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First Winter Games gold goes to Swiss skier
AFP, Published on 07/02/2026
» BORMIO, Italy - Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen scorched to victory in the men’s Olympic downhill in Bormio on Saturday, winning the first gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
Epstein files opened: famous faces, many blacked-out pages
AFP, Published on 20/12/2025
» WASHINGTON — The US Justice Department on Friday began releasing a long-awaited cache of records from its investigations into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein -- though much of the material remained heavily redacted.
Last-gasp Foden goal spares Man City's blushes in win over Leeds
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» LONDON - Phil Foden spared Manchester City's blushes with the last-gasp winner after the Premier League title challengers blew a two-goal lead in a dramatic 3-2 win over lowly Leeds on Saturday.
‘Very worried’: Hong Kong fire survivors hunt for the missing
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» HONG KONG - The morning after saving her elderly neighbour from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, retiree Kwok was trawling through social media groups looking for signs other missing residents were safe on Thursday.
Haaland, Kane and Mbappe battle to be Europe's best
AFP, Published on 20/10/2025
» MANCHESTER - Erling Haaland, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe are all scoring at better than a goal-a-game rates in a blistering start to the season from Europe's top three marksmen.
New-look Liverpool kick off Premier League season
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» MANCHESTER, England - Reigning champions Liverpool kick off the Premier League season later on Friday with Europe’s richest league strengthened by a remarkable £2-billion ($2.7 billion) spending splurge.
Arsenal face revamped Man Utd as new-look Liverpool open Premier League season
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Arsenal face an immediate test of their title credentials against a revamped Manchester United, while a new-look Liverpool launch the new Premier League season at home to Bournemouth on Friday.
In Darwin's wake: Two-year global conservation voyage sparks hope
AFP, Published on 01/08/2025
» ROTTERDAM — After a two-year around-the-world ocean voyage inspired by Charles Darwin, scientists and crew sailed home on a historic vessel into Rotterdam Thursday bearing a warning about climate change -- but also a message of hope.
England stunned by Senegal to put Tuchel under immediate pressure
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» NOTTINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - England slumped to a 3-1 home friendly defeat by Senegal on Tuesday to ramp up the scrutiny on boss Thomas Tuchel one year out from the World Cup.
Canada 'never for sale', Carney tells Trump
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told US President Donald Trump that his country was "not for sale" Tuesday as they met at the White House amid tensions on tariffs and sovereignty.