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Trump vs Toyota? Why US cars are a rare sight in Japan
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» FUKAYA (JAPAN) - With their sleek curves and chrome grilles, the classic American cars on sale at Yosuke Fukuda's yard ooze Californian cool but on Japanese roads new US vehicles are a rare sight -- much to President Donald Trump's annoyance.
Despite jokes and bravado, Biden chafes at age scrutiny
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - With voters and opponents raising concerns over Joe Biden's advanced age as he ramps up a still-unofficial 2024 campaign, the 80-year-old president frequently parries such jabs with uneasy humor.
France's eye in the sky: Tracking Russian vessels in the Baltic
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» ONBOARD ATLANTIQUE 2 OVER THE BALTIC SEA: The cluster of dots on the Atlantique 2's screens may seem like a confusing mess to the untrained eye, but not to the crew of the French naval surveillance aircraft tasked with telling friend from foe in the Baltic Sea.
Longtime car fan Biden lives his electric dreams
AFP, Published on 19/05/2021
» DEARBORN (UNITED STATES) - Joe Biden, sporting aviator sunglasses, looked out from the driver's seat of Ford's new electric truck and delivered a presidential proclamation: "This sucker's quick."
Swedish archaeologists take to the waves to protect Baltic wrecks
AFP, Published on 22/01/2021
» DALARö (SWEDEN) - On a small boat on the choppy waters of Stockholm's archipelago, four maritime archaeologists pulled on wetsuits and prepared to dive into the Baltic to survey a merchant ship that sank nearly 500 years ago.
Toyota v Toyota as Le Mans heads into night
AFP, Published on 16/06/2019
» LE MANS (FRANCE) - The pole-sitting Toyota of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez led the Le Mans 24 Hour Race into the early hours of Sunday as the Japanese manufacturer stayed on course for a predictable back-to-back win.
'Game of Thrones' in Emmy duel with 'Handmaid's Tale'
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» LOS ANGELES Hollywood's A-listers will gather on Monday to honor the best in television at the Emmy Awards, with record-breaking fantasy epic Game of Thrones back in the competition and once again looking to slay its rivals.
Kim Yong Chol: N. Korean leader's hawkish right-hand man
AFP, Published on 30/05/2018
» SEOUL: The hawkish North Korean general on his way to New York for pre-summit talks is a skillful politician who has thrived through three generations of the ruling Kim family.
Top N. Korean general on way to US ahead of summit: report
AFP, Published on 29/05/2018
» SEOUL: A top North Korean general is headed for the United States in what would be the highest-profile visit in years, reports said Tuesday as the two countries prepare for a momentous summit.
Ivanka and North Korean general to attend Olympic closing
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» SEOUL - US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka will come face-to-face with a top North Korean general at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony in the South this weekend, it emerged Thursday.