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Iran to boycott 2026 World Cup draw over US visa row
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» TEHRAN - Iran is to boycott next week's World Cup finals draw in Washington because the United States refused to grant visas to several members of the delegation, the Iranian football federation announced on Friday.
'Mulholland Drive' and 'Twin Peaks' director David Lynch dies at 78
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - David Lynch -- the groundbreaking director behind "Mulholland Drive" and television's "Twin Peaks," who gained a cult following for his unsettling portraits of American life -- has died. He was 78 years old.
Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» TOKYO - The world's biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated in Japan on Friday, a technology in its infancy but billed by some as the answer to humanity's future energy needs.
NASA gears up to deflect asteroid, in key test of planetary defense
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» WASHINGTON - Bet the dinosaurs wish they'd thought of this.
Tsitsipas back from brink as French Open clouded by Wimbledon row
AFP, Published on 25/05/2022
» PARIS: Stefanos Tsitsipas came back from the brink to reach the French Open second round as Roland Garros was again overshadowed by the crisis engulfing Wimbledon.
Astronomers reveal first image of black hole at Milky Way's centre
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» An international team of astronomers on Thursday unveiled the first image of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy -- a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*.
Imran Khan dismissed as Pakistan PM after losing no-confidence vote
AFP, Published on 10/04/2022
» ISLAMABAD - Imran Khan was dismissed Sunday as Pakistan prime minister after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament following weeks of political turmoil.
'Ugly history': Battle to restore iconic Japan brothel building
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» OSAKA: At the corner of a red-light district in the Japanese city of Osaka stands an unlikely architectural gem: a century-old former brothel at the centre of a restoration campaign.
World's longest race? 3,100 miles around a New York block
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» NEW YORK - It's the world's longest certified foot race: a 3,100-mile run that takes participants around the same New York block 5,649 times.
Blackmore becomes first woman jockey to win Grand National
AFP, Published on 11/04/2021
» AINTREE: Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Grand National on Saturday, coming home clear on Minella Times.