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Record-breaking India upset Australia to reach World Cup final
AFP, Published on 31/10/2025
» MUMBAI — Jemimah Rodrigues hit an unbeaten 127 as India pulled off a record chase of 339 against Australia on Thursday to set up a World Cup final against South Africa.
Celebrated soul musician D'Angelo dead at 51
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» NEW YORK - Grammy-winning musician D’Angelo has died at the age of 51 after “a prolonged and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer,” his family told US media on Tuesday.
Virtual Jesus? Virtual Buddha? People of faith divided as AI enters religion
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» NEW YORK — Artificial intelligence (AI), the technology upending nearly every corner of society, is creeping into religion, serving up virtual Jesus and automated sermons -- a change drawing mixed reviews from the faithful.
Harrowing tales as Kony war crimes trial opens
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» THE HAGUE - Villages torched, young girls forced into sexual slavery, women abandoning babies to flee for their lives: the International Criminal Court Tuesday heard harrowing stories of atrocities allegedly committed by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda.
Indie favorite Jarmusch beats out Gaza war film for Venice top prize
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» VENICE - A gentle study of dysfunctional families by veteran American director Jim Jarmusch clinched top prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday, while a harrowing docu-drama about the Gaza war took second.
Anna Wintour steps down as US Vogue editor after nearly 40 years
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» NEW YORK - Magazine legend Anna Wintour stepped down as editor of US Vogue on Thursday after 37 years during which she was often hailed as the single most influential figure in the fashion world.
'Flawed' Test Championship reveals world cricket's underlying problems
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» LONDON - Reigning champions Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord's starting Wednesday amid a chorus of criticism over the competition's format.
'Trump 2028' merch for sale on US president's store
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's online store is selling merchandise emblazoned with "Trump 2028," the year of the next United States presidential election, in which the Republican is constitutionally banned from running.
French chefs await new Michelin guide
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» PARIS - The Michelin guide is set to unveil its latest rankings of restaurants in France on Monday, which will identify the up-and-coming talent challenging the country's stalwart three-star cooking celebrities.
Trump’s ‘God squad’ holds sway at White House
AFP, Published on 08/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump said at his inauguration that he had been “saved by God”. Now he appears to be returning the favour with an increasingly conservative, religious focus in his second term as US president.