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Kissinger, giant of statecraft, molded post-war US history
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Brilliant, abrasive and ruthlessly ambitious, Henry Kissinger towered over post-World War II US foreign policy like no one else and shaped a fateful new course for the world's relationship with China.
Italian circus says escaped lion posed no risk
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» LADISPOLI (ITALY) - The lion that escaped from a circus near Rome posed no threat to the public, his handler insisted Sunday, as campaigners called for Italy to ban wild animals in entertainment.
Russia denies Ukraine conflict at 'stalemate'
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia on Thursday rejected comments from Ukraine's most senior military official that their nearly two-year conflict had reached a stalemate, as Kyiv said fighting around a key town had eased.
Musk picks ad exec Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO
AFP, Published on 13/05/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk has chosen top ad executive Linda Yaccarino to take the day-to-day reins of Twitter as he fights to reverse the tide at the struggling platform he bought for $44 billion last year.
Uzbeks vote on reforms to strengthen president
AFP, Published on 30/04/2023
» TASHKENT - Polls opened early Sunday in Uzbekistan's constitutional referendum, which could allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain in power until 2040.
Bad Bunny: the reggaeton star transforming pop music
AFP, Published on 16/04/2023
» INDIO (UNITED STATES) - High-octane hits, dance breaks, fireworks and a bonus lesson on the history of Caribbean music: with his groundbreaking Coachella set, Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny showcased a Latin revolution in pop fueled by his skyrocketing fame.
US House speaker to meet Taiwan president despite Beijing's threats
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» LOS ANGELES: US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sits down with Taiwan's president on Wednesday for a highly symbolic meeting in California that has already prompted outrage and dire warnings from China.
From sharing site to anime giant, Crunchyroll marches forward
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» TOKYO - Once a semi-legal sharing site, Crunchyroll is now a streaming giant credited with helping Japanese anime transform from a nerdy subculture into a lucrative global industry poised to conquer new markets.
Chile preparing threatened condor chicks for release into wild
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» TALAGANTE (CHILE) - Alhue and Mailen were born in captivity but conservationists hope to free the chicks soon as part of a project to boost Chile's ailing population of Andean condors.
Deadly Russian shelling cuts Kherson power
AFP, Published on 15/12/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russian shelling on Thursday killed two people in Kherson and left the southern city "completely without power", Ukrainian officials said after the latest strikes on infrastructure as temperatures have plummeted.