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The big picture: Trump mug shot would join album of famous faces
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - If Donald Trump has his mug shot taken when he is arrested again this week, it will instantly become one of the most famous pictures on the planet, and one of a handful of forever-talked-about police photographs.
Tuna-obsessed Tunisia in a fish funk
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/07/2023
» Perhaps you are one of the more than 5,000 subscribers to "Popping Tins," an email newsletter devoted exclusively to tinned seafood. Perhaps you belong to a tinned-fish-of-the-month club, or have leafed through a tinned-fish-focused cookbook that tells you how best to cook a food already cooked.
Early risers get UK coronation party started
AFP, Published on 06/05/2023
» LONDON: Thousands of people turned central London red, white and blue on Saturday, with a sea of Union Jack flags lining the streets for the coronation of King Charles III.
Alcaraz, Swiatek march on at Indian Wells, Murray falls
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» INDIAN WELLS (UNITED STATES) - Carlos Alcaraz fended off tenacious Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Monday to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells as he and women's top seed Iga Swiatek passed tough tests in the California desert.
Half world's democracies in decline, think tank says
AFP, Published on 30/11/2022
» STOCKHOLM: Half the world's democratic countries are experiencing an erosion of democracy, intensified by war in Ukraine and economic crisis, an international think tank said in a report on Wednesday.
Xi's 'final purge' ahead of Chinese Communist Party congress
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» BEIJING - President Xi Jinping has embarked on a "final round of purges" ahead of a major Chinese Communist Party congress, wielding his long-running anti-corruption campaign to cement his grasp on power, analysts say.
Belarus exiles find home from home in 'travelling' bar
AFP, Published on 06/09/2022
» WARSAW - Tucked under a bridge in downtown Warsaw is a bar like no other. Over the years, Karma has relocated from Belarus to Ukraine and Poland, in the face of repression and war.
Brazilian Amazon records worst August for fires in 12 years
AFP, Published on 02/09/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian Amazon recorded its worst month of August for forest fires since 2010, with an 18 percent rise from a year ago, according to official data released Thursday.
Serena back in spotlight at US Open
AFP, Published on 31/08/2022
» NEW YORK - Serena Williams returns to the spotlight at the US Open on Wednesday bidding to extend her long goodbye to tennis in a second round clash with world number two Anett Kontaveit.
Brazil records worst day for Amazon fires in 15 years
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO: The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon hit a nearly 15-year high this week, according to official figures that provided the latest warning on the advancing destruction of the world's biggest rainforest.