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Four-song EP by late singer Faithfull to be released in April
AFP, Published on 14/03/2025
» LONDON - A new four-song EP by British singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who died in January, is to be released in April, with the title track out on Friday, her family announced.
In Sierra Leone, the people fighting the sea to build a home
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» FREETOWN - Off a path in Cockle Bay, a slum in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, lies the squat, tin-roofed house where Lamrana Bah lives and works.
Afghan families go back to making carpets as economy unravels
AFP, Published on 12/12/2021
» KABUL - Four Afghan brothers have hauled their family's carpet loom out of storage in the desperate hope of earning a living as the nation's economy teeters on the edge of ruin.
Excitement as Cannes Film Festival reopens after pandemic hiatus
AFP, Published on 06/07/2021
» CANNES (FRANCE) - The famed Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday, and despite social distancing subduing some of its signature glamour, excitement is rife for the first fully fledged film festival since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
French bulldogs battle labradors for top dog status in US
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» NEW YORK: French bulldogs are on track to end labrador retrievers' three-decade reign as top dog in the United States, the American Kennel Club said Tuesday.
Scientists discover 30 new species in Galapagos depths
AFP, Published on 18/08/2020
» QUITO: An international team of marine scientists have discovered 30 new species of invertebrates in deep water surrounding the Galapagos, the Ecuadoran archipelago's national park authorities announced Monday.
Supreme Court to hear sentencing case for 'Washington sniper'
AFP, Published on 16/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - He has described himself as a "monster" and confessed to his crimes. Lee Boyd Malvo was 17 years old when he and an accomplice carried out a deadly three-week shooting spree that terrorized the Washington area in 2002.
Aussie policeman investigated over wombat stoning
AFP, Published on 03/10/2019
» SYDNEY - An Australian police officer is being investigated after an online video appeared to show him stoning a wombat to death, police said Thursday.
Bauhaus design turns 100 amid disputes over legacy
AFP, Published on 19/01/2019
» WEIMAR, Germany: Bauhaus, the design school that left its mark on everything from teapots to tower blocks and iPhones to Ikea, marks its centenary this year, touching off a politically charged debate about its lasting impact.
Women's fight for toilets in rural Pakistan
AFP, Published on 24/11/2018
» BASTI AMEERWALA (PAKISTAN) - For as long as she can remember, Ayeesha Siddiqua has fought her male relatives for access to toilets -- but a sanitation drive by new premier Imran Khan could make life easier for women in patriarchal Pakistan.