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White House lashes out at 'South Park' Trump parody
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» LOS ANGELES - The White House on Thursday lashed out at the creators of "South Park" after the bawdy satire skewered Donald Trump in an episode featuring an AI-generated version of the US president crawling naked through a desert.
Muslim pilgrims 'stone the devil' as hajj concludes in Saudi
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» MINA (SAUDI ARABIA) - Pilgrims were set to perform the last major ritual of the hajj -- the "stoning of the devil" -- on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
Iranians' World Cup dream crushed by US travel ban
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» TEHRAN — A year out from kick-off, Iranian football fans are watching their World Cup dream slip away after a US travel ban barred them from entering the land of "Great Satan" to cheer on their team.
Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City named the World’s Best Bar
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 24/10/2024
» The annual list of The World’s 50 Best Bars was unveiled on Tuesday in Madrid, Spain. In its 16th edition, the awards united the global bar community in recognition of the bartenders, bar owners and brands at the forefront of the international cocktail scene.
Help out SMEs
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/10/2024
» Re: "Stronger SME links 'key' to sustainability", (Business, Oct 12).
New releases for your streaming pleasure: July 10-16
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 10/07/2024
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
In Russia, the really dangerous ones are sane
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 08/04/2024
» There are plenty of crazies in Russian politics who make bizarre claims about their country's victim status ("the evil West made us do it") and issue blood-curdling but implausible threats about using nuclear weapons on their enemies. But the really dangerous ones are quite sane.
Tourism over talent?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/02/2024
» Re: "Skill crisis like no other", (Editorial, Feb 26).
Crowds 'stone the devil' in final hajj ritual
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» MINA (SAUDI ARABIA) - Massive crowds of robed Muslims gathered for the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic draws to a close.
Julian Sands: 'A Room with a View' star who forged eclectic career
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» LONDON - Julian Sands, whose body was identified Tuesday after he disappeared in January while hiking in California, was a British actor who shot to fame as the romantic hero in 1980s period drama "A Room with a View".