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Dutch anti-blackface group declares victory
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» AMSTERDAM - A cherished Christmas tradition for some, profoundly insulting for others, the Dutch character “Black Pete”, a servant who helps Santa Claus distribute presents, has divided opinion in The Netherlands for decades.
Trump spotlight divides S.Africa's Afrikaners
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» PRETORIA - Country music and the aroma of pancakes enveloped the "Boeremark", or farmer's market, outside South Africa's capital Pretoria where thousands of Afrikaners browsed on a Saturday morning.
Millet trilogy: India serves G20 leaders a vegetarian dinner
AFP, Published on 09/09/2023
» NEW DELHI - Millet crisps -- twice over -- and millet pudding: the G20 leaders were served a vegetarian gala dinner on Saturday showcasing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's favourite grain.
Once home to civilisations, fabled Antioch left in ruins
AFP, Published on 13/02/2023
» ANTAKYA (TURKEY) - The smashed dome of the ancient mosque, considered to be Turkey's oldest, covers rubble that used to be a prayer hall.
How world's most precise clock could transform fundamental physics
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: Einstein's theory of general relativity holds that a massive body like Earth curves space-time, causing time to slow as you approach the object -- so a person on top of a mountain ages a tiny bit faster than someone at sea level.
US, China agree to trade war ceasefire, more talks
AFP, Published on 02/12/2018
» BUENOS AIRES - US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping agreed Saturday to suspend any new tariffs in the escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies, even if huge existing duties will remain in place.
Trump, Xi trade war dinner went 'very well:' White House advisor
AFP, Published on 02/12/2018
» BUENOS AIRES - A dinner meeting Saturday between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss their growing trade war went "very well," White House top economic advisor Larry Kudlow said.
Isle of dogs: Pakistan fishermen feed marooned strays
AFP, Published on 24/06/2018
» KARACHI: More than a dozen decrepit dogs splash into the Arabian Sea as the small wooden boat approaches. They know the fishermen's mission: bringing food and water for the canine population of one of Karachi's "dog islands".
Pancakes to burgers: IHOP suffers backlash in name change
AFP, Published on 12/06/2018
» WASHINGTON - Few expected it to be burgers.