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Russia to hold espionage hearing against French researcher
AFP, Published on 25/08/2025
» MOSCOW - A Russian court is expected to outline fresh espionage charges Monday against a French researcher, already serving a three-year sentence, the latest in a string of Westerners to face decades in prison amid the Ukraine offensive.
Russia extends US reporter's detention
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday extended by three months the detention of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich, defying pleas for the release of the reporter arrested on the job in March.
Olympic medal-winning sprinter Bowie mourned after death at 32
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medallist and 2017 100m world champion, was remembered Wednesday as a rare athletics talent and warm friend after her death at the age of 32.
'I call it being seasoned': Biden laughs off age gags at comedy roast
AFP, Published on 30/04/2023
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden took it on the chin Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he laughed gamely through sharp jokes about his age, and hit back with a few of his own.
WNBA star Griner urges US detainees in Russia to 'stay strong'
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» PHOENIX: WNBA superstar Brittney Griner urged US detainees in Russia to "stay strong, keep fighting, don't give up" on Thursday in her first press conference since being released as part of a prisoner swap last year.
US reporter appears in public in Russian court
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» MOSCOW: US reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared at a Moscow court on Tuesday, in the first partly open hearing since his arrest for alleged espionage, in a case that has drawn international condemnation.
Russia condemns Western 'hype' over US journalist's arrest
AFP, Published on 02/04/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister on Sunday condemned Western "hype" over the arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges, dismissing Washington's latest call for his release and saying his fate would be decided in court.
Spurred by TikTok, some Americans return to cash to curb spending
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Manicured fingers meticulously place cash in transparent envelopes marked "food," "gas" and other categories, demonstrating in a TikTok video a retro technique for controlling what you spend that is newly popular with some money-conscious Americans.
Brittney Griner signs one-year WNBA deal with Mercury: reports
AFP, Published on 20/02/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Brittney Griner, the American women's basketball star who was imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months last year, has signed a one-year Women's NBA deal with the Phoenix Mercury, according to multiple reports Sunday.
'So good to be home:' Griner speaks out after release from Russia
AFP, Published on 17/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was "so good to be home" and vowed to play again for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.