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Mbappe and PSG set for Club World Cup reunion as Real Madrid eye final
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» EAST RUTHERFORD — Kylian Mbappe will come up against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for the first time since leaving the French club a year ago as Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid revolution gets its biggest test yet in Wednesday's Club World Cup semi-final.
'Getting scary': US aid cuts undermine global fight against TB
AFP, Published on 11/03/2025
» PARIS — The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have warned.
Blurred posts, banned accounts: Abortion groups decry Meta 'suppression'
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — Blurred posts, downranked searches and deleted accounts: Since United States President Donald Trump's election, groups sharing information about abortion pills say they have faced a surge in online censorship — hindering their ability to reach women urgently seeking the procedure.
Republicans despair over 2024 as party loses head
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - The overthrow of the US House speaker by a cabal of far-right agitators has left Republicans aghast at the party's chaotic approach to governing -- and its prospects for next year's presidential election.
World scout jamboree evacuated as typhoon approaches
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» BUAN, South Korea - Tens of thousands of scouts were being evacuated from their problem-plagued South Korean campsite on Tuesday ahead of a typhoon, as the scout chief said the challenges were unprecedented in a century of global jamborees.
Russia's Navalny faces decades in prison in new trial
AFP, Published on 19/06/2023
» MOSCOW - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is set to go on trial on Monday on charges of "extremism" that could keep him behind bars for decades.
Erdogan cancels appearances after developing stomach bug
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday cancelled his planned appearances due to a stomach bug, clearing Thursday's calendar a few hours later, less than three weeks before Turkey's crunch election.
Sun sets waterfall ablaze in Yosemite 'firefall'
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (UNITED STATES) - A spectacular "firefall" wowed nature-watchers in California's Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, with the setting sun lighting up a waterfall like a ribbon of fire.
Ronaldo says row with Man Utd 'won't shake' Portugal team
AFP, Published on 21/11/2022
» DOHA: Cristiano Ronaldo insisted Monday that his explosive row with Manchester United would not impact Portugal's chances at the World Cup as they prepare for their opening match in Qatar with Ghana.
Apple curbs China file-sharing after anti-govt protest
AFP, Published on 10/11/2022
» BEIJING: Apple limited file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users on Thursday, a month after reports that anti-government protestors used the function to share digital leaflets with strangers.