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Racing towards great white sharks in Australia
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Sensible people might prefer to flee at torpedo speed from a great white shark, but there’s one job in Australia that pays you to race towards the predators.
‘Showgirl’ era begins on Friday
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» NEW YORK - Swifties, the wait is nearly over.
‘Raped, jailed, tortured, left to die’: the hell of being gay in Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WARSAW - Two men who escaped one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they were tortured, beaten and raped in Turkmenistan for the “crime” of being gay.
Taylor Swift sets October release for new album
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" will be released on October 3, the star has revealed, as she showcased cover art and a tracklist for what is expected to be one of the biggest albums of the year.
UK apologises to thousands of grooming victims as it toughens law
AFP, Published on 17/06/2025
» LONDON - The UK government announced Monday it would bring in tough new laws to "root out the scourge" of grooming gangs and apologised to thousands of victims believed to have been sexually exploited.
Pope Leo condemns 'exclusionary mindset' in Pentecost address
AFP, Published on 08/06/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV exhorted the faithful on Sunday to reject an "exclusionary mindset" he said had led to nationalism around the world.
S.African woman gets life for selling 6-year-old daughter
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» SALDANHA BAY, South Africa - A South African court on Thursday sentenced a woman to life in prison for kidnapping and selling her six-year-old daughter, in a case that horrified the country.
US singer Chris Brown charged with assault in Britain
AFP, Published on 16/05/2025
» LONDON — American R&B singer Chris Brown, the former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, is due to appear in a UK court on Friday after being arrested and charged over an alleged assault at a London nightclub in 2023, police said.
Russia, US swap prisoners in push for closer ties
AFP, Published on 11/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — A Los Angeles-based ballet dancer released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap landed safely in the United States Thursday night, the second swap under President Donald Trump as Moscow and Washington push to rebuild ties.
Trump, Swift join Super Bowl party as Chiefs chase 'three-peat'
AFP, Published on 09/02/2025
» NEW ORLEANS - The Kansas City Chiefs aim for a historic hat-trick of Super Bowl titles on Sunday when they take on the Philadelphia Eagles in front of a star-studded crowd in New Orleans headed by US President Donald Trump.