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At least three impacts in Israel during Iran missile attacks, 23 hurt
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» JERUSALEM - Three areas of Israel including coastal hub Tel Aviv were hit Sunday morning during waves of Iranian missile attacks, with at least 23 people injured, according to rescue services and police.
Tweed's youthful makeover resurrects symbol of Scottish heritage
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» ISLE OF SCALPAY — "When you see tweed on the runway, you don't expect it to come from here," joked 38-year-old former banker Alexander MacLeod as he set up his loom in a converted barn on the shores of a Scottish loch.
Feeling stressed? Cuddle a cow, says UK dairy farm
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» BEVERLEY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Morag, an imposing Highland cow with a caramel coat, ambles out of the main shed at Dumble Farm in northern England and stands ready to meet her guests.
Biggest Loch Ness monster search begins
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» DRUMNADROCHIT, Scotland: The biggest search for the Loch Ness Monster in five decades got under way in the Scottish Highlands on Saturday, as researchers and enthusiasts from around the world braved pelting rain to try to track down the elusive Nessie.
Loch Ness struggles with Scotland's shifting climate
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» INVERNESS (UNITED KINGDOM) - Around Scotland's Loch Ness, famous for hosting a mythical monster in its murky depths, another prolonged dry spell earlier this year has heightened fears of a different kind.
Track, BMX, road, mountain all rub shoulders at cycling's world championships
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» GLASGOW - Remco Evenepoel is among the stars assembling for the world cycling championships in Scotland with 13 disciplines including road races, BMX, mountain biking and track racing on the menu from Thursday.
Australia to reopen borders to tourists on Feb 21
AFP, Published on 07/02/2022
» SYDNEY: Australia will reopen its borders to tourists from Feb 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday, ending some of the world's strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions.
Protestors rally at Netflix over Chappelle special's 'transphobia'
AFP, Published on 21/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Protestors gathered outside Netflix in Los Angeles on Wednesday, angry over a new Dave Chappelle comedy special that has sparked accusations the streamer is trampling transgender rights and profiting from hate speech.
US music fest Lollapalooza drops DaBaby over Aids comments
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US music festival Lollapalooza announced Sunday it had dropped DaBaby from its lineup after the rapper made homophobic comments and false statements about AIDS during a recent performance.
Covid threatens Everest climbing comeback plans
AFP, Published on 07/05/2021
» EVEREST BASE CAMP (NEPAL) - More than 30 sick climbers have been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears that coronavirus may scupper a hoped-for bumper season on the world's highest mountain.