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India's divine designs meld with AI at Durga Puja festival
AFP, Published on 29/09/2025
» KOLKATA - Millions in India's eastern city of Kolkata will draw on millennia-old traditions when they celebrate the Hindu festival of Durga Puja this week with street parties and worshipping idols in elaborate pavilions.
Siraj stars as India beat England by six runs in fifth-Test thriller
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» LONDON - Mohammed Siraj was the hero as India beat England by just six runs in a thrilling fifth Test at the Oval on Monday to end the series level at 2-2.
'Welcome to hell': Freed migrants tell of horrors in Salvadoran jail
AFP, Published on 27/07/2025
» MARACAIBO (VENEZUELA) - Mervin Yamarte left Venezuela with his younger brother, hoping for a better life.
Japan’s World Expo touts unity … and algae
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» OSAKA, Japan - World Expo opens on Sunday with host Japan aiming to bring humanity together, despite global turmoil and tepid public enthusiasm for the six-month event showcasing innovation — as well as Hello Kitty in algae form.
Osaka Expo 'Grand Ring' a symbol of unity: architect
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» OSAKA (JAPAN) - A towering wooden "Grand Ring" built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan's architectural history and is a symbol of unity despite criticism over costs, its creator says.
'Urgency of action': pressure grows for COP28 climate deal
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» DUBAI: UN climate talks negotiators were under growing pressure on Sunday as the deadline nears to strike a new global deal aimed at keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius.
To greenwash or do the right thing? Corporate dilemmas at COP28
AFP, Published on 02/12/2023
» DUBAI - They call the giant climate business expo running outside the COP28 United Nations talks in Dubai the "green zone".
Russia destroys drones in Moscow, Black Sea
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Russian forces destroyed Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and its Black Sea Fleet, officials said on Friday, the latest in a surge of attacks on the capital and the flashpoint waterway.
Brazil's Lula, world leaders bolster UN climate talks
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» SHARM EL SHEIKH (EGYPT) - UN climate talks got a boost Wednesday after Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed to fight Amazon deforestation and global leaders reaffirmed key pledges.
Long-reigning Thai and British monarchs shared a bond
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» Their ancestors were "royal friends by correspondence" but Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Thailand's His Majesty King Bhumibol the Great developed a face-to-face bond during their lifetimes.