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Sydney Sweeney 'fearless' in new role, 'Christy' director says
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» TORONTO — From donning a prosthetic penis to simulating bizarre sex work in a steamy motel room, Sydney Sweeney was "up for anything" while filming her Oscar-tipped role in boxing drama "Christy," her director has told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
White House lashes out at 'South Park' Trump parody
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» LOS ANGELES - The White House on Thursday lashed out at the creators of "South Park" after the bawdy satire skewered Donald Trump in an episode featuring an AI-generated version of the US president crawling naked through a desert.
Starbucks ordered to pay B1.68bn for hot tea spill
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» LOS ANGELES - Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million (1.68 billion baht) to a customer who was burned when hot tea spilled on his lap at a California drive-through.
Football Australia slams 'unacceptable' remarks about Matildas by radio host
AFP, Published on 26/02/2025
» SYDNEY — Football Australia condemned Wednesday "inappropriate and unacceptable" remarks by a radio host about their women's team and urged more respectful commentary on women's sport.
Lazio fire far-right falconer after online penis posting
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» MILAN (ITALY) — Lazio fired the far-right sympathiser who handles their eagle mascot on Monday after he posted online a series of videos and pictures of his erect penis.
Brazil's banana spider aids erectile dysfunction treatment
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» BELO HORIZONTE - Three decades ago, Brazilian researchers began studying a curious side effect from banana spider bites: the toxin left victims with priapism, a painful and persistent erection.
Funny old world: The week's offbeat news
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» PARIS - From proof that footballer Erling Haaland is indeed an extraterrestrial to LA's nauseating stench ... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
In Venezuela, women left 'mutilated' by butt lifts
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» CARACAS - Maria Sanchez walks slowly through her house in the Venezuelan capital with two surgical drainage bags hanging from her waist -- the nightmare result of her search for the perfect derriere.
Emperor Pedro I's heart returns to Brazil for 'state visit'
AFP, Published on 23/08/2022
» BRASíLIA - Nearly two centuries after it was cut from his corpse and stashed in formaldehyde, the heart of Emperor Pedro I, who declared Brazil's independence from Portugal, returned Monday for politically charged commemorations of the South American nation's 200th birthday.
Coleen Rooney wins ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel fight
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» LONDON: A British judge on Friday effectively branded Rebekah Vardy — the wife of footballer Jamie — a liar as she rejected her “Wagatha Christie” libel suit against Coleen Rooney, following a trial that lifted the lid on celebrity skullduggery.