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Dreaming of glory at Rio's carnival, far from elite parades
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO - In a faded rehearsal hall in the gritty concrete sprawl of northern Rio de Janeiro, samba dancers and drummers fine-tune their rhythms for a grassroots carnival parade few tourists have heard of.
Bencic, Svitolina make history as mothers inside tennis top 10
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» MELBOURNE - Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina have made history as the first mothers ranked inside the WTA Tour's top 10 at the same time, with the governing body hailing it as "an incredible moment for women's sport".
Italy's spread-out Olympics face transport challenge
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» MILAN, Italy - One of the biggest challenges in this month's Winter Olympics may be off the slopes: moving hundreds of thousands of spectators and athletes over a swath of northern Italy.
Chile wildfires rage for third day, entire towns wiped out
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» LIRQUéN (CHILE) - Wildfires that have killed 19 people in southern Chile and wiped out entire towns, raged for a third day Monday, fanned by high temperatures and strong winds at the height of the southern hemisphere summer.
Major supermarket chain stops advertising on TV in France
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» PARIS - The German deep-discount food retailer Lidl has announced that it would stop advertising on broadcast television in France, where it is one of the country’s top advertisers.
Racing towards great white sharks in Australia
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Sensible people might prefer to flee at torpedo speed from a great white shark, but there’s one job in Australia that pays you to race towards the predators.
What we know about Hong Kong’s deadly high-rise fire
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» HONG KONG - A devastating fire tore through a Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing dozens of people with hundreds still missing.
Germany and Netherlands lock up World Cup spots in style
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» PARIS - Germany and Netherlands went on goal sprees as they wrapped up World Cup qualification with resounding wins in their last European group matches on Monday.
Portugal, Norway book spots at 2026 World Cup
AFP, Published on 17/11/2025
» PARIS - Portugal booked their ticket to the 2026 World Cup with a 9-1 victory over Armenia on Sunday, while an Erling Haaland brace rubber-stamped Norway's place in the global showpiece as they romped to a 4-1 win in Italy.
Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and sticks booster landing
AFP, Published on 14/11/2025
» CAPE CANAVERAL - Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough stuck the landing of its booster.