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ATP chief insists Sinner doping case 'run by the book'
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» MELBOURNE — Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has insisted Jannik Sinner's doping case was "run by the book" with no preferential treatment, and expressed confidence that tennis would survive should the Italian be banned.
London's Luton Airport suspends flights due to 'significant fire'
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» LUTON (UNITED KINGDOM) - London's Luton Airport has suspended all flights until Wednesday afternoon and asked passengers not to travel there after a "significant fire" caused the partial collapse of a parking structure.
World court to hear 'watershed' Syria torture case
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» THE HAGUE - Syria faces allegations at the UN top court Tuesday that it maintains a "pervasive" system of torture that has killed tens of thousands of people.
Investors look for strength in UBS results
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» ZURICH - UBS is expected to post solid first quarter results Tuesday, with all eyes on whether the bank is strong enough to carry through its forced alliance with stricken rival Credit Suisse.
China banking tycoon Bao Fan 'cooperating with investigation'
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» BEIJING - Chinese billionaire Bao Fan is "cooperating in an investigation" by authorities, his company said, almost two weeks after his disappearance sparked fears of a renewed crackdown on the nation's financial services industry.
Australian newswire gets govt bailout
AFP, Published on 18/09/2020
» SYDNEY: Australia's struggling national newswire was promised a A$5 million (US$3.7 million) government bailout on Friday, just days after launching a crowdfunding campaign in an attempt to guarantee its survival.
Struggling Australian newswire turns to crowdfunding
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» SYDNEY - The Australian Associated Press launched a crowdfunding campaign Monday as the newswire struggles with financial pressures just a month after it was sold off and relaunched as a non-profit.
Australia's national news agency closing down
AFP, Published on 03/03/2020
» SYDNEY: Australia's only national newswire will be shuttered after 85 years of operation, with around 180 staff told Tuesday their jobs will end in June.
Sister Wendy Beckett, nun who became TV star, dies at 88
AFP, Published on 27/12/2018
» LONDON - Sister Wendy Beckett, the Roman Catholic nun who left her cloistered convent life to launch a television career in later life and became an unlikely small screen star, has died aged 88.