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Hong Kong protest song replaces China anthem at S. Korea rugby match

Hong Kong protest song replaces China anthem at S. Korea rugby match

Hong Kong's government reacted with fury on Monday after a popular democracy protest song was played instead of the Chinese national anthem for the city's team at a rugby sevens tournament in South Korea.

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Biden to set 'guardrails' in talks with Xi

Biden to set 'guardrails' in talks with Xi

US President Joe Biden will meet China's Xi Jinping in Bali on Monday to set "guardrails" for relations between the countries, as the world's 20 largest economies hold their first major post-pandemic summit.

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Garland's 51-point epic not enough for Cavs

Garland's 51-point epic not enough for Cavs

Cleveland guard Darius Garland's 51 points, including 27 in a dazzling fourth quarter, weren't enough Sunday as the Cavaliers fell 129-124 to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Handshakes, shoes and coffee cups: Qatar etiquette essentials

Handshakes, shoes and coffee cups: Qatar etiquette essentials

Home to gleaming skyscrapers and upmarket shopping malls, World Cup host Qatar is also a conservative Muslim country deeply attached to its customs and traditions.

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Buttler's world champions England can go from 'strength to strength'

Buttler's world champions England can go from 'strength to strength'

Jos Buttler is reticent to call England one of the best white-ball teams ever, but the captain is confident there is more to come to cement their status as all-time greats.

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Fort McKay: where Canada's boreal forest gave way to oil sands

Fort McKay: where Canada's boreal forest gave way to oil sands

The acrid stench of gasoline permeates the air. And the soot coats everything in sight: the trees, the bushes, even the snow in winter. And all day long, explosions send the birds soaring to safety.

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Arab fans' World Cup fever cooled by Qatar costs

Arab fans' World Cup fever cooled by Qatar costs

Qatar's World Cup will be the first on Arab soil but despite excitement in the Middle East, the fervour is not universal in a region usually united by its passion for football.

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In Canada's boreal forest, one man works to save caribou

In Canada's boreal forest, one man works to save caribou

Even though he lives in the middle of Canada's boreal forest, Jean-Luc Kanape can sometimes go weeks without seeing a single caribou. But for as long as he can remember, the animals have been part of his life.

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Subarctic boreal forest, vital for the planet, is at risk

Subarctic boreal forest, vital for the planet, is at risk

It burns, it drifts, it falls victim to insects. And it's shrinking.

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Why Putin is staying away from G20

Why Putin is staying away from G20

The last time Russian President Vladimir Putin found himself isolated at a G20 summit was in 2014, soon after he seized Crimea -- and he was so shunned that he left early.

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