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City stumble again in title race as Villa held
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» LONDON - Manchester City missed out on the chance to make significant inroads into Arsenal's Premier League lead on Wednesday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton while Aston Villa also dropped points.
Haaland century makes Premier League history in Man City's nine-goal thriller
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» LONDON - Erling Haaland made history as the Manchester City striker became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals in a remarkable 5-4 win against Fulham on Tuesday.
Prada to buy Versace for 1.25 bn euros to create new force in Italian fashion
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» MILAN (ITALY) - Prada said Thursday that it had reached a deal to buy Versace for 1.25 billion euros ($1.38 billion), building a new Italian fashion powerhouse and hoping to insert much-needed "spark" into its smaller, flashier rival.
How Vietnam is trying to stop rice warming the planet
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» CAN THO, Vietnam: As a child, Dong Van Canh watched while the rice fields of Vietnam's Mekong Delta were set alight to make way for the next crop, blackening the sky and flooding the air with potent greenhouse gases.
Croatia into Davis Cup Finals as South Korea, Finland celebrate
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» PARIS - Two-time champions Croatia reached the Davis Cup Finals on Sunday where they were joined by unheralded South Korea and Finland.
Giant tooth of ancient marine reptile discovered in Alps
AFP, Published on 28/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: The fossils of three ichthyosaurs -- giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans -- have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a study said Thursday.
Jeff Goldblum takes to catwalk for Prada in Milan
AFP, Published on 17/01/2022
» MILAN: Miuccia Prada looked to Hollywood for inspiration as the Italian luxury label unveiled its Autumn-Winter 2022-23 collection on Sunday using 10 actors including Hollywood A-lister Jeff Goldblum to model the classical chic menswear, all the while bending some rules.
Myanmar self-defence groups rely on homemade rifles
AFP, Published on 05/06/2021
» YANGON: At makeshift factories hidden in Myanmar's jungle, locals who have formed self-defence groups make rifles to take the fight to the military junta, but their homemade weapons don't always hit the mark.
Liverpool resume normal service but Man City stumble again
AFP, Published on 25/10/2020
» LONDON: Liverpool came from behind to beat struggling Sheffield United 2-1 and join Everton at the top of the Premier League table on Saturday.
Atlantic haven a test bed for planet's sickly oceans
AFP, Published on 03/12/2019
» ON BOARD THE ARCTIC SUNRISE: Clad in diving gear or oilskins and gumboots, a team of scientists and activists spent weeks in the South Atlantic, enduring storms and choppy seas to check up on a place almost no-one has heard of.