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Demanding Dupont set to fire France in Ireland opener
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» PARIS — France coach Fabien Galthie expects returning talismanic captain Antoine Dupont to spark defending champions France to a higher level in their Six Nations opener against injury-hit Ireland on Thursday.
US strikes over 70 IS targets in Syria after attack on troops
AFP, Published on 20/12/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States forces struck more than 70 Islamic State group targets in Syria on Friday in what President Donald Trump described as "very serious retaliation" for an attack that killed three Americans last weekend.
Bad Bunny wins top album prize at Latin Grammys in Vegas
AFP, Published on 14/11/2025
» LAS VEGAS - Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny enjoyed a victory lap Thursday night at the Latin Grammys, the biggest celebration of Spanish and Portuguese-language music.
Ailing pope thanks doctors as condition improves
AFP, Published on 09/03/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, who is responding well to treatment for pneumonia, thanked his doctors and healthcare workers Sunday as he missed delivering a fourth straight Angelus prayer in person.
Ailing pope ‘rested well’ but misses start of Lent
AFP, Published on 05/03/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’s condition was stable on Wednesday as he neared three weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican source said, with celebrations for the Lent religious season starting without him.
Dolly Parton's longtime husband dies aged 82
AFP, Published on 04/03/2025
» WASHINGTON — The husband of Dolly Parton, Carl Dean, died Monday aged 82, the country music superstar said, after nearly 60 years of marriage kept out of the spotlight despite the singer's chart-topping fame.
Pope has two episodes of 'acute respiratory failure': Vatican
AFP, Published on 04/03/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on Monday, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia.
Hospitalised pope stable, rested overnight: Vatican
AFP, Published on 03/03/2025
» ROME - Pope Francis rested well during his 17th night in hospital, the Vatican said on Monday, a day after reporting the 88-year-old was in a "stable" condition.
Heat wave shuts schools in Manila
AFP, Published on 03/03/2025
» MANILA - Soaring temperatures shut down schools over nearly half the Philippine capital on Monday, local officials said, as the torrid dry season started in the tropical Philippines.
Grammys red carpet: all the drama, all the hotness
AFP, Published on 03/02/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Music's brightest stars on Sunday rocked the red carpet at the Grammys, music's biggest night in their sexiest, skin-baring ensembles.