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Overseas scholars drawn to China's scientific clout, funding
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» SHANGHAI - China's government has long made efforts to tempt top scientists from abroad, but researchers say its institutions themselves are increasingly attracting talent thanks to their generous funding and growing prestige.
Verstappen seeks Qatar desert hat-trick
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» DOHA - Max Verstappen is seeking a hat-trick of wins at the Qatar Grand Prix this weekend as this year’s Formula One world championship reaches boiling point in the Arabian Gulf.
Israel names latest hostage body, families await five more
AFP, Published on 08/11/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel identified on Saturday the latest hostage remains sent back from Gaza by Palestinian militants, leaving only five more bodies to be returned under the US-brokered truce that halted the two-year war.
Pro-EU centrist Nicusor Dan sworn in as Romania president
AFP, Published on 26/05/2025
» BUCHAREST - Pro-European centrist Nicusor Dan was on Monday sworn in as Romania's president, having pledged to stand against "isolationism and Russian influence".
EU relief as centrist wins Romania vote but tensions remain
AFP, Published on 19/05/2025
» BUCHAREST - Romania's newly elected president Nicusor Dan on Monday faced an uphill task to bring together a deeply divided country after a tense rerun vote, with Brussels and other European allies welcoming the victory of the centrist.
Trump's next 100 days: Now comes the hard part
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days issuing a blitz of executive orders to deliver rapidly on campaign pledges, drastically downsize the government and reshape America's role on the global stage.
French PM under growing pressure over Catholic school abuse claims
AFP, Published on 22/02/2025
» PAU (FRANCE) - France's prime minister was under increasing pressure Friday after a former teacher at a Catholic school claimed Francois Bayrou was aware of claims of sexual abuse there in the 1990s but did not act on them.
Once the bane of big tech, Vestager's star wanes
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - Margrethe Vestager is preparing to return to her day job as the European Union's competition chief after a hard-fought and ultimately unsuccessful bid to lead the bloc's lender.
Star witness at US crypto trial says Bankman-Fried ordered fraud
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Disgraced crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was the mastermind behind a scheme to defraud FTX clients of billions of dollars, the star witness in his US trial testified on Tuesday.
Canada wildfires shroud New York in apocalyptic haze
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» NEW YORK - Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded New York in an apocalyptic smog Wednesday as cities along the US East Coast issued air quality alerts and thousands evacuated their homes in Canada.