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Navalny jokes about becoming Santa Claus in Arctic penal colony
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» MOSCOW - Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said he was "fine" Tuesday after a "pretty exhausting" 20-day transfer to a penal colony beyond the Arctic Circle.
UN warns Gaza fuel shortage will stop aid work by end of day
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The main UN aid agency in besieged Gaza warned it will have to stop operations by the end of Wednesday because it is running out of fuel, as Hamas said overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 80 people.
UN chief alleges violations of law in Gaza, angering Israel
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday alleged violations of international law in Gaza and urged an immediate ceasefire as Israel pounds the Palestinian territory in response to Hamas attacks, with the crisis deeply dividing the Security Council.
'Harry Potter' actor Michael Gambon dies aged 82
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» LONDON - Celebrated British-Irish actor Michael Gambon, best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight "Harry Potter" films, has died in hospital aged 82, his family announced Thursday, prompting a flood of tributes.
English football club readied for sale to 'criminal' - report
AFP, Published on 10/08/2021
» DOHA: An investigation by the Al Jazeera broadcaster to be released Monday found that middlemen were prepared to enable a fictitious criminal investor to buy a storied English football club.
Russia races Tom Cruise, Musk for first movie in space
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» MOSCOW: Six decades after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth, earning Moscow a key win in the Cold War, Russia is again in a space race with Washington.
Amazon's Bezos to go to space
AFP, Published on 07/06/2021
» WASHINGTON: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced Monday he will fly into space next month on the first human flight launched by his Blue Origin rocket firm.
In cosmic chaos, Thai politicians turn to clairvoyants
AFP, Published on 13/02/2019
» A hand-drawn map of constellations and planetary orbits shows Thailand in the throes of a "gateway" year of change, says astrologer Pinyo Pongcharoen -- one of a legion of fortune tellers sought out by politicians in chaotic and unpredictable times.
'Indiana Jones of art' finds stolen Spanish carvings in English garden
AFP, Published on 22/01/2019
» THE HAGUE: A Dutch art detective has returned two priceless stone reliefs stolen from an ancient Spanish church after tracing them to an English nobleman's garden where they were displayed as ornaments.
Apple cuts outlook, stock tanks
AFP, Published on 04/01/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple cut its revenue outlook for the latest quarter Wednesday, citing steeper-than-expected "economic deceleration" in China and emerging markets.