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Montreal ice dance academy churns out Olympic champions
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» MONTREAL - When the Winter Olympics start in Italy next month, ice dancers from rival countries will be competing for the same medals -- but in the buildup to the Games, many of them trained under the same roof.
Harry set for final courtroom battle against UK media
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» LONDON - Prince Harry is to return to London this week for the trial into his claims that a UK newspaper group unlawfully gathered information, in the former royal's last case in his long-running crusade against the media.
K-Pop heartthrobs BTS to kick off world tour in April
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» SEOUL — K-Pop megastars BTS will kick off their first world tour in four years in April, their label said on Wednesday, part of a hotly-anticipated comeback following a hiatus for the South Koreans whose music has become a global phenomenon.
Rybakina has little hope of change to tennis schedule
AFP, Published on 09/01/2026
» BRISBANE — Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina said Friday she agreed with Aryna Sabalenka's description of the tennis schedule as "insane" -- but does not see it changing.
Major supermarket chain stops advertising on TV in France
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» PARIS - The German deep-discount food retailer Lidl has announced that it would stop advertising on broadcast television in France, where it is one of the country’s top advertisers.
Djokovic quits players' union he co-founded
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Novak Djokovic announced on Sunday he was leaving the professional players' union he co-founded in 2020, citing "concerns regarding transparency and governance" within the body.
Trump's Christmas gospel: bombs, blessings and blame
AFP, Published on 27/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Christmas under Donald Trump brought air strikes abroad and political threats at home, as the US president used the holiday to project a vision of power rooted less in peace than in grievance, even as his top lieutenants leaned hard into their Christian faith.
Contenders plot path to 2026 World Cup glory after Trump steals show at draw
AFP, Published on 06/12/2025
» WASHINGTON — The path to glory at the 2026 World Cup has now been laid out after the contenders discovered their tournament fate at Friday's draw ceremony in Washington which was dominated by Donald Trump.
'HIV-free generations': prevention drug rollout brings hope to South Africa
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» GA-RANKUWA (SOUTH AFRICA) (SOUTH AFRICA) - Kegoratile Aphane did not flinch when the needle pierced the skin of her right buttock, injecting a yellow-coloured drug touted as a revolution that could end the HIV pandemic.
Brazil's Lula hunts for deal at Amazon climate summit
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» BELéM (BRAZIL) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hit the corridors of COP30 in Belem on Wednesday, in a push to land a deal at the UN climate talks as nations remained divided over contentious issues.