Showing 1 - 10 of 60
Migration and crime fears loom over Chile's presidential runoff
AFP, Published on 06/12/2025
» ARICA (CHILE) - Crime and immigration are the issues dominating Chile's presidential election runoff -- nowhere more so than in the northern border city of Arica, where residents say fear has replaced the calm they once knew.
Nuts and beer: booze-free bar offers Saudis a pub vibe
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» RIYADH — Draft beer, peanuts and big-screen sports... the scene is reminiscent of pubs worldwide, but in Saudi Arabia's capital, customers in white robes or black veils sip alcohol-free pints with no expectation of a hangover.
China to EU brandy exporters: Raise prices or face tariffs
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» BEIJING - China will require major European brandy exporters to raise prices or risk anti-dumping taxes of up to 34.9% from Saturday, the latest salvo in its long-running trade spat with the bloc.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial: Takeaways from first week of testimony
AFP, Published on 17/05/2025
» NEW YORK — The first week of testimony in the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs included a witness core to the case: Casandra Ventura, the music mogul's ex-girlfriend who accuses him of harrowing abuse, coercion and rape.
Trump says tariff 'pain' will be 'worth the price'
AFP, Published on 02/02/2025
» PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans may feel economic "pain" from his tariffs on key trading partners, but argued it would be "worth the price" to secure US interests.
Napoleon's letters from Russian campaign on sale, hat sets record
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Eleven letters sent by Napoleon Bonaparte, including dispatches from the Kremlin, have gone on sale following the blockbuster auction of the diminutive French emperor's hat for $2.1 million.
Gold and mercury, not books, for Venezuela's child miners
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» EL CALLAO (VENEZUELA) - At 10 years old, Martin cannot read, but he is an old hand at detecting traces of the gold he and his young cousins dig for at an open-pit mine in southeastern Venezuela.
‘Voodoo wrestling’ is spellbinding fun in DR Congo
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» KINSHASA: There has been a power cut, and under moonlight in a poor quarter of DR Congo's capital, wrestler Maitresse Libondans explains how she invokes her ancestors to cast spells that rout her opponents.
'Must-have' Japanese whisky turns 100 as demand soars
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» YAMAZAKI (JAPAN) - The famed Yamazaki distillery marks its 100th anniversary this year with plenty to celebrate, as Japan's acclaimed aged whiskies command increasingly eye-watering prices thanks to growing demand and longstanding shortages.
Bangkok becoming a weed Wild West
AFP, Published on 15/12/2022
» From sleek boutiques to rickety stalls, hundreds of cannabis dispensaries have sprouted across Bangkok since decriminalisation, but in a country once infamous for tough drug laws, vendors are asking: can the high times last?