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New Mexico jury finds Meta liable for endangering children
AFP, Published on 25/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found social media giant Meta liable for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators on its platforms and other dangers.
Bitter pill: Cuba runs low on life-saving medicines
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» HAVANA - Cuban Jessica Rodriguez never knows if she will find the medicines that keep her four-year-old son alive in a country that has all but run out of essential drugs.
Gene Hackman 'likely dead nine days when found'
AFP, Published on 01/03/2025
» SANTA FE — Hollywood legend Gene Hackman had likely been dead for over a week when he and his wife were found lifeless in their New Mexico home, the local sheriff said Friday.
Oscar winner Gene Hackman and wife found dead at home
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» The two-time Oscar-winning American actor Gene Hackman and his longtime wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead inside their home in New Mexico, media outlets reported on Thursday.
Sublime! 'Barbie' tops $1bn globally in first for solo woman director
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's pink wave has yet to crest as Warner Bros.' "Barbie" dominated for a third straight weekend in North American theaters, pushing the film's global haul past $1 billion in a first for a woman director, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
'Barbie' trounces 'Oppenheimer' at N.American box offices in 'historic' weekend
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES - With legions of pink-clad moviegoers swarming theaters, Warner Bros.' "Barbie" conquered North American box offices in its debut weekend, raking in $155 million, Sunday estimates showed -- nearly double the cash of its second-place competitor.
Cormac McCarthy, revered American novelist, dies at 89
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» NEW YORK: Celebrated author Cormac McCarthy, an unflinching chronicler of America's bleak frontiers and grim underbelly, died on Tuesday aged 89, his publisher said.
Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin to be dropped: lawyer
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin over a fatal shooting on a movie set are to be dropped, his lawyer and sources to US media said Thursday, as newly appointed special prosecutors take over the case.
Shots fired at Messi family store, threatening message left for star
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» ROSARIO (ARGENTINA) - In the dead of night, two men fired shots at a closed supermarket belonging to the family of Lionel Messi's wife, before leaving a threatening message on the ground aimed at the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Massive power cut plunges Argentina into dark for hours
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - A major power outage crippled several of Argentina's provinces on Wednesday, including parts of Buenos Aires, plunging millions of people into darkness for at least two hours as summer temperatures soared, officials said.