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AI-generated fakes proliferate as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica
AFP, Published on 28/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - AI-generated videos were clogging social media feeds Monday as Hurricane Melissa surged toward Jamaica, diverting attention from critical safety information about the massive Category 5 storm.
Is it Beyonce's time? Music's A-listers ready for the Grammys
AFP, Published on 02/02/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Music's elite are congregating in Los Angeles for Sunday's Grammy awards, and Beyonce's name is on the tip of everyone's tongue: will Recording Academy voters finally give the megastar her due?
Beyonce leads Grammys pack at gala backdropped by fires
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Music's biggest stars including Beyonce and Taylor Swift will vie for top awards at Sunday's Grammys gala, a glitzy ceremony proceeding despite devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.
Dutch vote in knife-edge election
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» THE HAGUE - Dutch voters headed to the polls Wednesday for a nail-biting election that will transform the country's political landscape after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's record 13 years in power.
Amazon running illegal monopoly - US
AFP, Published on 27/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - A top antitrust regulator in the United States sued Amazon on Tuesday, accusing the online retail behemoth of running an illegal monopoly by strong-arming sellers and stifling potential rivals.
Fears for French baguettes as power prices burn bakers
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» PARIS - Recently described as "250 grams of magic and perfection" by President Emmanuel Macron, the French baguette is at risk from surging energy prices, with some bakers warning they can no longer afford to fire up their ovens.
China's Communist Party gathers to re-elect Xi
AFP, Published on 16/10/2022
» BEIJING: Almost 2,300 delegates from the Chinese Communist Party will gather in Beijing on Sunday for a congress that is expected to deliver President Xi Jinping a historic third term in control of a country his zero-Covid policy has closed off from much of the rest of the world.
Girls more likely to attribute failure to lack of talent: study
AFP, Published on 10/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: Across the world, girls are more likely than boys to blame academic failure on a lack of talent, according to a large study on gender stereotypes published Wednesday.
Covid lifts Dutch 'coffeeshop' trade to new highs
AFP, Published on 10/12/2021
» THE HAGUE: At the No Limit Coffeeshop the customers stream in and out endlessly, as the cannabis trade booms despite Covid restrictions.
Afghan war displaced settle in the ruins of a lost city
AFP, Published on 24/05/2021
» LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN) - Once the winter residence of sultans from illustrious Islamic dynasties, the ruins of a thousand-year-old royal city in southern Afghanistan have become home to hundreds of people who have fled Taliban clashes.