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French rider Ferrand-Prevot solos to victory in women's Tour de France
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» CHâTEL (FRANCE) - French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot soloed to victory on Sunday in the ninth and final stage in the Alps to seal the women's Tour de France title.
Vacation buzzkill: Canadians cancel summer trips to Trump’s America
AFP, Published on 26/03/2025
» MONTREAL - Rosalie Cote and her parents vacationed in the US state of Maine every summer for 25 years — but this year they are staying home, incensed like many Canadians by Donald Trump’s threats of annexation and tariffs.
Swiatek destroys Raducanu, Sinner steps up Melbourne defence
AFP, Published on 18/01/2025
» MELBOURNE - Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 of the Australian Open, where Jannik Sinner will later step up his title defence and young tyro Learner Tien is also in action.
Track, BMX, road, mountain all rub shoulders at cycling's world championships
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» GLASGOW - Remco Evenepoel is among the stars assembling for the world cycling championships in Scotland with 13 disciplines including road races, BMX, mountain biking and track racing on the menu from Thursday.
Mitsotakis: the PM who steered Greece from brink to growth
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» ATHENS - Greek ex-prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who hopes to clinch an absolute majority in next week's general election, is credited with returning his debt-ridden country to a path of growth.
Chris Hipkins chosen as next New Zealand PM
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» AUCKLAND - New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination from fellow MPs, the ruling Labour Party said Saturday.
Chris Hipkins to be New Zealand PM
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» AUCKLAND - New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination from fellow MPs, the ruling Labour Party said Saturday.
Thompson-Herah wins Commonwealth 100m as Titmus stars in pool
AFP, Published on 04/08/2022
» BIRMINGHAM: Olympic 100m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah cruised to Commonwealth gold on Wednesday as Australia's Ariarne Titmus completed a stunning individual freestyle treble on the last night of swimming action.
Why US gun violence spikes in warm weather
AFP, Published on 04/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - From the Texas school massacre to a Tulsa hospital shooting and many less-reported incidents, a recent spate of gun violence across America bears out a trend police departments have long sworn by: murders go up in warmer weather.
Mountain biking rivals skiing in Austria as Alps warm
AFP, Published on 26/08/2021
» SANKT CORONA (AUSTRIA) - A village in the Austrian Alps known for its family-friendly ski resort has been forced to adapt to waning snow due to climate change, turning to a new downhill sport -- mountain biking.