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Tourists empty out of Cuba as US fuel blockade bites
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» HAVANA — With rolling power cuts, hotel closures, and flight routes suspended for lack of fuel, tourists are gradually emptying out of Cuba, deepening a severe crisis on the cash-strapped island.
Ozzy Osbourne set for swansong at Black Sabbath hometown gig
AFP, Published on 06/07/2025
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Thousands of fans flocked to wild man rocker Ozzy Osborne's hometown of Birmingham Saturday for his final gig as Black Sabbath's frontman, with heavy metal heavyweights kicking off the homage to the seminal band.
Paris business district looks to students to replace workers
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» PARIS - With companies cutting back on office space as working from home remains popular, Europe's biggest business district is looking to students to fill the void left by workers.
As Otis toll climbs, Mexicans criticize government response
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» ACAPULCO (MEXICO) - Acapulco was struggling Sunday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 48 lives across southern Mexico and provoked widespread power outages and criticism of the government response.
Rio carnival returns, 'celebrating life and democracy'
AFP, Published on 18/02/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro's mayor declared the world's biggest carnival officially open Friday for the first full-scale edition in three years, calling it a celebration of life and democracy after the turmoil of Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections.
Rio carnival returns to roots after years of 'darkness'
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Get out the glitter, drums and jewel-encrusted bikinis: Rio de Janeiro will dance through the night at its famed carnival this weekend, a reembrace of samba spirit after the turmoil of Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections.
'Long live the samba!': Brazil holds first carnival since Covid
AFP, Published on 22/04/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO: After two long years without its frenetic festival of sparkling sequins, sultry samba and towering floats, Rio de Janeiro will hold its famed carnival parades Friday for the first time since Covid-19 hit Brazil.
Coachella's return brings big business to California desert
AFP, Published on 17/04/2022
» INDIO: "We've waited years for this!" exclaims Jesus Medina as he dishes out burritos to the hungry masses at Coachella, the music festival that's back on in the California desert after three years.
Coachella music festival kicks off with pandemic back of mind
AFP, Published on 16/04/2022
» INDIO, United States: Revellers in thong bodysuits, glitter eyeshadow and flower crowns gathered Friday in the California desert as the first Coachella since the pandemic's onset got underway.
Coachella music festival returns after three-year hiatus
AFP, Published on 15/04/2022
» PALM SPRINGS: California's Coachella will kick off Friday for the first time since 2019, with hundreds of thousands of people flocking to the premier desert music festival, as the United States sees Covid-19 cases edge up.