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All eyes on Washington for World Cup draw
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place in Washington on Friday, with Donald Trump set to play a prominent part in a star-studded ceremony that will mark out the path to glory for contenders at the first-ever 48-team finals.
World Cup draw starts countdown to 2026 finals with Trump presiding
AFP, Published on 04/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - The countdown to the first 48-team World Cup begins in earnest on Friday as the draw for the 2026 finals takes place in Washington, with Donald Trump set to dominate much of the attention.
Cook Islands wages war on 'plague' of hungry starfish
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS) — Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands.
Oasis reunion: from clash to cash
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» LONDON - Fifteen years after their explosive split, British music legends Liam and Noel Gallagher are reuniting for an Oasis tour that promises not only Britpop nostalgia but also staggering revenues.
China owed more than $1 trillion in Belt and Road debt: report
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» BEIJING - China is owed more than a trillion United States dollars through its Belt and Road project, making it the biggest debt collector in the world, a report said this week, with an estimated 80% of the loans supporting countries in financial distress.
Xi hails Putin friendship and deep China-Russia ties
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed his close friendship with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as he hosted the Russian leader for talks that celebrated their nations' deepening political and economic ties.
Liverpool's credentials face Newcastle test, Man Utd seek Premier League lift off
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Liverpool's new-look midfield faces a stern examination as the Reds put their Premier League title aspirations to the test at Newcastle on Sunday, while Manchester United aim to kickstart their campaign against Nottingham Forest.
In Venezuela, women left 'mutilated' by butt lifts
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» CARACAS - Maria Sanchez walks slowly through her house in the Venezuelan capital with two surgical drainage bags hanging from her waist -- the nightmare result of her search for the perfect derriere.
Carbon 'capture' tech is booming, and confusing
AFP, Published on 04/07/2023
» PARIs: Humanity's failure to draw down planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions — 41 billion tonnes in 2022 — has thrust once-marginal options for capping or reducing CO2 in the atmosphere to centre stage in climate policy and investment.
AI could replace 80% of jobs 'in next few years': expert
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Artificial intelligence could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming years -- but that's a good thing, says US-Brazilian researcher Ben Goertzel, a leading AI guru.