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Paw patrol: Larry the cat marks 15 years at 10 Downing Street
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» LONDON - Larry the cat, the UK's most famous feline, marks 15 years on Sunday as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power around number 10 Downing Street.
Latest Epstein file dump rocks UK royals, politics
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» LONDON — Britain's former prince Andrew, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and a former UK ambassador to Washington were on Monday thrust back into the eye of the Jeffrey Epstein storm, as shocking emails with the late sex offender rocked political and royal circles.
Penguins bring forward breeding season as Antarctica warms: study
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» PARIS — Penguins are bringing forward their breeding season at record rates as Antarctica rapidly warms due to climate change, according to research published by a global team of scientists on Tuesday.
French museum fare hikes for non-European tourists spark outcry
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» PARIS — Should foreign tourists pay more for state-funded galleries than locals, or should art be accessible to all, without discrimination? France is hiking prices for non-Europeans at the Louvre this week, provoking debate about so-called "dual pricing".
Oscar-winning UK playwright Tom Stoppard dies aged 88
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» LONDON - British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar for the screenplay of the 1998 film "Shakespeare In Love", has died at the age of 88, United Agents announced on Saturday.
Oscar-winning UK playwright Tom Stoppard dies aged 88
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» LONDON - British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar for the screenplay of the 1998 movie "Shakespeare In Love", has died at the age of 88, United Agents announced on Saturday.
US unemployment up even as hiring beats expectations in delayed report
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - The jobless rate in the United States crept up in September 2025 even as hiring exceeded analyst expectations, according to a delayed employment report published Thursday after a record-long government shutdown.
India crush Pakistan by 88 runs amid handshake snub, umpiring drama
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» COLOMBO - India thumped arch-rivals Pakistan by 88 runs in a Women's World Cup clash but the game was marred by controversy as players refused to shake hands at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.
What do some researchers call disinformation? Anything but disinformation
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - "Disinformation" is fast becoming a dirty word in the United States -- a label so contentious in a hyperpolarized political climate that some researchers who study the harmful effects of falsehoods are abandoning it altogether.
Tuchel faces England questions as World Cup countdown begins
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» LONDON - England return to World Cup qualifying action this week with Thomas Tuchel under pressure to solve a plethora of issues that threaten to ruin his bid to win next year's tournament.