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Ukraine racer appeals Olympic helmet ban
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» MILAN - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said he hoped “truth would prevail” as he appealed to sport’s highest court on Friday following his Olympic ban, as US figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin eyed a second gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.
'Like a horror movie': 770 km of fear for those fleeing Sudan's El-Fasher
AFP, Published on 14/11/2025
» AL DABBAH (SUDAN) - Survivors of the bloody takeover of El-Fasher walked for days through the desert, past bodies and armed men who humiliated them, desperate to escape the Sudanese city now overrun by paramilitary forces.
Downgraded Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» HAVANA - A downgraded Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early on Wednesday after ripping a path of destruction across Jamaica, which authorities have designated a “disaster area”.
France's military pigeons race in memory of brave predecessors
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» MONT VALéRIEN (FRANCE) - These days, French military pigeon number 193-529 is no longer needed to carry tiny messages during war-time communication blackouts.
500 tourists evacuated from Grand Canyon wildfires
AFP, Published on 12/07/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service saying at least 500 people had been guided out of the danger zone.
From samurai threat to Asian Games as Japan cricket fights obscurity
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» SANO (JAPAN) - Legend has it that death threats from disgruntled samurai warriors were behind Japan's first cricket match in 1863 and the sport has battled for recognition in the baseball-mad country ever since.
Remains of Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old unearthed in Guatemala
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» GUATEMALA CITY - Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the Central American country's Culture Ministry said on Thursday.
M23 calls public meeting in captured DRC city as fighters advance
AFP, Published on 06/02/2025
» GOMA (DR CONGO) - Rwandan-backed M23 called its first public meeting on Thursday since seizing the Congolese city of Goma after deadly clashes, as its fighters advanced towards another regional capital.
Christmas muted in 'grieving' Bethlehem
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» BETHLEHEM (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally rub shoulders with costumed Santas and marching bands are missing this year.
1962 Ferrari auctioned for $51.7 million
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» NEW YORK - A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sports car sold for US$51.7 million in New York on Monday, making it the second most expensive car ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.