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US auto union chief says 'preparing to strike' as talks deadlock
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» DETROIT - The head of the US auto workers union announced plans on Wednesday to strike against the three major Detroit car manufacturers, saying the two sides remain far from a new agreement.
South Korean jamboree to end early over typhoon warning
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» SEOUL: The World Scout Jamboree in South Korea will end early due to an approaching typhoon, organisers said Monday as they called for the government to "urgently" help with efforts to send tens of thousands of children home.
Surprise date change mars World Cup countdown
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» DOHA: Fifa and Qatar organisers on Friday counted the cost of bringing forward the start of the World Cup by a day as they launched the 100-day countdown to the event.
Puerto Rico electricity firm says hit by cyberattack and fire
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» MIAMI - A fire at an electrical substation left hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans in the dark on Thursday, shortly after the power company reported a cyberattack that it did not immediately link to the blaze.
Holloway breaks Jackson's 27-year-old 60m hurdles world record
AFP, Published on 25/02/2021
» PARIS - America's Grant Holloway broke Colin Jackson's long-standing 60m indoor hurdles world record at Wednesday's meeting in Madrid.
Communications breakdown? Tesla turns away from media
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» NEW YORK: What's new at Tesla?
China tries to flip the pandemic script, starring a 'reborn' Wuhan
AFP, Published on 06/09/2020
» WUHAN, China: China is recasting Wuhan as a heroic coronavirus victim and trying to throw doubt on the pandemic's origin story as it aims to seize the narrative at a time of growing global distrust of Beijing.
Saudi Arabia to host world's richest horse race
AFP, Published on 26/02/2020
» RIYADH: Saudi Arabia this week hosts the world's richest horse race, with $20 million in cash prizes on offer in the latest international sports extravaganza designed to boost its battered global image.
US to give Saudis a pass even if Crown Prince behind murder
AFP, Published on 21/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to stick by ally Saudi Arabia even while admitting that de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been behind the brutal murder of a dissident journalist.
Saudi-US ties unchanged: Trump
AFP, Published on 21/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday that Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman could have known of the murder of a dissident journalist -- but said there would be no fallout anyway for Saudi-US relations.