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Women don fake mustaches in LinkedIn 'gender bias' fight
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - Flipping their gender setting to "male" and even posting photos with fake mustaches, a growing number of women on LinkedIn have posed a provocative challenge to what they allege is an algorithmic bias on the platform.
Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, White Stripes among Rock Hall of Fame inductees
AFP, Published on 10/11/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, the White Stripes and Soundgarden were among this year's inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, adding their names to the pantheon of music's most esteemed and beloved acts.
Hungary's Krasznahorkai, 'master of the apocalypse' wins literature Nobel
AFP, Published on 09/10/2025
» STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize in Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, considered by many as Hungary's most important living author, whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy.
Canada blocks theme park from sending whales to China
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» TORONTO - Canada on Wednesday denied a request from a controversial theme park to export 30 beluga whales to China, saying the refusal was necessary to protect the mammals from exploitation.
Trump to visit flood-ravaged Texas amid scrutiny
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» HOUSTON - US President Donald Trump was set to visit Texas on Friday as questions mounted over the response to flash floods that have left at least 120 people dead, including dozens of children.
Fears grow that Texas flood death toll could surge
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» HUNT, Texas - The death toll from the Texas flash floods rose to 119 on Wednesday, as worries grew that the figure could more than double with over 160 people still reported missing.
Death toll in Texas floods climbs to 108, with more rain expected
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» HUNT (UNITED STATES) - Hundreds of rescuers on Tuesday continued their search for people swept away by catastrophic Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, officials said, amid threats of more heavy rain.
Desperate search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll rises
AFP, Published on 06/07/2025
» HUNT (UNITED STATES) - Rescuers were racing against time Sunday to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash floods that killed more than 50 in Texas, as forecasters warned of new deluges.
US rescuers search for missing girls in deadly Texas flash floods
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» HUNT (UNITED STATES) - Rescuers were on Saturday searching for more than 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed 24 people -- with more rain on the way.
At least 13 dead, 20 missing in Texas flash flood
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» HOUSTON - At least 13 people were dead after flash flooding hit south-central Texas early Friday, officials said, with more than 20 girls at a summer camp still unaccounted for.