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Pressure on Morocco to deliver as Africa Cup of Nations kicks off
AFP, Published on 21/12/2025
» RABAT - Morocco carry a huge weight of expectation into their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday as the hosts, with star man Achraf Hakimi returning from injury, aim to see off stiff competition to claim continental glory.
Snapchat begins age checks in Australia ahead of social media ban
AFP, Published on 24/11/2025
» SYDNEY - Snapchat has begun asking teenage Australians to verify their ages, a company spokesperson said Monday, just weeks before Canberra enforces sweeping laws banning under-16s from social media.
Meta to remove under-16 Australians from Facebook, Instagram on December 4
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» SYDNEY - Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media.
Alcaraz secures ATP Finals showdown with great rival Sinner
AFP, Published on 16/11/2025
» TURIN (ITALY) - Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will face off for the ATP Finals title after tennis' two biggest stars cruised into the final of the prestigious season-ending tournament on Saturday.
Two dead in stampede at Kenya funeral for opposition leader Odinga
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» NAIROBI - Two people died and dozens were injured in a stampede at the state funeral of Kenya's revered opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday as crowds rushed to see his coffin, Doctors Without Borders said.
Major quake strikes off southern Philippines
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» DAVAO (PHILIPPINES) - A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, triggering tsunami warnings in the Asian nation as well as neighbouring Indonesia and Palau.
Afghan quake death toll approaches 1,500
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» NURGAL, Afghanistan - Volunteers and rescuers were pulling more bodies from the rubble of destroyed buildings in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, four days after an earthquake that inflicted a death toll that was already close to 1,500 people, Taliban authorities said.
Flood kills 37 in Indian Kashmir mountain village
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» SRINAGAR - Powerful torrents driven by intense rain smashed into a Himalayan mountain village in Indian-administered Kashmir and killed at least 37 people on Thursday, a top disaster management official told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
French rider Ferrand-Prevot solos to victory in women's Tour de France
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» CHâTEL (FRANCE) - French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot soloed to victory on Sunday in the ninth and final stage in the Alps to seal the women's Tour de France title.
'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."