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Taiwan coastguard faces China's might near frontline islands
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» KINMEN — With a clear view of China's skyscraper-studded coastline, Taiwanese coastguard captain Huang Heng-chun steers his patrol boat through choppy waters around a group of islands controlled by Taipei.
Germany races to secure stricken 'Russian shadow fleet' oil tanker
AFP, Published on 11/01/2025
» BERLIN — Germany was racing Saturday to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, towing the stricken ship it said was part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet" away from shore to avert an oil spill.
Saboteurs try to outfox hunters in England's countryside
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» THURLOW (UNITED KINGDOM) - Emerging from woods in a quiet corner of rural England, a small band of anti-foxhunting campaigners have just one goal: to confuse the pack of dogs chasing a fox and prevent its death.
Spain braces for annual 'Fat One' lottery
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» MADRID - Spain kicks off its festive period on Friday with the world's richest lottery, splashing prize money and festive cheer across the country.
Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 10 days seen on camera
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» SILKYARA TUNNEL (INDIA) - Forty-one Indian workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 10 days were seen alive on camera Tuesday for the first time, looking exhausted and anxious, as rescuers attempted to create new passageways to free them.
Skygazers watch 'Ring of Fire' eclipse over Western Hemisphere
AFP, Published on 15/10/2023
» ALBUQUERQUE, US: Skygazers across the Americas turned their faces upwards Saturday for a rare celestial event: an annular solar eclipse.
Suspicion and regret on Arctic border still open with Russia
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» KIRKENES (NORWAY) - Assault rifles at the ready, binoculars pointed at the Russian shore, the patrol boats carrying Norwegian soldiers power up the Pasvik River at full speed.
Out of gas in orbit? This US space company is here to help
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» COLORADO SPRINGS (UNITED STATES) - The US company Orbit Fab is aiming to produce the go-to "gas stations" in space, its CEO tells AFP, hoping its refueling technology will make the surging satellite industry more sustainable -- and profitable.
Take your eyes off your mobile phone, says inventor, 50 years on
AFP, Published on 30/03/2023
» DEL MAR (UNITED STATES) - The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. At least, that's according to the man who invented them 50 years ago.
Chinese police use high-tech tools to crush protests
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» BEIJING: Chinese police are using sophisticated surveillance tools in a push to stamp out a nationwide wave of unrest, using facial recognition software and location data to track down and detain protesters.