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Toxic foam blights river crucial to Brazil's biggest city
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» SALTO (BRAZIL) - Not far from Latin America's biggest city, Sao Paulo, a river is covered in a white layer that resembles fresh snow but is in fact a smelly, toxic foam.
Meandering along the Seine: France's roving plastic rubbish
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» ROUEN, France: The scrap of red plastic in among the waterside reeds in northern France could be any fragment of the throwaway consumerism piling up across the planet, flowing into rivers, choking animals, even seeping into our bloodstreams.
Man City on brink of title after Arsenal rocked by Brighton
AFP, Published on 15/05/2023
» LONDON - Manchester City are on the brink of winning the Premier League title after Arsenal crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat against Brighton on Sunday.
Man City on brink of title after Arsenal rocked by Brighton
AFP, Published on 15/05/2023
» LONDON - Manchester City are on the brink of winning the Premier League title after Arsenal crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat against Brighton on Sunday.
Striking Hollywood writers decry the Uber-ization of their trade
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Television and film writers, on strike over the "existential crisis" of a Hollywood dream factory that mistreats the source of its stories, are fed up with seeing their profession become more precarious in the age of streaming.
Man Utd beat Brighton on penalties to set up FA Cup final against Man City
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» LONDON - Manchester United beat Brighton on penalties at Wembley on Sunday to set up an FA Cup final against treble-chasing Manchester City.
Kremlin critic Kara-Murza jailed for 25 years
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia on Monday sentenced Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in jail on charges including treason over criticism of the Ukraine offensive.
Prosecutor requests 25 years in jail for Kremlin critic Kara-Murza
AFP, Published on 06/04/2023
» MOSCOW - A Russian prosecutor on Thursday requested 25 years of imprisonment for Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is being tried on several charges including treason over comments critical of the Ukraine offensive, his lawyer said.
Pope presides over Palm Sunday after hospital stay
AFP, Published on 02/04/2023
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis presided over mass in St Peter's Square Sunday, as he kicked off events leading to Easter, just a day after leaving hospital following a bout of bronchitis.
Pirates board Danish ship in Gulf of Guinea
AFP, Published on 28/03/2023
» COPENHAGEN: A Danish-owned Liberian-flagged oil tanker was boarded by pirates over the weekend in the Gulf of Guinea, the owner said Tuesday, adding that contact with the 16 crew members had been lost.