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The platypus is even weirder than thought, scientists discover
AFP, Published on 19/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - They already have the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, lay eggs like reptiles and have venom like snakes.
Israel, Hamas due in Egypt for ceasefire talks
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» CAIRO - Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on Monday, with President Donald Trump urging negotiators to "move fast" to end the nearly two-year war in Gaza.
Indie favorite Jarmusch beats out Gaza war film for Venice top prize
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» VENICE - A gentle study of dysfunctional families by veteran American director Jim Jarmusch clinched top prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday, while a harrowing docu-drama about the Gaza war took second.
Harrowing docu-drama gives ‘voice’ to Gaza victims
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» VENICE - A gut-wrenching film premiering at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday about a five-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza last year gives a “voice” to Palestinian victims of the war, its director says.
Israel says killed spokesman for Hamas armed wing
AFP, Published on 31/08/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel said Sunday its forces had killed the spokesman of Hamas's armed wing in a strike on Gaza a day earlier, the latest fatality in the group's senior ranks in the nearly two-year war.
Julia Roberts looks to ‘stir it up’ with cancel-culture film
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» VENICE - Julia Roberts hopes to “stir it all up” for viewers of her new film about a university professor grappling with fraught US campus politics, as the Hollywood star made her debut at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.
Clooney and Netflix team up for Venice festival spotlight
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» VENICE - Hollywood stars and Netflix are set to take the spotlight on Thursday on the second day of the prestigious Venice film festival, with George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Emma Stone preparing for high-profile premieres.
Showtime in Venice: monsters, aliens, Clooney and Roberts
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» VENICE - The Venice Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday with the return of Hollywood royalty to Italy’s swanky movie showcase, where 21 films from around the globe will vie for the prestigious Golden Lion award.
First responders in Gaza run out of supplies
AFP, Published on 08/05/2025
» GAZA CITY - First responders in Gaza said on Thursday that their operations were at a near standstill, more than two months into a full Israeli blockade that has left food and fuel in severe shortage.
Chinese lion dance troupe shrugs off patriarchal past
AFP, Published on 27/01/2025
» SHANTOU (CHINA) - Flinging her male teammate into the air, performer Lin Xinmeng practises China's world-famous lion dance with a troupe that is shrugging off centuries of patriarchal norms.