Many long COVID patients adjust to slim recovery odds as world moves on
Recent scientific studies suggest the longer someone is sick, the lower their chances of making a full recovery.
Sat Nov 16 2024
Soccer - Determined Palestine continue to battle the odds in World Cup quest
Palestines push for a first-ever World Cup qualification highlights their resolve to overcome the devastation of the Gaza conflict.
Tue Nov 05 2024
Paris Olympics 2024: Badminton squad continues positive momentum in Paris
Malaysia's mix doubles pair Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei defied all odds to defeat China's world number two pair Feng Yan Zhe-Huang Dong Ping.
Tue Jul 30 2024
Gaza's pregnant women defy odds to give birth, protect babies
Repeated displacement makes medical care almost impossible.
Fri Jul 12 2024
COP28 enters crunch time with countries at odds over fossil fuels
U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell warned that "each step back from the highest ambition will cost countless millions of lives".
Mon Dec 11 2023
Big parties back Thailand's Wan Noor as sole nomination for house speaker
Wan Noor's nomination is seen widely as a compromise between the two biggest parties and alliance partners Move Forward and Pheu Thai, which have been at odds over the crucial post.
Tue Jul 04 2023
Battle of billionaires: Musk's Starlink eyes India, Ambani resists
Starlink is at odds with Mukesh Reliance over the government's distribution of satellite broadband spectrum.
Thu Jun 22 2023
Defying odds: A story of survival under Turkey's earthquake rubble
Huseyin Berber had a single bottle of water, and when that ran out, drank his own urine.
Thu Feb 16 2023
Son 'so f****** proud' as South Korea defy the odds to reach last 16
Son Heung-min was "so f****** proud" as South Korea beat Portugal 2-1 in dramatic circumstances to incredibly secure their passage to the last 16.
Sat Dec 03 2022
Streaming giant shines new light on Thai boys cave rescue
It is the rescue retold around the world: 12 boys, their coach, and impossible odds.
Thu Sep 22 2022
Why are British people paying tribute to the Queen with marmalade sandwiches?
Against all odds, some are also leaving perishable goods, especially marmalade sandwiches.
Fri Sep 16 2022
Gabriel-Syafiq deliver silver in men's synchronised 3m springboard
National men's divers Gabriel Gilbert Daim-Muhammad Syafiq Puteh defied the odds to secure Malaysia's first medal in diving in the 2022 Commonwealth Games today.
Fri Aug 05 2022
Biden to meet with Saudi crown prince despite 'pariah' pledge
The talks are seen by rights advocates as at odds with Biden's promise to put human rights at the heart of US foreign policy.
Wed Jun 15 2022
INSIGHT - Brothers at odds, but ruling family still holds key to Sri Lanka's future
It was the moment when two brothers who had dominated Sri Lanka's politics for nearly 20 years finally went their separate ways.
Wed Jun 08 2022
Police face questions over their response to Texas school massacre
The hour-long interval before border agents stormed in appeared to be at odds with an approach adopted by many law enforcement agencies.
Fri May 27 2022