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Stella Rimington, first woman to lead UK's MI5 dies at 90
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» LONDON — Stella Rimington, the first woman to head the United Kingdom's (UK) domestic secret service MI5, has died at the age of 90, the spy agency announced on Monday.
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne dead aged 76
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» LONDON - Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of heavy metal group Black Sabbath, died on Tuesday at the age of 76, his family said, just weeks after he gave an epic farewell concert.
Ozzy Osbourne set for swansong at Black Sabbath hometown gig
AFP, Published on 06/07/2025
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Thousands of fans flocked to wild man rocker Ozzy Osborne's hometown of Birmingham Saturday for his final gig as Black Sabbath's frontman, with heavy metal heavyweights kicking off the homage to the seminal band.
UK appoints Blaise Metreweli first woman head of MI6 spy service
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» LONDON - The UK government has appointed Blaise Metreweli as the first-ever woman to head its MI6 spy service as the country faces "threats on an unprecedented scale", Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday.
LeBron breaks 50,000-point NBA scoring barrier
AFP, Published on 05/03/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 career points on Tuesday, extending his lead as the league's all-time record scorer by reaching a milestone tally that may never be surpassed.
South Africans mock ‘ridiculous’ Trump proposals
AFP, Published on 11/02/2025
» JOHANNESBURG - On the streets of Johannesburg’s student district, US President Donald Trump’s offer to accept white Afrikaners as refugees landed as both “ridiculous” and “lame”, among South Africans of all races.
Trump’s ‘God squad’ holds sway at White House
AFP, Published on 08/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump said at his inauguration that he had been “saved by God”. Now he appears to be returning the favour with an increasingly conservative, religious focus in his second term as US president.
Wembanyama scores 15 in NBA debut but Spurs fall
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» SAN ANTONIO - French prodigy Victor Wembanyama scored 15 points on his much-anticipated NBA debut on Wednesday but it was not enough to prevent the San Antonio Spurs slipping to a 126-119 defeat to Dallas.
Aid for Gaza piles up as Israel rallies troops for invasion
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» RAFAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Desperately needed international aid piled up Friday near Gaza, with Palestinians in dire need of food and water after relentless bombing by Israel, still reeling from the bloodiest attack in its history.
Louise Gluck, US poet and 2020 Nobel laureate, dies at 80
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - American poet Louise Gluck, winner of the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes for her distinctively austere writing, has died, a Yale University spokeswoman told AFP on Friday.