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EU and India agree on ‘mother of all’ trade deals
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» NEW DELHI - India and the European Union announced Tuesday the “mother of all deals”, a huge trade pact to create a market of two billion people, reached after two decades of negotiations.
Pets, pedis and peppermints: When the diva is a donkey
AFP, Published on 22/12/2025
» NEW YORK - Traffic stops and hallways clear as the diva arrives, her attendants escorting her backstage ahead of her rendition of the role she's perfected over years of delighting audiences.
Folk music documentary taps into Dylan revival
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» VENICE - A new documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of a pivotal moment in folk music history taps into a revival of interest in Bob Dylan thanks to the recent biopic “A Complete Unknown”, which starred Timothee Chalamet.
US to leave Unesco, citing ‘national interest’
AFP, Published on 22/07/2025
» PARIS - The United States said Tuesday it would quit Unesco, saying the UN cultural and education agency, best known for establishing world heritage sites, is biased against Israel and promotes “divisive” causes.
£1.5m reward offered after 'brazen' London gem raid
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» LONDON - Victims of a £10 million ($12.5 million) London jewellery raid have offered rewards of up to £1.5 million to help recover the gems and catch the thief.
Diamond trade polishes its act as Russia sanctions loom
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» ANTWERP (BELGIUM) - As European capitals prepare to implement long-awaited sanctions on Russia's diamond exports, Belgian traders are bracing for new scrutiny of their industry.
US man pleads guilty to theft of 'Wizard of Oz' slippers
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - An elderly US man pleaded guilty Friday to the theft nearly 20 years ago of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz."
2,000 artefacts ‘missing’ from British Museum
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» LONDON: The number of artefacts that have disappeared from the British Museum is estimated at 2,000, chairman of trustees George Osborne said on Saturday, admitting the collection did not have a complete catalogue.
British Museum director resigns after spate of thefts
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» LONDON - British Museum director Hartwig Fischer resigned on Friday, admitting the museum did not act "as it should have" on warnings that items had gone missing.
Space-based NASA instrument to track pollution over North America
AFP, Published on 07/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - A Falcon 9 rocket successfully blasted off from Florida into space on Friday carrying a new NASA device that can track air pollution over North America down to the neighborhood level.