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Australian supermarket giant reins in AI assistant claiming to be human
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» SYDNEY - Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has been forced to rein in an AI-powered customer service assistant after users reported it had been rambling about its mother.
Redknapp's Gold Cup dream sparked by late grandmother
AFP, Published on 25/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) — English football icon Harry Redknapp told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that his late grandmother, the inspiration for his love of horse racing, "wouldn't believe" he had a horse that is "running in the (Cheltenham) Gold Cup".
'I do not want to reconcile with my family' says Brooklyn Peltz Beckham
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» LONDON - Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, son of the British celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham, said he did not want to reconcile with his parents after a family rift he described in a lengthy post on social media on Monday.
Emotional Carey slams ton to give Australia upper hand in 3rd Ashes Test
AFP, Published on 17/12/2025
» ADELAIDE - An emotional Alex Carey slammed a majestic 106 on his home ground and Usman Khawaja hit a defiant 82 Wednesday to put Australia in the driving seat of the third Ashes Test against England.
Lando Norris crowned Formula One world champion
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» ABU DHABI - Lando Norris claimed his maiden Formula One world drivers' title in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, ending Max Verstappen's four-year reign.
Palestinian coach gets hope, advice from mum in Gaza tent
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» DOHA - Coach Ehab Abu Jazar is guiding a national team that carries on its shoulders all the hopes and sorrows of Palestinian football, but it is his mother, forced by war to live in a Gaza tent, who is his main inspiration and motivation.
Crowd braves rain to flock to Pope Leo's mass in Istanbul
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» ISTANBUL - Thousands of worshippers battled the rain to join Pope Leo XIV as he celebrated mass in Istanbul on Saturday, the last full day of his visit to Turkey.
On board the Cold War-style sealed train from Moscow to Kaliningrad
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» KALININGRAD — As the Moscow-Kaliningrad train approached Lithuania, the car attendant beckoned to passengers in Russian: "I'm closing the entire carriage, the toilets are out of action."
Duplantis reaches new heights, Beamish makes Kiwi history at worlds
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» TOKYO - The world athletics championships were, not for the first time, the Armand Duplantis show on Monday although though New Zealand's Geordie Beamish did his best to share the spotlight after a shock win in the 3,000 metres steeplechase.
Cold baths, climate shelters as Southern Europe heatwave intensifies
AFP, Published on 29/06/2025
» ROME - Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter Sunday and protect the most vulnerable as punishing temperatures from Spain to Portugal, Italy and France climbed higher in the summer's first major heatwave.