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'Pooper' figures star in nativity scenes in Spain
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» BARCELONA - Look closely at a nativity scene in Spain's Catalonia region and you will likely spot an unusual figure -- a peasant with his pants down and doing his business in the holy scene.
Northern Ireland political impasse to drag into 2024
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» CRAIGAVON, Northern Ireland - A lengthy boycott of devolved government in Northern Ireland will stretch into 2024 after talks to end the impasse stalled Tuesday, with frustration mounting over political dysfunction and crumbling public services.
Christmas muted in 'grieving' Bethlehem
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» BETHLEHEM (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally rub shoulders with costumed Santas and marching bands are missing this year.
'Terrorist plot' probe after deadly Paris stabbing
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» PARIS: A man known to French authorities for radical Islamism with mental health troubles stabbed a tourist to death and wounded two other people in central Paris late Saturday night before being arrested, with prosecutors opening an investigation into a suspected "terrorist plot".
HMV reopening raises revival hopes for London's Oxford Street
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» LONDON - British music retailer HMV returned to the iconic site of its former flagship store in central London on Friday, in a much-needed boost to the flagging fortunes of the capital's premier shopping street.
Canadian claims he was used by Ottawa for intelligence gathering in China
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» OTTAWA - A Sino-Canadian row reared its head on Monday after one of two Canadians jailed by China for nearly three years claimed he was unwittingly used for intelligence gathering and is seeking compensation from Ottawa.
'No income, no life': Jerusalem's Old City suffers as war rages
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» JERUSALEM - The once bustling streets of Jerusalem's Old City have fallen eerily quiet, with the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas keeping away tourists and their much-needed cash.
Mystery in Dubai as mega-wheel stops turning
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» DUBAI - Two years ago, Dubai's skyscraper-studded skyline welcomed a Ferris wheel touted as the world's largest, but it mysteriously stopped turning just months after opening.
Greek islanders dismayed by plan to scale up fish farming
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» POROS (GREECE) - On the sunny quay of the picturesque Greek island of Poros, veteran fisherman Spiros Papaioannou makes no bones about imminent plans to expand fish farming.
Alarm as seawater heats up off Florida Keys, imperiling reef
AFP, Published on 29/07/2023
» SUMMERLAND KEY (UNITED STATES) - Super-heated seawater off the Florida Keys has grown so perilous to the world's third-largest barrier reef that scientists are now removing samples of coral from ocean nurseries to place in cooler land-based tanks.