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Nuuk, Copenhagen cautiously mull Greenland independence
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» COPENHAGEN - Denmark's self-governing territory Greenland hopes to cut all ties with Copenhagen but leaders are proceeding cautiously with independence plans despite US President Donald Trump's threats to take over the Arctic island.
Deadly family drama shuts Oktoberfest for a day
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - A German man went on a deadly gun, explosives and arson rampage against his family and then killed himself on Wednesday, sparking security fears in Munich that shuttered the Oktoberfest for seven hours.
Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty in UK assault case
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» LONDON - American R&B singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty in a UK court to a charge stemming from an alleged London nightclub brawl in 2023.
Dissident Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins top prize at Cannes
AFP, Published on 25/05/2025
» CANNES (FRANCE) - "It Was Just an Accident" by dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or for best film at the Cannes Festival on Saturday.
Norwegian film gets 19-minute Cannes ovation
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» CANNES, France - Director Joachim Trier found himself crying behind the camera as he shot “Sentimental Value”, his moving new tale about a quietly fractured family that got an extraordinary 19-minute standing ovation on Thursday at the end of its premiere at the Cannes film festival.
Fears and hopes at collapsed Mandalay school
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» MANDALAY (MYANMAR) - Rescuers clambered into the wreckage of the Wisdom Villa Private High School on the outskirts of Mandalay on Saturday until a jammed door blocked their passage.
Spain edge Netherlands on penalties, set up France Nations League semi-final
AFP, Published on 24/03/2025
» PARIS - Holders Spain beat the Netherlands on penalties after a dramatic quarter-final second leg in Valencia finished 3-3 on Sunday to set up a Nations League last-four clash with France, who edged Croatia in a shoot-out after a 2-2 aggregate draw.
China's Alibaba to invest $50bn in AI, cloud computing
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma was seen meeting President Xi Jinping.
New anti-far-right protest draws 250,000 in Munich
AFP, Published on 09/02/2025
» BERLIN - Fresh protests against the extreme right drew massive crowds in Germany on Saturday, including 250,000 people in Munich, authorities said, as the country heads for clutch elections.
Germany knife attack on children reignites pre-vote migrant debate
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» BERLIN — A deadly knife attack on a play school group in Germany, where an Afghan man was arrested at the scene, reignited a bitter immigration debate on Thursday, a month before elections.