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Winter Paralympics to start with icy blast as Ukraine lead ceremony boycott
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (ITALY) - The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics start on Friday but the atmosphere at the opening ceremony has been dampened by Ukraine leading a boycott against the presence of a handful of Russian competitors in the competition.
Bondi shooters visited on Indian passports, says Philippines
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» MANILA — Philippine immigration authorities said the father and son accused of killing 15 people in Sydney visited the country last month and travelled on Indian passports.
Shane MacGowan: laureate of lowlife folk-punk
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» DUBLIN - Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter who fronted Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, was a booze-fuelled bard who performed defiant ballads of the downtrodden and doomed.
How the All Blacks learned to unleash the haka
AFP, Published on 05/09/2023
» WELLINGTON - Before France take on New Zealand in the opening match of the Rugby World Cup on Friday evening, the hosts will have to face the ferocious challenge laid down by the All Blacks in the haka.
Death toll in Hawaii wildfire rises to 53, national disaster declared
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» KAHULUI (UNITED STATES): Local authorities on Hawaii's Maui Island said on Thursday that 17 additional fatalities have been confirmed in the wildfires which began earlier in the week, bringing the death toll to 53.
Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive
AFP, Published on 10/06/2023
» BOGOTá: The four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest after a small plane crash have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro announced Friday.
'Horrific' explosion and fire kill 18,000 cattle in Texas
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» HOUSTON: A "horrific" explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the southern US state of Texas killed about 18,000 head of cattle and injured one agricultural worker, authorities said on Thursday.
Myanmar admits air strike on gathering; 100 feared dead
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta has confirmed that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of people were reported killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations (UN) and Western powers.
Pakistan ex-PM Khan defies arrest
AFP, Published on 15/03/2023
» LAHORE (PAKISTAN) - Supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan clashed repeatedly with police overnight as he remained holed up in his Lahore residence early Wednesday, defying attempts to arrest him.
PSG clash the true test for Bayern's Champions League recruits
AFP, Published on 07/03/2023
» BERLIN: Bayern Munich host Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday with the stage set for star turns from their 2022-23 additions Sadio Mane and Matthijs de Ligt.