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Glory, survival drive Premier League's £3bn transfer splurge
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» LONDON - Premier League clubs demonstrated their awesome financial power during the summer transfer window, spending more than £3 billion ($4 billion) on new signings.
Grok, is that Gaza? AI image checks mislocate news photographs
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» PARIS - This image by AFP photojournalist Omar al-Qattaa shows a skeletal, underfed girl in Gaza, where Israel's blockade has fuelled fears of mass famine in the Palestinian territory.
Villagers win race to save UK pub, as thousands close
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» NEW RADNOR, Wales — A nearly 200-year-old pub, the Radnor Arms in rural Wales stood abandoned a few years ago. Water ran down the walls, ivy crept around broken windows and rats' skeletons littered the floor.
UK rock legends Oasis kick off 'historic' comeback tour
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» CARDIFF - British pop legends Oasis kicked off a hotly anticipated worldwide reunion tour in Cardiff on Friday, commencing an unlikely comeback few thought possible nearly 16 years after last performing together.
Ship freed after running aground near house in Norway
AFP, Published on 27/05/2025
» OSLO - Salvagers on Tuesday pulled a cargo ship, which made world headlines for running aground a stone’s throw from a house in Norway, back into the water, the head of the company managing the operation said.
‘Seventh heaven’: Tears and laughter as Ukrainian PoWs return
AFP, Published on 24/05/2025
» CHERNIGIV REGION, Ukraine - Waxy and emaciated, Konstantin Steblev spoke to his mother for the first time in three years after being released as part of the biggest ever prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.
Trump, casting himself as peacemaker, to lift Syria sanctions
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would lift sanctions on Syria to offer it a chance for "greatness" after Bashar al-Assad's fall, as he cast himself as a peacemaker in the Middle East.
Japan’s World Expo touts unity … and algae
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» OSAKA, Japan - World Expo opens on Sunday with host Japan aiming to bring humanity together, despite global turmoil and tepid public enthusiasm for the six-month event showcasing innovation — as well as Hello Kitty in algae form.
Like dogs, wolves recognise familiar human voices
AFP, Published on 24/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - Here, wolfie, wolfie, wolfie!
'Dame Edna Everage' comedian Barry Humphries dies
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian comedian Barry Humphries, whose "Dame Edna Everage" alter ego left audiences in stitches, died aged 89 in a Sydney hospital on Saturday.