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UK’s crumbling canals threatened with collapse
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» WHITCHURCH, England - On a misty winter’s day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.
NBA back in China after six-year absence sparked by democracy tweet
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» MACAU — The National Basketball Association (NBA) returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Open AI's Fidji Simo says AI investment frenzy 'new normal,' not bubble
AFP, Published on 07/10/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — The dizzying investments in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure do not constitute a bubble but rather represent today's "new normal" to meet skyrocketing user demand, Fidji Simo, OpenAI's de facto number two, said on Monday.
'Absolute madness': Thailand's pet lion problem
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» CHIANG MAI — Behind a car repair business on a nondescript Thai street are the cherished pets of a rising TikTok animal influencer: two lions and a 200-kilogramme lion-tiger hybrid called "Big George."
Japan’s Sega eyes return to 1990s gaming glory
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» TOKYO - The big-screen success of the 1990s video game speedster “Sonic the Hedgehog” has brought new fans to Sega, which says it is poised for a comeback after two tough decades.
MMA draws thousands in Nigeria as fight sport gains ground
AFP, Published on 15/06/2025
» LAGOS - The arena was packed on Friday night in the upscale Lekki neighbourhood of Nigeria's bustling commercial capital, Lagos.
Ford sees $1.5 billion tariff hit this year, suspends 2025 forecast
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» NEW YORK — Ford reported a 65% drop in first-quarter profits Monday, citing a near-term drag on auto sales from new vehicle launches, as it withdrew its forecast amid tariff uncertainty.
X rival Bluesky adds blue checks for trusted accounts
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - X rival Bluesky on Monday said it was adding blue checks to accounts that have been verified to confirm users are who they claim to be.
Musk's DOGE team emerges from the shadows
AFP, Published on 29/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - It has worked in the shadows for months, but Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now offered the first peek behind the curtain of the government cost-cutting drive it launched on behalf of US President Donald Trump.
Spanish ace Rahm confirms jump to LIV Golf
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm confirmed Thursday he is joining LIV Golf in a deal reportedly worth hundreds of millions of United States dollars, sealing a stunning coup for the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit.