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'Finally back home': Rebel octogenarian nuns reclaim Austrian convent
AFP, Published on 21/09/2025
» ELSBETHEN (AUSTRIA) - Three rebel nuns in their 80s have taken back their Austrian convent after fleeing from their care home, with supporters flocking to the nunnery Saturday in a show of solidarity.
Vintage Ikea goes high-end at auction
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» STOCKHOLM - At a chic Stockholm auction house, 122 carefully curated items with unusual provenance went under the hammer on Monday evening: vintage furnishings from the flatpack furniture retailer Ikea were sold for a total of 37,000 euros ($40,000).
US ambassador to India backs cricket to hit LA Olympics for six
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» MUMBAI - The United States' ambassador to India believes his compatriots will come to share his joy in the "unabashed fun" of Twenty20 cricket when the format features at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
After five years of driving, roadblocks remain for Saudi women
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» RIYADH: It has been five years since Jawhara al-Wabili became one of Saudi Arabia's first women drivers -- a reform she saw as revolutionary, even as some activists dismissed it as window-dressing.
Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» REYKJAVIK - Iceland's government said Tuesday it was suspending this year's whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end.
Whaling opposition rises in Iceland as govt ban looms
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» REYKJAVIK - Opposition to whaling is on the rise in Iceland with a majority now in favour of dropping the practice, a fresh public opinion poll showed ahead of a possible government ban.
Simply the best neighbour: Swiss suburb mourns Tina Turner
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» KüSNACHT, Switzerland: "Someone like this should live forever," said one of Tina Turner's neighbours who laid flowers outside the rock legend's home in Switzerland on Thursday.
Saudi hosts landmark Iran, Syria visits as Middle East ties thaw
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» RIYADH - Saudi Arabia hosted landmark delegations from Iran and Syria on Wednesday as Gulf countries prepare for re-establishing diplomatic ties after years of bitter divisions.
Ukraine's Odessa wins UNESCO status despite Russia opposition
AFP, Published on 26/01/2023
» PARIS - UNESCO added the historic centre of Ukraine's port city Odessa, often described as "the pearl of the Black Sea", to its World Heritage List on Wednesday, overcoming opposition from Russia.
Western tanks seen key to Ukraine battlefield breakthrough
AFP, Published on 05/01/2023
» PARIS - With its pledge of light tank deliveries for Ukraine, France is betting Kyiv is capable of using modern Western armoured vehicles to push forward against Russian invaders.