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Paying for a selfie: Rome starts charging for Trevi Fountain
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» ROME - Italy's Trevi Fountain launched a new ticketing system Monday, making the famous Rome landmark the latest tourist site to charge entry in a bid to raise funds and battle overcrowding.
International Paralympic Committee lifts partial suspensions of Russia, Belarus
AFP, Published on 29/09/2025
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Ukraine reacted with outrage on Saturday after the International Paralympic Committee lifted a partial suspension of Russia and Belarus imposed since Moscow's incursion into Ukraine in 2022.
International Paralympic Committee lifts partial suspensions of Russia, Belarus
AFP, Published on 27/09/2025
» MUNICH — The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decided on Saturday to lift a partial suspension of Russia and Belarus imposed since Moscow's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
New school year in Washington marked by fear of anti-migrant raids
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — Neighbours, volunteers and parents escorted children to the first day of the new school year across Washington on Monday, vowing to protect students from Donald Trump's deportation drive.
UK arrests 200 backing banned pro-Palestine group
AFP, Published on 09/08/2025
» LONDON - Police in London arrested at least 200 people on Saturday for supporting Palestine Action at the latest and largest protest backing the group since the government banned it last month under anti-terror laws.
Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise
AFP, Published on 06/08/2025
» HIROSHIMA (JAPAN) - Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear "Doomsday Clock" close to midnight.
Utopia and fragile democracy at Art Basel fair
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» BASEL (SWITZERLAND) - This year's Art Basel, the world's top contemporary art fair, paints a portrait of a troubled planet, with works embodying the relentless pursuit of happiness and the fragility of democracies.
Harvey Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» NEW YORK - Disgraced Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of one sexual assault at his retrial Wednesday and not guilty of another, with jurors still considering a rape charge after hearing graphic testimony from his alleged victims.
Pope Francis has died aged 88
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88.
Paris retrospective celebrates frail David Hockney
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - Increasingly frail but with undimmed passion, Britain's David Hockney has put aside his health worries to shape what he describes as the biggest exhibition of his vast career.