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World rings in 2024 after war, bots and Barbie
AFP, Published on 01/01/2024
» SYDNEY - Jubilant crowds began bidding farewell on Sunday to the hottest year on record, closing a turbulent 12 months marked by clever chatbots, climate crises and wrenching wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
Macron: Notre Dame to reopen on time
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron promised on Friday that the restoration of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, badly damaged by fire in 2019, would be completed in time for its planned reopening next December.
'Failure' in psychiatric care of Paris attacker: minister
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» PARIS: There was a clear failure in the psychiatric care of the radicalised Islamist suffering from mental troubles who stabbed a German tourist to death in central Paris at the weekend before being arrested, France's interior minister said Monday.
Outlaw militias torch 35 buses in Rio after crime boss is killed
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» BRASíLIA - Suspected paramilitary militia members torched 35 buses and a train drivers' cabin in Rio de Janeiro Monday, paralyzing parts of the scenic Brazilian city after one of their leaders was killed in a police operation, officials said.
Cricket proposed for inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Cricket could feature in the Olympics for the first time since 1900 after organisers of the 2028 Los Angeles Games on Monday recommended its inclusion.
Hosting '26 Asian Games will 'wipe away' Japanese doubts
Sports, AFP, Published on 07/10/2023
» Hangzhou: The 2026 Asian Games in Japan can "wipe away" public doubts over holding major sporting events, a senior official told AFP, following a wide-ranging corruption scandal surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Rugby World Cup kicks off as France faces key test
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» PARIS - Hosts France kick off the Rugby World Cup against three-time champions New Zealand on Friday in a mouth-watering appetiser to a tournament that will provide a key test of the country's organisational skills ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
Dazzling Biles wins record eighth US all-around gymnastics title
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» SAN JOSé (UNITED STATES) - Simone Biles dazzled on floor exercise Sunday on the way to a record eighth all-around title at the US Gymnastics Championships, another step on a comeback trail pointing toward the Paris Olympics.
Arm wrestling grips India with glitzy dreams
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» NEW DELHI - Athletes flex muscled biceps before going hand-to-hand in a newly televised arm-wrestling league seeking to take the sporting spotlight in otherwise cricket-mad India with a glitzy Bollywood-style makeover.
World-beating Germany retain team sprint title
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» GLASGOW: Germany retained their women's team sprint title and shattered their own world record at the cycling world championships on Thursday.