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Uganda counts votes amid reports of violence
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» KAMPALA - Uganda’s opposition said its leader Bobi Wine was under house arrest on Friday, after an election that also saw a member of parliament accuse security forces of killing 10 people at his home.
Henderson earns win at home
Sports, AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» Ontario — Brooke Henderson wiped away the memory of a difficult number of years on tour by winning her national open for the second time.
Tourism boom sparks backlash in historic heart of Athens
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» ATHENS - Surrounded by a hubbub of blaring music, restaurant terraces and rumbling suitcase wheels slaloming between overflowing litter bins, Giorgos Zafeiriou believes surging tourism has made his historic Athens neighbourhood unrecognisable.
15 potential successors to Pope Francis
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for his successor.
Turkey protesters defiant despite mass arrests
AFP, Published on 26/03/2025
» ISTANBUL - Protesters were defiant on Wednesday despite a growing crackdown and nearly 1,500 arrests as they marked a week since the start of Turkey’s biggest street demonstrations since 2013.
Singapore bids farewell to China-bound panda cub
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» SINGAPORE - Singaporeans bid farewell to a two-year-old panda cub on Wednesday as authorities prepared to send him to China where he will join the country's breeding program.
No. 1 Atthaya feels the pressure as LPGA returns to Japan
AFP, Published on 02/11/2022
» Thai teenager Atthaya Thitikul admitted to feeling the pressure of being the new women's golf number one as she headlines the LPGA tour's return to Japan after a three-year absence.
Defending champ Korda grabs LPGA lead in Michigan
AFP, Published on 19/06/2022
» WASHINGTON: Defending champion Nelly Korda curled in an eagle putt at the 18th hole on Saturday to grab a one-shot lead over Jennifer Kupcho heading into the final round of the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan.
Ko grinds past Kang to grab LPGA lead at windy Boca Rio
AFP, Published on 30/01/2022
» MIAMI: New Zealand's Lydia Ko grinded out a level par 72 in blustery conditions to seize a two-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the LPGA at Boca Rio.
Delta wave tossed wrench into US job market in September
AFP, Published on 09/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US economy was predicted to add hundreds of thousands of jobs last month but instead gained only 194,000 as the Delta variant of Covid-19 again denied President Joe Biden the soaring labor market he is banking on -- at least for now.