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Extravagant opera costumes up for auction
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» GENEVA - Sandra Delpierre’s fingers linger on a long blue and white fur coat and graze a pair of angel wings as she winds past thousands of colourful costumes used in opera performances.
AI cracks Roman-era board game
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» THE HAGUE - A smooth, white stone dating from the Roman era and unearthed in the Netherlands has long baffled researchers.
Son of Norway crown princess stands trial for multiple rapes
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» OSLO — The son of Norway's crown princess goes on trial Tuesday accused of raping four women and assaulting several ex-girlfriends in a scandal that has tarnished the royal family's image.
Morocco fossils shed light on our African roots
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» PARIS - Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back 773,000 years bolster the theory that Homo sapiens originally appeared in Africa, scientists said in a study Wednesday.
Australia beat England by 82 runs to win third Test and retain Ashes
AFP, Published on 21/12/2025
» ADELAIDE (AUSTRALIA) - Dominant Australia collected the last four wickets they needed Sunday to win the third Test and retain the Ashes in just 11 days of cricket, crushing the dreams of a "hurting" England side who finally showed some fight.
Doctor jailed for supplying ketamine to 'Friends' star Matthew Perry
AFP, Published on 04/12/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A doctor who supplied Friends star Matthew Perry with ketamine in the months before he fatally overdosed, musing to a fellow physician over "how much this moron will pay" for the drug, was jailed in California on Wednesday.
Basilica emerges from Turkish lake, illuminates early Church life
AFP, Published on 24/11/2025
» IZNIK, Turkey - When it was discovered a decade ago, the 4th-century basilica of Nicaea was totally submerged, its importance to early Christian history hidden beneath a lake in northwestern Turkey.
Two newly discovered Bach organ works unveiled in Germany
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» BERLIN — Two long-lost organ pieces written by a teenage Johann Sebastian Bach were unveiled in Germany on Monday in a discovery described as a "great moment for the world of music".
Trump demands probe into Epstein links to Bill Clinton
AFP, Published on 15/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Friday he wants the Justice Department and FBI to investigate links between the late alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and former Democratic president Bill Clinton.
Worker dies after medieval tower partly collapses in Rome
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» ROME - A worker who was pulled from the rubble of a medieval tower that partly collapsed in Rome died on Tuesday, Italian media reported citing hospital sources.