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Cook Islands wages war on 'plague' of hungry starfish
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS) — Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands.
Brazil in mourning for 'King of Football' Pele
AFP, Published on 30/12/2022
» SAO PAULO - Tributes poured in from across Brazil and beyond Friday for football legend Pele, as the country held three days of mourning for the player widely regarded as the greatest of all time after his death at age 82.
Brazilian football legend Pele has died: family
AFP, Published on 30/12/2022
» SAO PAULO: Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the "beautiful game," has died at the age of 82, his family said Thursday.
'War minus shooting': partition created fierce cricket rivalry
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» KARACHI - When India and Pakistan were forged out of violent partition 75 years ago, the split also created one of sport's greatest rivalries.
Vietnamese police net biggest haul of bear bile
AFP, Published on 03/06/2022
» HANOI: Vietnamese police have arrested a bear owner for the first time after netting a record haul of hundreds of bottles of bear bile, a wildlife protection organisation said on Friday.
Deaf drama 'CODA' and Questlove documentary win at Sundance
AFP, Published on 03/02/2021
» LOS ANGELES - "CODA," the heartwarming indie drama about a teenage girl struggling to support her deaf family, scooped the Sundance film festival's top prize Tuesday, while musician Questlove won documentary honors with his debut.
Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease
AFP, Published on 09/06/2020
» TOKYO: When Julie Sergent's father died, she faced an agonising decision: if she travelled from her home in Japan to attend the funeral in France, she wouldn't be allowed back.
Activists slam China's use of bear bile in virus treatment
AFP, Published on 02/04/2020
» BEIJING - China has approved the use of bear bile to treat coronavirus patients, angering activists and raising fears it could undermine efforts to stop the illegal animal trade which is blamed for the emergence of the new disease sweeping the globe.
Four killed in car bombing near Somalia parliament
AFP, Published on 08/01/2020
» MOGADISHU: At least four people were killed, including a senior government official, and 10 wounded when a car bomb exploded close to a checkpoint near Somalia's parliament in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police said.
'Hello brother': Words that countered a gunman's hate
AFP, Published on 21/03/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - "Hello brother." The warm-hearted words an elderly Muslim reportedly used to greet a white supremacist gunman have become Christchurch's answer to his volley of hate.