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Mexico City, home to world's biggest bullring, bans killing bulls
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» MEXICO CITY - Legislators in Mexico City, home to the world's largest bullring, voted Tuesday to ban bullfights where the animals are killed or wounded, as opponents and supporters staged rival protests.
Colombian artist Fernando Botero dies at 91
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» BOGOTA - Colombia's most famous artist, Fernando Botero, who was known for his voluptuous depictions of people and animals, has died aged 91, President Gustavo Petro announced Friday.
Paris' Moulin Rouge promises to scrap troubled snake act
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» PARIS - Paris' storied Moulin Rouge cabaret venue said Thursday it would stop immersing non-aquatic snakes in water after the controversial stage act provoked outcry from animal rights activists.
French MPs mull banning bullfighting
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» PARIS - French MPs are set to begin debating a ban on bullfighting on Wednesday, with a vote due later this month that has enraged lovers of the blood sport in the south of the country.
Indefinite suspension of fights in Mexican bullring
AFP, Published on 11/06/2022
» MEXICO CITY - A judge on Friday ordered an indefinite suspension of bullfighting in the world's largest bullring in Mexico City, pending the finalization of a lawsuit against the controversial, centuries-old practice.
Mexican judge suspends bullfights in world's largest ring
AFP, Published on 28/05/2022
» MEXICO CITY: A Mexican judge on Friday ordered a suspension of bullfighting in Mexico City's Plaza de Toros, the world's largest bullring, after activists filed a lawsuit against the centuries-old practice.
Mexico City, bastion of bullfighting, considers ban
AFP, Published on 22/02/2022
» MEXICO CITY: Matadors in the Mexican capital, home to the largest bullring on the planet, are fighting to prevent a ban on a practice brought by the Spanish conquistadors five centuries ago.
Chess and boxing create 'essence of excellence'
AFP, Published on 29/09/2019
» PARIS - Dripping with sweat, gasping for breath and desperately trying to refocus after fending off hooks and throwing uppercuts, Nikopol warily moves his bishop across the chessboard...
Madrid's bullfighting 'ritual' acclaimed and contested
AFP, Published on 25/05/2019
» MADRID - When the bull collapses and dies in front of the matador, silence descends on Madrid's bullfighting ring, a "ritual" that its French manager Simon Casas vigorously defends in an increasingly conflictive climate.