoge wins Rio marathon gold CULTURE

Kenya's Kipchoge wins Rio marathon gold

Red-hot favourite Eliud Kipchoge stormed to a runaway gold medal in a wet men's marathon on Sunday, the final day of competition at the Rio Olympics.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Basketball-US and Serbia to clash in David and Goliath final CULTURE

Basketball-US and Serbia to clash in David and Goliath final

Basketball superpower the United States will face Serbia on Sunday in an Olympic men's basketball David and Goliath gold medal final that will bring down the curtain on the Rio Games.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian wrestler Yadav given four-year doping ban after WADA appeal CULTURE

Indian wrestler Yadav given four-year doping ban after WADA appeal

Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav was handed a four-year doping ban on Thursday after the World Anti-Doping Agency won its appeal against his earlier exoneration.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Usain Bolt takes second Rio gold CULTURE

Usain Bolt takes second Rio gold

Usain Bolt won his second gold medal of the Rio Olympics, brushing aside all-comers again in his favourite 200m sprint but failing in his bid to smash his own world record.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Colourful costumes mark Sydney's biggest race INTERNATIONAL

Colourful costumes mark Sydney's biggest race

Gorillas, superheroes and Pikachus took part in Sydney's biggest fun run on Sunday, with the annual event attracting more than 80,000 participants in sunny winter conditions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Phelps wins last relay gold as US dominate CULTURE

Phelps wins last relay gold as US dominate

Michael Phelps captured his 23rd and final Olympic gold medal on Saturday as the United States sealed a week of dominance in the pool by winning the men's and women's medley relays.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar residents find it hard to follow Rio Olympics ARABIA

Qatar residents find it hard to follow Rio Olympics

Unlike the FIFA World Cup 2014, the Olympic games now being held in Brazil has not been able to kick up as much following and enthusiasm among Qatar residents, including Latin American expatriates , it is learnt.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian minister draws flak over Rio behaviour INTERNATIONAL

Indian minister draws flak over Rio behaviour

India's sports minister drew widespread criticism on Friday after the organisers of the Rio Olympics reportedly accused his entourage of "aggressive and rude" behaviour at the Games and threatened to cancel his accreditation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Chinese swimmer Chen fails doping test CULTURE

Chinese swimmer Chen fails doping test

Chinese Olympic women's swimmer Chen Xinyi tested positive for a banned substance at the Rio Olympics on August 7, state media said, citing the country's swimming association.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Michael Phelps sweeps to 22nd Olympic gold CULTURE

Michael Phelps sweeps to 22nd Olympic gold

Michael Phelps swept to a jaw-dropping 22nd Olympic gold on Thursday to become one of only three athletes to have won titles in the same individual event at four straight Games.

4:45 AM November 25 2016