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'Artists of steel': Japanese swords forge new fanbase
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» MISATO, SAITAMA (JAPAN) - Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, showcasing a millennium-old craft now enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
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.
Prince Andrew viewed sex as a ‘birthright’, new book says
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» LONDON - Britain’s Prince Andrew behaved as if having sex with the then 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre was his “birthright”, according to allegations in her posthumously published memoir.
US comics slam 'censorship' after Kimmel pulled
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» WASHINGTON — Late-night TV comics skewered President Donald Trump and denounced "blatant censorship" after Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was pulled off air over his comments on the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
'KPop Demon Hunters' craze hits theatres after topping Netflix, music charts
AFP, Published on 23/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Netflix's gargantuan hit film "KPop Demon Hunters" has captured the global zeitgeist this summer, smashing streaming and music chart records. Now it is coming for movie theatres.
Grand Vietnam parade 50 years after the fall of Saigon
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» HO CHI MINH CITY - Vietnam is set to hold its biggest celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.
Fernandes sends Man Utd into Europa League quarters, Spurs advance
AFP, Published on 14/03/2025
» PARIS - Bruno Fernandes netted a hat-trick as Manchester United beat Real Sociedad 4-1 in their Europa League last-16 second leg on Thursday, while Tottenham bounced back to edge AZ Alkmaar 3-2 on aggregate.
Hapless ’90s singleton Bridget Jones returns to the screen
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» LONDON - Hollywood star Renee Zellweger on Wednesday will mark the return of Bridget Jones — the Chardonnay-swigging, calorie-counting hapless 1990s singleton — at the world premiere of the franchise’s upcoming film “Mad About the Boy”.
UN prepares for 'no nonsense' climate summit
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is preparing on Wednesday to host a climate meeting marred at its outset by the absence of speakers from the world's top two emitters, China and the United States.
Leonard Bernstein: five things to know
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» PARIS - A towering figure of 20th-century classical music, Leonard Bernstein is the subject of Bradley Cooper's much-anticipated biopic "Maestro", premiering at Venice.