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'Alpha predator' sharks and humans clash on an Israeli beach
AFP, Published on 18/05/2025
» HADERA (ISRAEL) - With its golden sand and blue waters, the beach front in central Israel looks much like any other stretch of Mediterranean coast, but a closer look reveals something unusual peeking through the rippling surf: black shark fins.
Chelsea to face Barcelona in Women's Champions League semis after Man City fightback
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» LONDON — Chelsea's women overturned a two-goal first leg deficit to beat Manchester City 3-0 and set up a Champions League semi-final meeting with holders Barcelona on Thursday.
Syrians abandon babies at mosques, under trees as war grinds on
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» HAZANO (SYRIA) - One cold winter night, Syrian Ibrahim Othman went out to pray and came home cradling a baby girl, abandoned at the doorstep of the village mosque just hours after she was born.
Albanians strive to save world's rarest seal
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» VLORA, Albania: A team of Albanian marine biologists scan the azure waters of the Ionian Sea for a sign of one of the rarest marine mammals in the world.
Ukrainian forces collect Russian dead left behind
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» KYIV: After combing the forests and meadows west of Kyiv, a special Ukrainian unit finally found what they were searching for —- the body of a Russian "occupier".
Dangerous stray dogs pose culling dilemma in N.Africa
AFP, Published on 07/04/2022
» ARIANA (TUNISIA) - Packs of stray dogs, a common sight in North African cities, are in the crosshairs after the deaths of two schoolchildren, but animal rights groups urge more humane solutions than mass culling.
No animal left behind: Kenya holds first national wildlife census
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» ISIOLO (KENYA) - The flimsy planes tethered to metal drums to prevent them from accidentally becoming airborne are unlikely weapons in Kenya's fight to protect threatened species as it conducts its first national wildlife census.
Italy beat Spain on penalties to set up Euro 2020 final with England or Denmark
AFP, Published on 07/07/2021
» LONDON - Italy beat Spain 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in a magnificent Euro 2020 semi-final at Wembley on Tuesday, as Jorginho converted the decisive kick to take the Azzurri through to the final where they will face either England or Denmark.
Seven-try Racing thrash Harlequins, Bears edge Connacht on virus-hit weekend
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» LONDON - Racing 92 ran in seven tries as they thrashed Harlequins 49-7 on Sunday to stay with the Pool 2 pacesetters in the European Champions Cup.
Six-game ban for player who sparked walk-off with anti-gay slur
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Phoenix Rising player Junior Flemmings was given a six-game suspension for subjecting an opponent to homophobic abuse in an incident which triggered a dramatic pitch walk-off, officials said Tuesday.