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Japan PM wins Trump backing ahead of snap election
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» TOKYO — Japanese premier Sanae Takaichi won United States President Donald Trump's full endorsement on Friday, two days before snap elections that polls suggest may see her coalition romp home with a super-majority.
Real Madrid top football rich list as Liverpool surge
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» LONDON - Real Madrid stayed top of football’s rich list as Liverpool outstripped their English rivals for the first time, according to Deloitte’s Money League study on Thursday.
Forest denied winning European return by Antony, Roma down Nice
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» PARIS - Antony's late goal denied Nottingham Forest a winning return to European football as Real Betis grabbed a 2-2 draw in their Europa League opener on Wednesday, while Roma won at Nice.
Arsenal late show denies Man City, Villa still winless
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» LONDON - Gabriel Martinelli's 93rd minute equaliser saved Arsenal's Premier League title bid from a damaging defeat to Manchester City, while Aston Villa remain winless after a limp 1-1 draw at 10-man Sunderland.
No room for sentiment as Hinault returns to site of world title glory
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» SALLANCHES (FRANCE) - French cycling legend Bernard Hinault is licking his lips at the prospect of current superstars Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel tackling the same route at the 2027 world championships as he faced when he claimed his one and only rainbow jersey in 1980.
COP28 talks no place to boost fossil fuels says ex-UN climate boss
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» PARIS - The UN's former climate chief said she was "giving up hope" that fossil fuel firms will be part of the solution to warming as pivotal COP28 talks start Thursday in oil-rich United Arab Emirates.
UK water crisis pollutes privatisation legacy
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» LONDON: Britain's biggest water supplier staving off renationalisation, trains derailed by strikes and consumers suffering huge energy bills — the nation's vital sectors are mired in chaos decades after their controversial privatisation.
US a country divided one year after Supreme Court abortion ruling
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - The historic US Supreme Court about-face on abortion a year ago has created a nightmare for women seeking the procedure, a legal morass for the courts and a challenge for the Republican Party.
US a country divided one year after Supreme Court abortion ruling
AFP, Published on 19/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - The historic US Supreme Court about-face on abortion a year ago has created a nightmare for women seeking the procedure, a legal morass for the courts and a challenge for the Republican Party.
Man Utd's Champions League return clouded by ownership uncertainty
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM): Manchester United are back in the Champions League but a bright future under Erik ten Hag remains clouded by uncertainty over the ownership of the English giants.