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Wimbledon expansion plan derailed by local council vote
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» LONDON - Wimbledon's expansion plans have suffered a significant blow after a local council rejected their proposal to build new tennis courts on land near the All England Club.
Javier Milei: outsider who ignited Argentine rage to become president
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES: With his wild hair and powered-up chainsaw, the libertarian Javier Milei has upended Argentine politics in a meteoric rise from obscurity to the presidency, riding a wave of fury over decades of economic decline and rampant inflation.
A major upset and uncertainty: Argentina heads to run-off
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Despite overseeing record inflation and poverty levels, Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa confounded expectations by scoring the most votes in Sunday's first-round election.
Talks to end Hollywood actors' strike collapse
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Talks between Hollywood actors and studios over an ongoing strike have collapsed, in a blow to hopes for a swift end to a crisis that has crippled the entertainment industry.
Israel's Netanyahu fires minister after judicial reform comments
AFP, Published on 27/03/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday fired Defence Minister Yoav Galant a day after he broke ranks, citing security concerns in calling for a pause to the government's controversial judicial reforms.
German Catholics challenge Vatican with sweeping reform drive
AFP, Published on 12/03/2023
» FRANKFURT, Germany: Germany's Catholic Church has ended a landmark renewal project by agreeing a slew of reforms including blessing same-sex marriages and allowing female deacons, at the risk of angering the Vatican.
Germany, Canada partner on transatlantic hydrogen trade
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» OTTAWA: The leaders of Canada and Germany signed a green hydrogen deal on Tuesday, laying a path for a transatlantic supply chain as Europe seeks to lessen its dependence on Russian energy.
Modern phoenix: The bird brought back from extinction in Japan
AFP, Published on 21/06/2022
» SADO, Japan: Every day for the past 14 years, 72-year-old Masaoki Tsuchiya has set out before sunrise to search for a bird rescued from extinction in Japan.
New York's 'essential' food delivery workers demand rights
AFP, Published on 07/07/2021
» NEW YORK - New York's legions of food delivery men and women -- who were declared essential workers during the pandemic but have no on the job access to bathrooms, health insurance or a minimum wage-- are mobilizing for the first time to demand better working conditions.
Super League six agree to £22 mn Premier League fine
AFP, Published on 10/06/2021
» LONDON: The six rebel English clubs that signed up to the European Super League have reached a financial settlement with the Premier League worth a combined £22 million, the league said on Wednesday.