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Deadly blizzard leaves US in Christmas weekend deep freeze
AFP, Published on 25/12/2022
» NEW YORK: A fearsome winter storm continued to pummel parts of the United States with blizzard conditions Saturday evening after its powerful Arctic winds left over a million customers without power earlier in the day and caused Christmas travel nightmares.
Deadly winter blizzard leaves US in pre-Christmas deep freeze
AFP, Published on 24/12/2022
» NEW YORK - A fearsome winter storm that pummelled the United States with blinding snow and powerful Arctic winds left 1.7 million customers without power Saturday as thousands of cancelled flights stranded travelers making last-minute dashes for Christmas.
Teen believed to be among four victims of Channel capsizing
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» LONDON - A teenager was among the four people who died after a small boat packed with migrants capsized in freezing temperatures in the Channel, a regional official said on Thursday.
Mum's the word as 'relieved' Eileen Gu adds silver to Olympic gold
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» ZHANGJIAKOU (CHINA) - Eileen Gu needed a pep talk from her mum midway through Tuesday's freeski slopestyle final to win her second medal of the Beijing Olympics, but the Californian-born Chinese sensation fell just short of another gold.
The self-made Chinese billionaire battling to save debt-mired Evergrande
AFP, Published on 12/09/2021
» BEIJING: From rural poverty to real estate billions, the fortunes of Xu Jiayin tracked China's runaway growth for much of the past two decades -- but now he is battling to save his Evergrande conglomerate from a quagmire of debt.
Ever Given finally arrives in Rotterdam after Suez block
AFP, Published on 29/07/2021
» HOEK VAN HOLLAND (NETHERLANDS) - The giant container ship MV Ever Given steamed into Rotterdam port early Thursday, more than four months after it got stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking shipping in one of the world's busiest waterways.
Twitter permanently suspends Trump as presidency crumbles
AFP, Published on 09/01/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, already facing mounting calls to step down or risk impeachment, suffered further ignominy Friday when Twitter permanently suspended his account, saying the US leader is too dangerous to use the platform.
Unesco lists couscous as intangible world heritage
AFP, Published on 16/12/2020
» RABAT: Couscous, the Berber dish beloved across northern Africa's Maghreb region and beyond, Wednesday joined the UN list of the world's intangible cultural heritage.
Taste of success for Taiwan's street vendors with Michelin award
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» TAIPEI - A cloud escapes into the air as 80-year-old Taiwanese street food vendor Wu Huang-yi lifts the lid on a giant steaming basket to unveil a piping-hot batch of two dozen buns.
Massive India repatriation begins with flights from UAE
AFP, Published on 08/05/2020
» DUBAI - The first wave of a massive exercise to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Indians stuck abroad began Thursday, with two flights landing in India from the United Arab Emirates.