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France's military pigeons race in memory of brave predecessors
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» MONT VALéRIEN (FRANCE) - These days, French military pigeon number 193-529 is no longer needed to carry tiny messages during war-time communication blackouts.
Beyonce and the Grammys: a tense relationship again at a head
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» NEW YORK — Beyonce is the most decorated artist in Grammys history, and her album releases have both triggered cultural earthquakes and reshaped music industry norms.
Croatia's populist president appears set for re-election
AFP, Published on 12/01/2025
» ZAGREB - Croatians began casting ballots Sunday in a presidential runoff where the incumbent Zoran Milanovic appears set to win a second term, in what would be a blow to the scandal-hit governing party.
Police arrest Japan taxi driver after running over pigeon
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» TOKYO - A Tokyo taxi driver was arrested for deliberately driving into a flock of pigeons and killing one, police said Tuesday, reportedly because he was angry that the birds were on the road.
Jewellery with Nazi links set to fetch $150mn at auction
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» GENEVA - Christie's auction house will next week launch the sale of hundreds of jewels that belonged to Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten, whose German businessman husband made his fortune under the Nazis.
Bird man in quake zone still tends to flock
AFP, Published on 18/02/2023
» ANTAKYA, Turkey: Murat Guzel scatters bird feed on the roof as the sun sets over the Antakya restaurant at which he used to work before the earthquake that destroyed the southern Turkish city.
Can the French embrace cuisine sans booze?
AFP, Published on 02/01/2023
» PARIS - It remains an uncomfortably foreign idea for some, but even the wine-loving French are experimenting with non-alcoholic drinks these days.
SYA, Def Jam's taboo-breaking female Malaysian rapper
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» Wearing sunglasses and a tiger print dress as she raps into a mic, Malaysian hip-hop artist SYA calls for empowerment while taking a sledgehammer to stereotypes of Muslim women.
After virus closures, Shakespeare returns... outside
AFP, Published on 14/07/2021
» STRATFORD-UPON-AVON (UNITED KINGDOM) - Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company has returned to the stage after an enforced 18-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic -- at a specially built open-air theatre in the bard's home town.
'Talibanned': From kite-running to breakdancing, Afghan pastimes again under threat
AFP, Published on 05/07/2021
» KABUL - The Taliban outlawed dozens of seemingly innocuous activities and pastimes in Afghanistan during their 1996-2001 rule -- including kite flying, TV soap operas, pigeon racing, fancy haircuts, and even playing music.