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Moscow orders Crimea bridge to be repaired by July 2023
AFP, Published on 14/10/2022
» MOSCOW - Russia indicated Friday repairs to the Crimea bridge could take months after an explosion on the key supply link that sparked a barrage of retaliatory missile strikes on Ukraine.
Bolsonaro downplays Brazil army's Viagra order
AFP, Published on 14/04/2022
» BRASíLIA - President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday downplayed the Brazilian military's recent purchase of Viagra, which drew scrutiny from opposition lawmakers and a flurry of jokes online.
Brazil military bought penis implants for troops - lawmaker
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» BRASíLIA: After revelations that the Brazilian military had bought Viagra pills for its troops, a lawmaker claimed Tuesday it had also acquired 60 penile implants -- for reasons that were not divulged.
Bald ambitions: South Korea politician pledges funding for hair loss
AFP, Published on 14/01/2022
» SEOUL - People with hair loss in South Korea should have their treatments covered by the state to prevent "discrimination", the ruling party's presidential candidate pledged Friday, in what critics called a bald bid to pull ahead in neck-and-neck polls.
Bob Dole, WWII hero and veteran US lawmaker, dies at 98
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Bob Dole, who battled back from being severely wounded in World War II to become a five-term US senator and the Republican Party's 1996 presidential nominee, died on Sunday at the age of 98.
Rossi's reign ends in Spain as busy 'retirement' beckons
AFP, Published on 11/11/2021
» VALENCIA (SPAIN) - A sporting icon rides into retirement on Sunday at the Valencia MotoGP where nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi's name will grace the grid for the very last time.
Gold rush ends for smugglers as foreign troops leave Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 10/08/2021
» PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN) - Once brimming with combat boots, flak jackets and other war paraphernalia, the smugglers' markets in Pakistan are being forced to rethink their business model as foreign troops exit Afghanistan and contraband dries up.
Pfizer to combine off-patent drug business with Mylan
AFP, Published on 30/07/2019
» NEW YORK: Pfizer announced Monday it will merge its off-patent drug business with generic drugmaker Mylan to create a global leader in low-cost treatment, a business that faces significant political pressure in the United States.
In Canada, some moms say cannabis makes them better parents
AFP, Published on 12/03/2019
» MONTREAL: Smoking cannabis has made me "a better mother," says Karine Cyr.
Viagra rising: how the little blue pill revolutionised sex
AFP, Published on 26/03/2018
» MIAMI: Twenty years ago, a little blue pill called Viagra unleashed a cultural shift in America, making sex possible again for millions of older men and bringing the once-taboo topic of impotence into daily conversation.