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US comics slam 'censorship' after Kimmel pulled
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» WASHINGTON — Late-night TV comics skewered President Donald Trump and denounced "blatant censorship" after Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was pulled off air over his comments on the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
Elitist no more, caviar is turning casual
AFP, Published on 29/04/2025
» PARIS — When Burger King announced it was selling caviar with nuggets at its French restaurants on April 1, many people assumed it was an April Fool's joke.
French PM under growing pressure over Catholic school abuse claims
AFP, Published on 22/02/2025
» PAU (FRANCE) - France's prime minister was under increasing pressure Friday after a former teacher at a Catholic school claimed Francois Bayrou was aware of claims of sexual abuse there in the 1990s but did not act on them.
From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths.
DR Congo races to be ready for Francophone Games
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» KINSHASA: With just a week left before the opening ceremonies, workers in Kinshasa are racing to finish facilities ahead of the Francophone Games, gathering nations from the French-speaking equivalent of the Commonwealth.
Is it possible to have too much Picasso?
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» PARIS: Why can't the world get enough of Pablo Picasso? On the 50th anniversary of his death, it seems the appetite for the Spanish master is inexhaustible.
Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters
AFP, Published on 03/04/2023
» PARIS: Paris voted overwhelmingly Sunday to banish for-hire electric scooters from the streets of the French capital, delivering a blow to operators and a victory for road safety campaigners.
Paco Rabanne: from fashion spaceman to fragrance king
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» PARIS: Nicknamed "Wacko Paco" in the 1960s for his often unwearable designs, Paco Rabanne, who died this week at age 88, became best-known in later years for his globally popular line of fragrances as well as his eccentric beliefs.
Red faces in France over Olympic mascots made in China
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» PARIS: The choice by Paris 2024 Olympics organisers of a cuddly red Phrygian cap as the Games' mascot is proving a harder sell than expected, after critics pounced on the fact that most will be made in China -- and others couldn't help seeing a symbol of feminine sexuality.
Global Fund seeks $18 billion to end HIV, TB and malaria
AFP, Published on 22/09/2022
» NEW YORK - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Wednesday sought to raise at least $18 billion at a donor conference led by US President Joe Biden, as decades of progress against the three diseases are set back by Covid.