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Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet.
Gold mines, trash and memories: Soweto's urban hikes
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» SOWETO (SOUTH AFRICA) - Soweto is full of gritty urban landscapes and alleys which evoke its history as one of apartheid's battlegrounds.
BTS going on 'hiatus' as band members pursue solo work
AFP, Published on 15/06/2022
» SEOUL: K-pop supergroup BTS on Tuesday announced they were taking an indefinite "hiatus" from one of the world's most popular acts to focus on solo pursuits.
K-pop super band BTS says 'devastated' by US hate crimes
AFP, Published on 01/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - South Korean K-pop supergroup BTS used a White House visit Tuesday to call out a growth in anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States.
K-Pop's BTS back for first Seoul show after thriving in pandemic
AFP, Published on 08/03/2022
» SEOUL: South Korean supergroup BTS return to the stage in Seoul to play for their adoring home-grown fans for the first time since 2019 on Thursday, after tickets for the three-night stadium concerts sold out in minutes.
No kidding: video calls with goats boost British farm
AFP, Published on 11/02/2021
» BLACKBURN (UNITED KINGDOM) - A British farmer came up with a jokey idea to rent out her goats to liven up video call meetings -- and found an unexpected source of lockdown income.
Sign o'the times: K-pop idol emerges from decades past
AFP, Published on 19/03/2020
» SEOUL - Thirty years ago his floppy hair, make-up, and flamboyant fashion sense outraged audiences, who threw stones at him as he performed on stage and threatened to beat him at shows.
K-pop's BTS finish tour with millions generated
AFP, Published on 31/10/2019
» SEOUL - Tearful and screaming by turn, tens of thousands of BTS fans gathered in Seoul for the finale of the boyband's lucrative world tour, some flying thousands of kilometres to pay homage to their idols and swell their backers' bulging coffers.
K-pop superstars BTS to take 'long-term break'
AFP, Published on 12/08/2019
» SEOUL: K-pop superstars BTS will take a 'long-term break' from the music scene, their agency said Monday, after the boy band topped charts in the US and Britain earlier this year.
Carlos Ghosn's lead defence lawyer resigns
AFP, Published on 13/02/2019
» TOKYO - Two lawyers defending former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on charges of financial misconduct submitted their resignations on Wednesday, their law firm said in a statement.