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One year on, Trump shattering global order
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - One year into his second term, US President Donald Trump is shattering the post-World War II order as never before, leaving a world that may be unrecognisable once he is through.
Ukrainian sumo wrestler earns record-breaking promotion
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» TOKYO — Sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn made more history on Wednesday as he became the first Ukrainian to be promoted to the ancient Japanese sport's second-highest rank, doing it in record time.
UN chief urges aid surge in world of 'climate chaos, raging conflicts'
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» SEVILLE (SPAIN) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference in Spain on Monday at a time when US-led cuts are jeopardising the fight against poverty and climate change.
Five years ago, WHO's pandemic call shook world into action
AFP, Published on 10/03/2025
» GENEVA - Five years ago on Tuesday, the World Health Organization announced Covid-19 had become a pandemic -- a moment when the world finally woke up to the unfolding disaster.
Russian attack kills three in Kyiv
AFP, Published on 18/01/2025
» KYIV - A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital killed three people on Saturday, Ukrainian leaders said, in branding it a “heinous” attack, while Moscow called it “retaliation” for bombardments on its territory.
America mourns Jimmy Carter at state funeral
AFP, Published on 09/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Jimmy Carter was to be honoured on Thursday with a state funeral at Washington's National Cathedral, amid a groundswell of tributes honoring the 39th US president and the last from the so-called Greatest Generation.
Katalin Kariko, scientific maverick who paved way for mRNA vaccines
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - Hungarian-born scientist Katalin Kariko's obsession with researching a substance called mRNA to fight disease once cost her a faculty position at a prestigious US university, which dismissed the idea as a dead end.
Whitelock to match McCaw as All Blacks eye Namibia win
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» TOULOUSE (FRANCE) - New Zealand will bid to bounce back from their opening World Cup defeat by hosts France with a resounding victory over Pool A minnows Namibia in Toulouse on Friday.
Captain Tsubasa creator targets real-life football glory
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» TOKYO - Japanese cartoon hero Captain Tsubasa inspired Lionel Messi and countless other football stars worldwide. Now its creator is laying down his pen and aiming for the top with his own real-life team.
Gang violence grips French Indian Ocean territory Mayotte
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» MAMOUDZOU (FRANCE) - On the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, clashes between machete-wielding gangs have left at least one dead, highlighting chronic crime problems that have rung alarm bells in Paris.