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Paw patrol: Larry the cat marks 15 years at 10 Downing Street
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» LONDON - Larry the cat, the UK's most famous feline, marks 15 years on Sunday as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power around number 10 Downing Street.
EU set to abandon 2035 combustion-engine ban
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» BRUSSELS - The European Union looks set to scrap a landmark 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars on Tuesday, as part of a package of reforms aimed at supporting Europe’s embattled auto industry.
US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signed a deal on rare earth minerals on Monday with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and said Washington's key ally would get its coveted nuclear-powered attack submarines.
From Snoop Dogg to Tom Brady, stars flock to English second-tier clubs
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» LONDON - When Snoop Dogg sang the praises of Swansea City, it signalled the unlikely arrival of the latest celebrity owner in the once unfashionable Championship, English football’s second tier.
Researchers redesign vaginal speculum to ease fear and pain
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» DELFT (NETHERLANDS) - It is cold, hard, metallic and commonly associated with pain. Not a mediaeval torture instrument, but the vaginal speculum used every day around the world for essential gynaecological exams.
Faced with US heat waves, the Navajo push for power -- and A/C
AFP, Published on 13/07/2025
» TONALEA (UNITED STATES) - Workmen plant electricity poles in the rust-orange earth of the Navajo Nation and run cables to Christine Shorty's house -- finally giving her power against the searing Arizona desert heat.
Seine reopens to Paris swimmers after century-long ban
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» PARIS - The River Seine reopened to swimmers on Saturday morning in Paris, allowing people to take a dip in the French capital's iconic waterway for the first time since 1923.
Queen's champion Alcaraz in the groove ahead of Wimbledon
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» LONDON - Carlos Alcaraz warned his Wimbledon rivals that he "feels great" on grass after the world number two defied his own expectations by winning the Queen's Club title for a second time.
‘Floating village’ to house Asian Games athletes in Japan
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» TOKYO - Athletes at next year’s Asian Games in Japan will stay on a “floating village” cruise ship and in converted shipping containers, an organising official told AFP, defending the cost-cutting move.
Sinner and Djokovic step up French Open challenges
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» PARIS - Jannik Sinner takes on the retiring Richard Gasquet at the French Open on Thursday, while Novak Djokovic looks to sharpen his game in the second round in his pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam title.