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Seven dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» CALI (COLOMBIA) - Colombia was rocked by a string of 24 coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people across the country's southwest Tuesday, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean nation.
Turkey recreates 5,000-year-old loaf of bread
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» ESKISEHIR — In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today central Turkey.
Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 44
AFP, Published on 07/04/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people Sunday, as the Israeli military reported a rare salvo of around 10 projectiles fired from the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory.
‘Prison bakery’ found in ancient Pompeii
AFP, Published on 09/12/2023
» ROME - Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a "prison bakery" where slaves and blindfolded donkeys were kept locked up underground to grind grain for bread, officials said this week.
Pogba, potions and impotence: the secret world of witch doctors in France
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» PARIS - "There's a lot of jealousy in football," said Sheikh Issa, holding up a piece of bark and a bottle of a yellowish potion.
Israel pressured to protect Gaza civilians as fighting encircles hospital
AFP, Published on 11/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel faced growing calls Saturday to protect civilians in Gaza as its battle with Hamas encircled the territory's main hospital, where an aid agency described the situation as "catastrophic".
'Working on the rubble': Artist paints on quake-hit Turkey city
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» ISTANBUL - Artist Saype, known for his murals around the world, unveiled on Friday a piece painted on rubble in the southern Turkish city Antakya, devastated by February's deadly quake.
Rome's historic bakery to the popes closes
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» ROME - The Arrigoni bakery has made bread for the popes for almost a century, from rosetta rolls to wholewheat loaves -- but mass tourism has proved deadly and no prayers can save it now.
Doll's world: 'Japan's Barbie' casts spell over grown-ups
AFP, Published on 01/03/2023
» TOKYO - With her wide eyes and demure smile, Licca-chan is known as "Japan's Barbie". And her appeal is spreading to all ages, with adults turning the doll into a social media superstar.
Wave of support for Turkish father who lost daughter in quake
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» ANKARA - A photo of a father holding his daughter's hand killed in Turkey's February 6 earthquake has provoked an outpouring of sympathy and support from around the world, he told AFP.