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Bulgaria adopts the euro, nearly 20 years after joining the EU
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» SOFIA (BULGARIA) - Bulgaria became the 21st country to switch to the euro as it entered the New Year on Thursday, a milestone met with both cheers and fears, nearly 20 years after the Balkan nation joined the European Union.
Guinea junta chief headed for victory in presidential vote
AFP, Published on 29/12/2025
» CONAKRY - Guineans voted in a presidential election Sunday with Mamady Doumbouya, a general who led the junta that seized power four years ago, the clear favourite, and the main opposition leaders barred from standing.
Women don fake mustaches in LinkedIn 'gender bias' fight
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - Flipping their gender setting to "male" and even posting photos with fake mustaches, a growing number of women on LinkedIn have posed a provocative challenge to what they allege is an algorithmic bias on the platform.
Beyond words: '67' crowned 'Word of the Year'
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» WASHINGTON — A double-digit combination set the social media sphere ablaze among teens in 2025, leaving parents and teachers befuddled -- and now it has officially been crowned Dictionary.com's "Word of the Year": 67.
Guinea junta suspends three main political parties
AFP, Published on 23/08/2025
» CONAKRY - Guinea’s junta has suspended three main political parties — including that of former president Alpha Conde — for three months, ahead of an electoral campaign for a rewrite of the constitution, according to an order seen by AFP on Saturday.
'Skibidi' and 'tradwife': social media words added to Cambridge dictionary
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» LONDON - Words popularised by Gen Z and Gen Alpha including "skibidi", "delulu", and "tradwife" are among 6,000 new entries to the online edition of the Cambridge Dictionary over the last year, its publisher said Monday.
Alpha males are rare among our fellow primates: scientists
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» PARIS - New research on Monday contradicted the commonly held idea that males dominate females among primates, revealing far more nuanced power dynamics in the relationships of our close relatives.
Ferrari target third straight Le Mans triumph
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» LE MANS, France - Ferrari's Formula One fortunes may be flagging but the Italian constructor start this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hour Race as favourites targeting a third consecutive triumph in motorsport's fabled endurance classic.
Wes Anderson and his A-list cast dazzle at Cannes
AFP, Published on 19/05/2025
» CANNES (FRANCE) - US director Wes Anderson brought his latest A-list cast led by Benicio del Toro to the Cannes film festival on Sunday, ramping up the star power as the competition reaches the halfway mark.
'Alpha predator' sharks and humans clash on an Israeli beach
AFP, Published on 18/05/2025
» HADERA (ISRAEL) - With its golden sand and blue waters, the beach front in central Israel looks much like any other stretch of Mediterranean coast, but a closer look reveals something unusual peeking through the rippling surf: black shark fins.