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Arctic could be ice-free a decade earlier than thought
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» PARIS - The Arctic Ocean's ice cap will disappear in summer as soon as the 2030s and a decade earlier than thought, no matter how aggressively humanity draws down the carbon pollution that drives global warming, scientists said Tuesday.
Tina Turner: The raw power of rock and roll
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - Tina Turner, the growling songstress whose explosive stage presence electrified fans the world over, left an indelible mark on 20th-century rock with five decades of hits -- first with husband Ike Turner, but most memorably as a wildly successful solo act.
Tina Turner: the raw power of rock and roll
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - Tina Turner, the growling songstress whose explosive presence left an indelible mark on 20th-century rock, electrified fans with five decades of hit records -- first with husband Ike Turner, then as a wildly successful solo act.
Trump makes video court appearance in hush money case
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» NEW YORK - A frustrated-looking Donald Trump appeared in a New York court via video-link Tuesday to be informed by a judge that he cannot post certain evidence in his criminal case on social media.
Nine dead, Grand Prix cancelled after flooding devastates northern Italy
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» CESENA (ITALY) - At least nine people died in Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region as heavy rains flooded rivers and submerged entire neighbourhoods and farmland Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of this weekend's Imola Grand Prix.
At least six killed in New Zealand hostel fire
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» WELLINGTON - At least six people have been killed in a fire that tore through a four-storey hostel in the early hours of Tuesday in New Zealand's capital.
Women dance to their own beat in China's nightclubs
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» SHANGHAI - Tired of Shanghai club nights dominated by men, where a woman's appearance often matters as much as her musical skills, Eloise Fan has created an underground space where women DJs are free to shine.
'Coronation Quiche' is not a quiche, say French purists
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - Britain's palace has unveiled a special vegetarian "quiche" to mark King Charles III's coronation on Saturday, but purists in France say the festive dish has been mislabelled.
'Be a real man': Russian army launches recruitment drive
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» MOSCOW - A slick new video that has gone viral on Russian social media platforms shows a taxi driver, a security guard and a fitness coach at work.
World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secrets
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» In a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process of being recognised as the oldest in the world.