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Chilean 'gaming granny' challenges stereotypes
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» LLAY-LLAY, Chile - Few players of the online video game Free Fire would know that one of their most ferocious opponents — a lithe, gun-wielding warrior in a short kimono and fang mask — is in reality an 81-year-old grandmother from rural Chile.
A migrant's odyssey from Venezuela to the United States
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» MATAMOROS (MEXICO) - Lying in the jungle with a gun pointed at him, Marcel Maldonado remembered his mother's warning about the dangers of migrating overland to the United States -- and wondered if he'd get out alive.
Second-hand clothes finally take off in Japan
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» TOKYO - A second-hand pop-up store in Tokyo by casual clothing giant Uniqlo was a first for the Japanese firm, but also a sign that a local aversion to used garments may finally be fading.
France arrests guru, 40 others in raids on yoga sect
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - French authorities on Tuesday arrested 41 people in raids against a controversial yoga sect, including its leader, the guru Gregorian Bivolaru, a source close to the case told AFP.
Don't dress as Barbie this Halloween, union asks striking actors
AFP, Published on 21/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Actors: Put away those Barbie and Spider-Man costumes.
US man pleads guilty to theft of 'Wizard of Oz' slippers
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - An elderly US man pleaded guilty Friday to the theft nearly 20 years ago of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz."
Apple unexpectedly supports Right to Repair Act
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Apple on Thursday confirmed it is endorsing passage of a California law requiring major gadget makers to enable people to fix their devices without taking them back to companies.
Threatened Ethiopian cabaret lives to dance another day
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» ADDIS ABABA - A beloved monument to Ethiopia's traditional cabaret culture, the historic nightclub Fendika is running on borrowed time, having just escaped demolition.
Skin on show at Paris menswear week
AFP, Published on 24/06/2023
» PARIS - Plunging necklines and naked backs are no longer reserved for femmes fatales, becoming regular features of menswear shows at this Paris Fashion Week, with plenty of skin on show right down to the tips of toes.
Andrew Tate indicted for rape and human trafficking
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» BUCHAREST: Online influencer Andrew Tate, his brother and two women were indicted in Romania on human trafficking and rape charges, prosecutors said Tuesday, six months after they were detained.