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McIlroy returns to Portrush as Schauffele defends British Open crown
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» PORTRUSH — A raucous reception will greet Rory McIlroy as the British Open returns to Royal Portrush and Northern Ireland on Thursday for the first time since Shane Lowry's 2019 triumph.
BBC celebrates 100 years of 'poetic' shipping forecast
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» LONDON - The BBC on Wednesday celebrates 100 years of a weather forecast for sailors in British waters that has inspired musicians and poets and become an immovable fixture on UK radio.
'Angry, shocked' stage stars fear for future of British arts
AFP, Published on 04/07/2023
» AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France: As a wealth of British theatre and opera maestros cross the Channel to perform at French festivals this summer, many are worried about the state of live arts back home.
'No job for humans': the harrowing work of content moderators in Kenya
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» NAIROBI - Trevin Brownie's first day as a content moderator for Facebook is etched in his memory, working out of a subcontractor's nondescript office in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Key facts about Neuralink, Musk's cyborg gamble
AFP, Published on 27/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-implant company, has won US approval to test on humans. Here is what to know about the multi-billionaire's dream project to enable the human brain to communicate directly with computers.
Press freedoms shrink, journalists being targeted
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» UNITED NATIONS: Press freedom is under attack in every corner of the globe, with journalists continually harassed, jailed and killed, UN officials and media outlets warned on Tuesday.
Morikawa shares US Open lead, Rahm and McIlroy one adrift
AFP, Published on 18/06/2022
» BROOKLINE: A weekend showdown of golf's top stars was set Friday at the US Open as two-time major winner Collin Morikawa seized a share of the lead while Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy were one stroke adrift.
Ziggy Stardust: 50 years of Bowie's alien revolution
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» PARIS - It is half a century since Ziggy Stardust -- a character that turned David Bowie into an intergalactic star and revolutionised sexual politics in the process -- crashed onto Earth.
Federer's Ukranian conqueror swaps racquet for Kalashnikov
AFP, Published on 17/03/2022
» KYIV: In 2013 he achieved one of the great shocks in tennis history, knocking defending champion Roger Federer out of Wimbledon.
Coming soon: police body cams with facial recognition
AFP, Published on 23/01/2022
» Twenty years after he planned the controversial barrier between Israel and Palestinians, Dany Tirza is developing a security tool that requires no cement: body cameras with facial recognition technology.