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Frida Kahlo painting sells for $54.7 mn in record for female artist
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» NEW YORK - A self-portrait by celebrated Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said.
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dead at 79: report
AFP, Published on 12/10/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977's "Annie Hall" and her role in "The Godfather" films, has died at age 79, People magazine reported Saturday.
NBA Suns trade star forward Kevin Durant to Rockets
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Two-time NBA champion forward Kevin Durant has been traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets for eight players in a blockbuster deal he confirmed on Sunday.
Four dead in Alabama teen birthday party shooting
AFP, Published on 16/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - At least four people were killed and several injured in a Saturday night shooting at a teen birthday party in Alabama, in the latest deadly spasm of American gun violence.
Why I voted -- Americans share what drew them to polls
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» PITTSBURGH - For some, it was a sense of civic duty. For others, it was a chance to voice anger at inflation or high crime. Still more savored the opportunity to send a message to Washington.
Twitter, analysts wary of Musk takeover bid
AFP, Published on 21/04/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: As tempting as access to Elon Musk's wealth may be, Twitter is not eager to be ruled by a billionaire known for shooting from the hip with little regard for the consequences.
'Entire life gone': Russian shells turn homes to ash on Kyiv front
AFP, Published on 04/03/2022
» IRPIN (UKRAINE) - Yevghen Sboromyrskiy's body shook so violently that he couldn't place his cigarette in his lips as he watched his house burn to the ground after it was shelled in a Russian attack.
Blinken says has 'no doubts' Germany is resolute on Ukraine
AFP, Published on 24/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday he has "no doubts" Germany is maintaining a united front with NATO on the Ukraine crisis, after Berlin faced pressure to toughen its stance against potential Russian aggression.
Online sleuths track down US Capitol attackers
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - The FBI is still searching for people who stormed the US Capitol on January 6.
Hundreds flee to Thailand as Myanmar junta clashes with rebel group
AFP, Published on 16/12/2021
» Hundreds of Myanmar villagers have fled to Thailand after junta troops clashed with an ethnic rebel group, officials told AFP on Thursday.