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Green and gold fever grips S.Africa ahead of Rugby World Cup final
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - From restaurant cooks to street workers, Springbok jersey-wearing South Africans are ubiquitous in Johannesburg, as a frenzied mood grips the nation in anticipation of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.
Netflix gains subscribers with ads and password crackdown
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix on Wednesday said subscriber numbers grew nearly 11 percent to 247 million in the recently ended third quarter as it cracked down on password sharing and refined an ad-supported tier.
Crisis-struck German maker of Playmobil toys cuts jobs
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» BERLIN - The crisis-hit German toy company behind Playmobil, the small plastic figures loved by children the world over, said on Monday that it was cutting 17 percent of its workforce.
Maiden match: three centuries of India's cricket obsession
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» TANKARI BANDAR (INDIA) - Marooned mercenaries, gun-toting guards and sword-waving crowds; historians say the little-known tale of how cricket came to India three centuries ago shows how the game can bring people together.
Entertainment industry struggles with 215bn piracy site visits
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE): Anti-piracy authorities say they have cracked down on illegal streaming of films and TV programmes, but data suggests the practice is booming, reaching 215 billion illegal site visits last year.
Bola Tinubu takes helm in Nigeria, Africa's troubled giant
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» ABUJA - Long-time political kingmaker Bola Tinubu was sworn in as president of Nigeria on Monday, succeeding Muhammadu Buhari, a former general who stepped down after two terms in office.
Russian captain of US ship taken by pirates off Gabon
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» LIBREVILLE: The Russian skipper of a US-owned bulk carrier was kidnapped along with two of his officers, both Georgian, when their vessel was attacked by pirates outside a Gabonese port, officials said Wednesday.
Pirates board Danish ship in Gulf of Guinea
AFP, Published on 28/03/2023
» COPENHAGEN: A Danish-owned Liberian-flagged oil tanker was boarded by pirates over the weekend in the Gulf of Guinea, the owner said Tuesday, adding that contact with the 16 crew members had been lost.
Stars pay tribute to Vivienne Westwood
AFP, Published on 30/12/2022
» PARIS: Celebrities including Victoria Beckham and "Sex and the City" star Kim Cattrall were on Friday among the stars paying tribute to Vivienne Westwood following the death of the iconic British designer.
Amber Heard agrees to pay Johnny Depp $1m in defamation case
AFP, Published on 20/12/2022
» WASHINGTON: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their acrimonious defamation case, they said Monday, with the actress agreeing to pay her former husband US$1 million over claims he physically abused her.