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Dreaming of glory at Rio's carnival, far from elite parades
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO - In a faded rehearsal hall in the gritty concrete sprawl of northern Rio de Janeiro, samba dancers and drummers fine-tune their rhythms for a grassroots carnival parade few tourists have heard of.
EU leaders push rival fixes to reverse bloc's 'decline'
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» ANTWERP (BELGIUM) - EU leaders told industry executives on Wednesday they were committed to transforming the bloc's lagging economy into a global powerhouse able to confront US and Chinese competition.
UK foreign office to review pay-off to Epstein-linked British envoy
AFP, Published on 08/02/2026
» LONDON - The UK foreign ministry said on Sunday it was reviewing an exit payment to former US envoy Peter Mandelson, who was sacked over links to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Austria to try ex-agent in Russia spying case
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» VIENNA - A former Austrian intelligence official is due to go on trial on Thursday, charged with handing over sensitive devices and selling secret information to Russia for years.
Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» NEW YORK - US luxury retail group Saks Global, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, said Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy.
Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — United States luxury retail group Saks Global, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, said Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy.
French minister criticises Clooney's 'double standard' passport
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - A junior member of President Emmanuel Macron's government Wednesday criticised the French passports given to Hollywood superstar George Clooney despite him speaking poor French, saying the move suggested a "double standard".
Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war
AFP, Published on 28/12/2025
» YANGON (MYANMAR) - A trickle of voters made their way to Myanmar's heavily restricted polls on Sunday, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government, triggering civil war.
PSG ordered to pay 60m euros in Mbappe wage dispute
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» PARIS - Paris Saint-Germain were ordered by a French labour court to pay their former forward Kylian Mbappe up to 61 million euros ($71.8 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses on Tuesday.
Argentine court orders assets worth $500 mn seized in ex-president Kirchner's graft case
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) - An Argentine court has ordered nearly $500 million in assets seized from ex-president Cristina Kirchner and other beneficiaries of a corruption scheme for which she is serving a six-year sentence.