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China's 'Hawaii' to allow horse racing, sports lotteries
AFP, Published on 16/04/2018
» BEIJING: China is encouraging its southern island of Hainan to develop horse racing and introduce a raft of reforms as Beijing pushes the tropical tourism destination as a beacon of openness.
7 dead as suicide attackers strike Jakarta
AFP, Published on 14/01/2016
» JAKARTA -- Suicide attackers struck the Indonesian capital Thursday, with a series of explosions and gunfire that tore through a Starbucks cafe and shook an embassy district in the Muslim-majority nation.
'Facekinis' a hit for China white skin lovers
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» QINGDAO (CHINA) - Ever more Chinese women are embracing the "facekini" to protect them from the sun and the threat of a tan on a trip to the beach.
Miss Honduras, sister shot dead
AFP, Published on 20/11/2014
» SANTA BARBARA, HONDURAS - Miss Honduras was fatally shot as she tried to escape her sister's jealous boyfriend, police and reports said, hours after the siblings were found dead beside a river.
16 'illegal' elephants seized from tourist areas
AFP, Published on 21/08/2013
» Police said Wednesday they had seized 16 elephants from tourist destinations as part of a nationwide swoop on operators suspected of using smuggled wild pachyderms for entertainment.
'Competitive animal' Nadal back for one last hurrah
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» SYDNEY - More than two decades after bursting on the scene, the sun is setting on Rafael Nadal's storied career with the Spanish gladiator hoping his creaking body can hold up long enough to see out the season.
Spain braces for annual 'Fat One' lottery
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» MADRID - Spain kicks off its festive period on Friday with the world's richest lottery, splashing prize money and festive cheer across the country.
Venezuela, Guyana agree not to 'use force' to settle land dispute
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» CARACAS - The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana pledged after direct talks on Thursday not to resort to force to settle a long-simmering -- and recently reheated -- territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region, a joint statement said.
In rare display, US-China friendship carries climate summit
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» DUBAI - The scene would be unthinkable elsewhere these days -- US and Chinese envoys, smiling and embracing, hailing their friendship as leading the world together in the right direction.
Table Mountain attacks unnerve tourists in South Africa
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» CAPE TOWN - Hikers hit the trail before dawn at South Africa's natural jewel Table Mountain, but instead of simply trekking its rugged landscape they were also demonstrating against a surge in attacks on walkers and tourists.