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Machado vows to make Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
AFP, Published on 06/12/2025
» OSLO - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has vowed to go to Norway to pick up her Nobel Peace Prize, defying a warning from Caracas that she would be a fugitive if she did so.
Trump all smiles as he wins FIFA's new peace prize
AFP, Published on 06/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump became the first ever recipient of FIFA's new peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw Friday -- a compensation gift for a leader whose dream of winning the Nobel remains unfulfilled.
All eyes on Washington for World Cup draw
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place in Washington on Friday, with Donald Trump set to play a prominent part in a star-studded ceremony that will mark out the path to glory for contenders at the first-ever 48-team finals.
World Cup draw starts countdown to 2026 finals with Trump presiding
AFP, Published on 04/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - The countdown to the first 48-team World Cup begins in earnest on Friday as the draw for the 2026 finals takes place in Washington, with Donald Trump set to dominate much of the attention.
Football world braces for 2026 World Cup draw with Trump presiding
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - The draw for the 2026 World Cup -- the biggest edition of football's global showpiece ever held -- takes place in Washington on Friday with US President Donald Trump expected to feature prominently in proceedings.
FIFA announce new peace prize to be awarded at World Cup draw in Washington
AFP, Published on 06/11/2025
» MIAMI - FIFA has created a new annual award called the FIFA Peace Prize to be awarded for the first time during the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, world soccer's governing body said Wednesday.
Unnamed skeletons? US museum at centre of ethical debate
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» PHILADELPHIA — For years, a man's giant intestine was anonymously on display at a US medical museum in Philadelphia, identified only by his initials JW.
Creepy find: German customs net tarantulas in cookie shipment
AFP, Published on 15/07/2025
» FRANKFURT - German customs officers have discovered a massive haul of about 1,500 tarantulas hidden inside a shipment disguised as cookies, authorities said Monday.
Trump restores names of military bases honouring Confederates, with a twist
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - United States President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has ordered the restoration of the names of several US military bases that honored officers who fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
China, Vietnam sign agreements after Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere'
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» HANOI - China and Vietnam signed dozens of cooperation agreements Monday, strengthening ties between the communist-run countries after Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners".