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Historic Spanish mosque-cathedral reopens after blaze
AFP, Published on 09/08/2025
» MADRID - A fire at a historic mosque-turned-cathedral in Cordoba in southern Spain caused only “very localised damage”, the city’s mayor said Saturday as the site reopened to the public.
Fire extinguished, historic mosque-cathedral in southern Spain 'saved'
AFP, Published on 09/08/2025
» MADRID - A fire broke out in the historic mosque-turned-cathedral in Cordoba on Friday but the monument was saved as firefighters quickly contained and then extinguished it, the Spanish city's mayor said.
Trump vs Toyota? Why US cars are a rare sight in Japan
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» FUKAYA (JAPAN) - With their sleek curves and chrome grilles, the classic American cars on sale at Yosuke Fukuda's yard ooze Californian cool but on Japanese roads new US vehicles are a rare sight -- much to President Donald Trump's annoyance.
Buchenwald camp survivor recounts liberation, 80 years on
AFP, Published on 07/04/2025
» PARIS - Jacques Moalic, a 102-year-old former Agence France-Presse journalist, remembers vividly the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp by American troops 80 years ago.
USA and Japan win to set up SheBelieves Cup decider
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» MIAMI - The United States beat Australia 2-1 and Japan thumped Colombia 4-1 on Sunday to set up a SheBelieves Cup tournament decider on Wednesday between the two favorites.
Croatia school stabbing rampage kills one
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» ZAGREB - A seven-year-old pupil was killed and several others injured in a stabbing attack at a school in the Croatian capital Zagreb on Friday, with a 19-year-old man arrested as a suspect, authorities said.
Spain seizes ancient gold jewellery stolen from Ukraine
AFP, Published on 23/10/2023
» MADRID - Spanish police said Monday they have seized centuries-old gold artefacts worth over 60 million euros ($64 million) that were stolen and taken out of Ukraine illegally.
Belarus leader says Wagner chief still in Russia
AFP, Published on 06/07/2023
» MINSK: Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia, Belarus's president said Thursday, raising questions about the deal to end the mercenary leader's mutiny last month.
US accuses S.Africa of having supplied weapons to Russia
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - The US envoy to South Africa on Thursday accused the country of having covertly provided arms to Russia despite its professed neutrality in the Ukraine war, local media said.
Dawn school trial for drowsy teens draws outcry in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 15/03/2023
» KUPANG, Indonesia: Early every morning in a city in Indonesia's far east, sleepy teenagers can be seen trudging zombie-like through the streets on their reluctant way to school.