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Trump threatens air traffic controllers over shutdown absences
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump threatened Monday to dock pay of air traffic controllers he accused of shirking their "patriotic" duty, while their union decried being used as "political pawns" during the government shutdown.
In the black: the business of mourning Thailand's queen mother
AFP, Published on 31/10/2025
» In a bustling Bangkok market, hundreds of wholesale vendors have been selling black clothing since dawn -- several with hefty discounts -- in honour of Thailand's late former queen.
'Female power': Japan erotic art destigmatised in new exhibit
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» TOKYO — Graphic depictions of enormous phalluses and acrobatic sex positions have long rendered centuries-old Japanese "shunga" art taboo, but a rare exhibition aims to prove the genre is a world apart from male-centred porn.
UN sets 2027 exit for Lebanon peacekeepers after Israeli strikes
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The Security Council voted Thursday for UN peacekeepers to leave Lebanon in 2027, allowing only one final extension after pressure from Israel and its US ally to end the nearly 50-year-old force.
Swiatek, Ruud romp into US Open mixed doubles semis, Alcaraz, Djokovic out
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» NEW YORK - Iga Swiatek shrugged off lingering weariness to partner Casper Ruud to back-to-back victories in the revamped mixed doubles competition at the US Open on Tuesday.
Putin, North Korea's Kim strengthen ties ahead of US-Russia summit
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» SEOUL - Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to strengthen cooperation, just days ahead of Putin's summit in Alaska with Donald Trump, Pyongyang's state media reported Wednesday.
England's Lionesses head home to party after Euro glory
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» LONDON - England's victorious Lionesses prepared to fly home to a rapturous reception on Monday after retaining their European Championship crown with a dramatic penalty-shootout victory over world champions Spain.
Finns flock to ‘shepherd weeks’ to disconnect on holiday
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» KUHMOINEN, Finland - Finnish holidaygoers are clamouring to shell out hundreds of euros to work as shepherds for a week as a vacation, seeking tranquility in nature and a chance to disconnect from their busy lives.
US Jewish groups wary of Trump’s war on anti-Semitism
AFP, Published on 07/06/2025
» NEW YORK - US Jewish groups are unified over the need to fight mounting anti-Semitic incidents across the country, but many are bitterly opposed to how President Donald Trump is seeking to counter the scourge.
Irish school trains thatchers to save iconic roofs
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» PORTNOO — A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape.