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Wrexham rise showcases English football pyramid in US, says Anton Ferdinand
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» PARIS - Wrexham's exploits since being bought by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have helped lift "the bonnet" on lower-league English football and boosted its popularity in the United States, former West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand told AFP.
Thousands flee Manitoba wildfires in Canada
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» OTTAWA - More than 17,000 people in the midwestern Canadian province of Manitoba were being evacuated on Wednesday as the region experienced its worst start to a wildfire season in years.
Car ramming leaves injured as Liverpool fans celebrate football triumph
AFP, Published on 27/05/2025
» LIVERPOOL - A car ploughed into football fans celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title victory on Monday injuring several people while police said a 53-year-old man had been detained.
Trump vs Toyota? Why US cars are a rare sight in Japan
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» FUKAYA (JAPAN) - With their sleek curves and chrome grilles, the classic American cars on sale at Yosuke Fukuda's yard ooze Californian cool but on Japanese roads new US vehicles are a rare sight -- much to President Donald Trump's annoyance.
Frozen library of ancient ice tells tales of climate's past
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» COPENHAGEN - How was the air breathed by Caesar, the Prophet Mohammed or Christopher Columbus? A giant freezer in Copenhagen holds the answers, storing blocks of ice with atmospheric tales thousands of years old.
French town pays tribute to those who chased off knife attacker
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» ANNECY (FRANCE) - Hundreds of residents of the French town of Annecy gathered Sunday to honour the people who rushed to stop a man accused of stabbing six people, including four toddlers, at a playground last week.
Macron visits young knife-attack victims
AFP, Published on 09/06/2023
» ANNECY, France: French President Emmanuel Macron was visiting preschool children badly wounded in a mass knife attack by a Syrian refugee, as police questioned the attacker Friday.
Tree-mendous ride: Wooden Citroen 2CV sells for 210,000 euros
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» TOURS (FRANCE) - A Citroen 2CV made of wood, thought to be the only one of its kind, has sold for 210,000 euros ($225,000) at auction in France -- a new price record for the iconic vehicle.
Machine magic or art menace? Japan's first AI manga
AFP, Published on 06/03/2023
» TOKYO - The author of a sci-fi manga about to hit shelves in Japan admits he has "absolutely zero" drawing talent, so turned to artificial intelligence to create the dystopian saga.
'Operation Exodus': Brazil miners flee Yanomami land
AFP, Published on 09/02/2023
» ALTO ALEGRE (BRAZIL) - Wearing broken flip-flops held together by a frayed cord, Joao Batista, an illegal gold miner in the Brazilian Amazon, has been walking for days to escape the jungle, fleeing a looming security-force crackdown.