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Grabbing the bull by the tail: Venezuela’s cowboy sport
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» SAN FERNANDO DE APURE, Venezuela - Four mounted cowboys jostle for position near the bull pen gate.
S.Korea's Park Chan-wook to head Cannes festival jury
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» PARIS — South Korean filmmaker Park Chan‑wook, the first from his country to head the Cannes film festival jury, will preside over the 79th edition in May, organisers announced Thursday.
Upstart gangsters shake Japan's yakuza
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» TOKYO - When Takanori Kuzuoka began climbing the criminal career ladder, he didn't fancy joining Japan's old-school yakuza, with their tattoos, rigid hierarchy and codes of honour.
Hundreds protest in Madagascar as president to announce new premier
AFP, Published on 07/10/2025
» ANTANANARIVO - Security forces dispersed hundreds of protesters with tear gas in Madagascar's capital Monday, injuring at least one, AFP reporters saw, while President Andry Rajoelina was expected to name a new premier in a bid to defuse the crisis.
The dangerous rise of 'medicalised' genital mutilation in Kenya
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» KISII (KENYA) - As Edinah Nyasuguta Omwenga fought for her life after developing complications during childbirth, she overheard doctors in the Kenyan hospital describe her condition as a textbook example of the damaging -- even deadly -- effects of genital mutilation.
Netflix gains subscribers with ads and password crackdown
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix on Wednesday said subscriber numbers grew nearly 11 percent to 247 million in the recently ended third quarter as it cracked down on password sharing and refined an ad-supported tier.
Streaming giants battle for anime supremacy
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» TOKYO - From R-rated sci-fi to teen biker gang adventures, streaming platforms are locked in an intensifying battle for dominance in one of the entertainment sector's hottest and most lucrative mediums: anime.
Japan's 'cringeworthy' cartoon cars make image U-turn
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» TOKYO: Yosuke Takahata doesn't care what people think of his "itasha" car, which has his favourite anime character - a sexy, red-eyed horse-woman - emblazoned on both sides.
From sharing site to anime giant, Crunchyroll marches forward
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» TOKYO - Once a semi-legal sharing site, Crunchyroll is now a streaming giant credited with helping Japanese anime transform from a nerdy subculture into a lucrative global industry poised to conquer new markets.
Machine magic or art menace? Japan's first AI manga
AFP, Published on 06/03/2023
» TOKYO - The author of a sci-fi manga about to hit shelves in Japan admits he has "absolutely zero" drawing talent, so turned to artificial intelligence to create the dystopian saga.