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Trump-hosted Kennedy Centre awards gala ratings plummet
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — Donald Trump joked about quitting as United States president if his hosting of the annual Kennedy Centre awards went well.
World’s most expensive Birkin bag fetches $10 million in Paris
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» PARIS - The first-ever Birkin bag designed by French luxury brand Hermes for celebrity Jane Birkin sold for €8.58 million (US$10 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Paris on Thursday, smashing previous price records for a handbag.
In a hotter future, what comes after coral reefs die?
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» PARIS - The fate of coral reefs has been written with a degree of certainty rare in climate science: at 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, most are expected to die.
Lights, cameras, action at Eurovision Song Contest final
AFP, Published on 18/05/2025
» BASEL (SWITZERLAND) - In a blaze of laser lights, artists from 26 countries were preparing to rip the roof off at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final, the world's biggest live music television event.
Musk raises eyebrows with salute gesture at Trump rally
AFP, Published on 21/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk sparked controversy Monday after making a gesture at an event celebrating United States President Donald Trump's inauguration, with some calling it a "Nazi" or "fascist" movement.
Stripped of passports, Belarusian exiles lose hope
AFP, Published on 23/10/2023
» WARSAW - When police in Belarus began knocking on doors and interrogating citizens suspected to have taken part in pro-democracy rallies three years ago, Maxim Isayev knew he could never go back.
How Belize became a poster child for 'debt-for-nature' swaps
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» NEW YORK - When Covid hit Belize, its economy nosedived: closed borders meant fisheries and farmers had no export markets, and tourism centered on the tiny Central American nation's warm waters and wonders of biodiversity came to a halt.
50 years on, the enduring myth of Stockholm Syndrome
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» STOCKHOLM - "Get down to the floor! The party begins!" Shouting in English, Jan-Erik Olsson walked into a Stockholm bank on August 23, 1973, high on drugs, agitated and waving a submachine gun.
Argentina's Pumpas making strides in mixed ability rugby
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - There is no better demonstration of rugby's oft-cited mantra that it is a sport for all shapes, sizes and abilities than in Argentina's Pumpas XV.
Ailing Celine Dion cancels 2023-24 shows
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» PARIS: Pop icon Celine Dion on Friday cancelled all her remaining shows scheduled for 2023-2024, saying she was not strong enough to tour as she battles a rare neurological disorder.