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Plenty of peaks, but skiing yet to take off in Central Asia
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Two weeks before setting off for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics to compete as Kyrgyzstan’s only alpine skier, Timur Shakirov was weaving down a slalom course in his homeland.
South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for taking bribes
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» SEOUL — A South Korean judge handed the country's former first lady Kim Keon Hee 20 months in jail for accepting lavish gifts from a cult-like church on Wednesday, but acquitted her for alleged stock manipulation and other charges.
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.
Zelensky, US envoys to push on with Ukraine talks in Berlin
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set to push on with talks in Berlin on Monday with US President Donald Trump's envoys on how to end the grinding war with Russia.
Trump hosts Saudi prince for first time since Khashoggi killing
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» WASHINGTON — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will receive a lavish welcome from US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, signing defence and nuclear deals during his first visit to the United States since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
France's Sarkozy says prison a 'nightmare' as prosecutors seek his release
AFP, Published on 10/11/2025
» PARIS - Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday called his imprisonment a "nightmare" as prosecutors requested the former French president be released from jail pending an appeals trial over Libyan funding.
Zelensky seeks support at European summit
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» COPENHAGEN - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is preparing to join talks with leaders from across Europe in Copenhagen on Thursday, as the European Union seeks to bolster Kyiv’s fight against Russia in the face of ebbing US support.
France's Sarkozy ordered to serve prison time in historic first
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» PARIS — Former president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday set to become France's first postwar leader to go to prison after a court jailed him for five years over a scheme for the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his victorious 2007 presidential run.
'Sleep under the stars': hotel mess in Brazil ahead of UN meet
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» BELéM (BRAZIL) - With two months to go, the "COP30 Hotel," spruced up and renamed after the UN climate conference due to take place in the Amazonian city of Belem in November, has zero bookings.