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China to ban hidden car door handles in industry shift
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» BEIJING — China will ban hidden door handles on cars sold in the country from next year, phasing out the minimalist design popularised by Tesla over safety concerns.
Living like sultans: Istanbul's pampered street cats
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» ISTANBUL - Kanyon is getting fat: since someone stole his basket, this white cat with grey markings who lives at an Istanbul shopping centre has been showered with snacks, love and affection.
AI helps fuel new era of medical self-testing
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» LAS VEGAS — Beyond smart watches and rings, artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to make self-testing for major diseases more readily available -- from headsets that detect early signs of Alzheimer's to an iris-scanning application that helps spot cancer.
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing caught, widow vows to carry on fight
AFP, Published on 14/09/2025
» ST. GEORGE (UNITED STATES) - The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk pledged Friday to carry on her husband's work, after US authorities announced his alleged assassin had finally been captured.
How a Bronze Age rock became a 'treasure map' for researchers
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» LEUHAN (FRANCE) - A piece of rock with mysterious markings that lay largely unstudied for 4,000 years is now being hailed as a "treasure map" for archaeologists, who are using it to hunt for ancient sites around north-western France.
'Not proud at all': Japan's army struggles to recruit
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» TOKYO - A recent open day at a Japanese military base near Tokyo was a fun family outing but, despite the games and snacks, the army recruitment stand was bereft of visitors.
The fight to save 'sacred' Carpathian forests from loggers
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» CARPATHIANS - Vast gaps in the forest canopy are visible from above Romania's Carpathian mountains, while stumps studding the ground are reminders of the trees chopped into logs and piled beside dirt roads.
Relief and sympathy as rebels stand down in Russian city
AFP, Published on 25/06/2023
» ROSTOV-ON-DON (RUSSIA) - Residents of a Russian city at the heart of a brief rebellion against army top brass expressed relief on Sunday but also voiced some sympathy for the mutiny and questions about what exactly happened.
World's oldest burial site found in S.Africa - scientists
AFP, Published on 06/06/2023
» MAROPENG, South Africa: Palaeontologists in South Africa said Monday they have found the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behaviour.
Tear gas, arrests as Kenya opposition stages protests
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» NAIROBI - Kenyan riot police fired tear gas Monday to disperse demonstrators gathered in Nairobi for a day of action called by the opposition to protest the country's punishing cost of living crisis, AFP correspondents said.