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IN case you missed it, here is a list of news handpicked by our editor for the week beginning September 19 to 25, 2016.

US swimmer Ryan Lochte has been hit with a 10-month suspension following his bogus gunpoint robbery story during a drunken night out at the Olympics

The independent speaker should stop talking about sports since he knows nothing about it, the Youth and Sports Minister says.

Tan Wee Kiong has received a RM100,000 incentive from the Sabah government and private agencies for his silver medal win at the Rio Olympics.

Sports training in the country needs to focus on mental strength to boost national athletes' capability to be more successful at the top level, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Brazilian authorities have charged US swimming star Ryan Lochte with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics, police said.

A ban on Russia's Paralympic team competing in Rio next month is cynical and immoral, President Vladimir Putin said.

Feigen said he failed to tell police that the swimmers had urinated behind a building or that teammate Ryan Lochte had torn a metal-framed advertising poster from a wall.

Malaysian Olympic heroes received a heroes' welcome at the Bunga Raya Complex following their best games medal haul.

Datuk Lee Chong Wei says the success of the national contingent at the Rio Olympics proved all athletes were capable of winning medals.

The incentive is on top of the RM300,000 and RM100,000 announced by the government before the Rio Games for silver and bronze winners respectively.

Their arrival is certainly much anticipated, together with the four silver medals and one bronze medal that will be accompanying them.

The prime minister says Malaysia's four silvers and one bronze medal feat and the determination shown by the athletes must be emulated by the people in their daily endeavours.

Both sides met on a positive note last night and discussed various matters in sports development for the good of the state and its athletes.

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Trump's threats are no way to treat an ally, but unfortunately for him, international law is on Canada's side.

Study suggests that environmental factors, particularly air pollution may be driving the rise in non-smoking-related lung cancer.

Hundreds of thousands of people are now living in makeshift accommodation, including churches and hospitals, according to UNHCR.

The result is due to be announced on March 9.

Trump says US troops would not be part of any security presence in Ukraine.

Over the next decade, AI is expected to redefine job roles rather than eliminate them.

While OpenAI claims its tool rivals human analysts, AI inevitably lacks judgement, scrutiny and expertise that make good research valuable.

The power of music comes from our choices in what to listen to and the human agency we express in this act.

Nearly 700 boats carrying more than 36,800 people crossed the Channel between France and Britain in 2024.

Sovereign wealth funds are usually associated with great wealth - Norway's 'oil fund' is estimated to be worth US$1.7 trillion.