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On Bourbon Street, a grim cleanup after deadly nightmare
AFP, Published on 03/01/2025
» NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans cleaning crews washed down Bourbon Street Thursday after authorities largely concluded their on-site investigation of a ghastly New Years attack as the iconic nightlife hub prepared to reopen.
Israel presses Gaza offensive in war it says will last 'months'
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (Palestinian territories) - Israel pressed its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday after telling key backer the United States that the war to crush Hamas will last "more than several months".
Ukraine reclaims swathes of east in shock offensive to oust Russia
AFP, Published on 11/09/2022
» KHARKIV, Ukraine: Ukraine said Sunday that its forces were pushing back Russia's military from strategic holdouts in the east of the country after Moscow announced a retreat from Kyiv's sweeping counter-offensive.
US CVS pharmacies limit morning-after pill purchases to avoid shortage
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» NEW YORK - The US drugstore chain CVS said on Monday that it had temporarily limited purchases of the morning-after pill to three boxes per transaction, in order to avoid a shortage following a recent US Supreme Court verdict that revoked the constitutional right to abortion.
Fans queue before dawn to witness 'Messimania' in Paris
AFP, Published on 12/08/2021
» PARIS: Determined queues formed before dawn in front of the club shop on the Champs- Elysees while raucous crowds gathered outside the Parc des Princes stadium on Wednesday as Lionel Messi was officially unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player.
In the can: armed Hong Kong toilet roll heist gang jailed
AFP, Published on 11/03/2021
» HONG KONG - Knife-wielding men who stole hundreds of toilet rolls during panic-buying shortages in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong were jailed for more than three years on Thursday.
Taiwan pedals faster to meet global pandemic demand for bikes
AFP, Published on 15/06/2020
» TAICHUNG, Taiwan: Deserted streets, cabin fever and worries over Covid-enabling commutes in Europe and America have sent demand for bikes into high gear -- with factories in Taiwan racing to push out new units and scrambling to find parts.
Australian police raid virus-hit cruise ship, seize 'black box'
AFP, Published on 09/04/2020
» SYDNEY: Australian police have raided the coronavirus-stricken Ruby Princess cruise ship and seized its black box, they said Thursday, as part of a criminal investigation after thousands of passengers were allowed to disembark in Sydney and 15 later died of the illness.
Demand explodes for New York food banks
AFP, Published on 31/03/2020
» NEW YORK - New York food banks have become inundated with newcomers deprived of income since the near-total halt of business in the United States' economic capital.
Amazon faces new role in virus crisis: lifeline
AFP, Published on 19/03/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon is finding itself in a new role in the coronavirus crisis as hunkered-down consumers increasingly turn to the tech giant for anything from toilet tissue to streaming television.