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UK 'princes in the tower' murder probe clears Richard III
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» LONDON - It is one of history's most intriguing "murders" -- the mysterious disappearance over five centuries ago of two young princes from the Tower of London.
Crowds join Anzac Day services for Australia, New Zealand forces
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» SYDNEY - Crowds of Australians and New Zealanders gathered just before dawn on Friday to observe solemn Anzac Day ceremonies, but one service was briefly interrupted by booing -- with a local politician blaming a "known neo-Nazi".
Netizens unite to help Thai child with rare disease
Online Reporters, Published on 25/01/2025
» A wave of support has emerged online for a Thai child diagnosed with Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency (AADC Deficiency), a rare genetic disorder affecting only about 130 people worldwide.
Taylor Swift is Time’s person of the year
Published on 06/12/2023
» Time magazine on Wednesday named the American pop star Taylor Swift as its person of the year.
Turning over the stones of a lost past
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 07/05/2023
» One bright morning, as I was scouring Aldwark, a slender lane in York, England, searching for a certain historical site, a delivery truck pulled up. The driver, a man who looked to be in his 60s, got out and asked if he could help.
UK republicans eye coronation to rally support
AFP, Published on 30/04/2023
» LONDON: Despite his surname, Ryan King will not be among those waving Union Jack flags at the coronation of King Charles III next week.
Queen Camilla: King Charles's 'non-negotiable' soulmate
Published on 30/04/2023
» The crowning of Camilla alongside King Charles III on May 6 will be both a royal milestone and a personal victory for the monarch, who has long been quietly determined to make her his queen.
Who's coming to King Charles III’s coronation?
Published on 23/04/2023
» The coronation of King Charles III on May 6 will be attended by just 2,000 people -- a fraction of the more than 8,000 guests who crammed into Westminster Abbey for Queen Elizabeth II's crowning in 1953.
Children among 11 killed in fire at Uganda blind school
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» KAMPALA - Eleven people, mostly children, have perished in a blaze that tore through a dormitory at a school for the blind in Uganda in the early hours of Tuesday as pupils were sleeping.
'Absolute farce': UK gripped by latest Johnson plot twist
AFP, Published on 21/10/2022
» LONDON - British former prime minister Boris Johnson's prospective return to Downing Street reads like a Shakespearean arc of redemption after a fall -- but critics see elements of farce.