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The foreign POWs stuck in Ukrainian prison limbo
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» UNDISCLOSED (UKRAINE) — "Assemble!" someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence.
Sydney Sweeney 'fearless' in new role, 'Christy' director says
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» TORONTO — From donning a prosthetic penis to simulating bizarre sex work in a steamy motel room, Sydney Sweeney was "up for anything" while filming her Oscar-tipped role in boxing drama "Christy," her director has told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Gen Z shift, high costs force UK nightclubs to reinvent
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» LONDON — Is the party over? Nightclubs in the United Kingdom (UK) are famed around the world, but the coronavirus disease (Covid) and inflation have hit the sector hard, forcing businesses to reinvent themselves to attract new generations to the dance floor.
Mums’ club nights a hit in Europe
AFP, Published on 25/03/2025
» PARIS - In a chic Paris nightclub not far from the Champs-Elysees, dozens of mostly middle-aged women hit the dancefloor with barely a man in sight.
Trump freezes federal aid to Americans, triggering fury
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ordered a freeze starting Tuesday on potentially trillions of dollars in federal funding to Americans, impacting everything from education grants to small businesses loans -- and sparking accusations that he is violating the constitution.
Military intervention in Niger laden with risks: experts
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» NIAMEY (NIGER) - The West African bloc ECOWAS is mulling military intervention to restore Niger's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, after he was detained by members of his guard on July 26.
Gravity-defying: revamping an Inca rope suspension bridge
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» CUSCO (PERU) - Dangling over a vertiginous gorge, the Apurimac River flowing around 10 stories below, Indigenous Peruvians show no fear as they repair a centuries-old Inca rope suspension bridge -- the world's last.
Spiritual healer a phenomenon in troubled Burkina
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU: A line of cars and motorcycles cuts across the arid West African landscape, kicking up clouds of dust on the unpaved road.
'Jealous lover': Fury at Putin near Ukraine front
AFP, Published on 24/10/2022
» MYKOLAIV (UKRAINE) - The cracked kitchen clock still showed the moment the first Russian missile vaporised the courtyard of a Soviet-era high-rise facing Ukraine's southern front.
Picasso's first lover more than a victim in Paris expo
AFP, Published on 13/10/2022
» PARIS: Fifty years on from Pablo Picasso's death — and five years after the #MeToo movement started highlighting celebrities' abuse of women — a new exhibition in Paris focuses on one of the early partners of the controversial artist.