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You're kidding! Prince William reveals Aston Villa superstitions
AFP, Published on 14/03/2025
» LONDON - Prince William revealed on Friday that he is such a superstitious Aston Villa supporter that he often resorts to shuffling his children around his house to help bring the team a change of luck.
Pogba, potions and impotence: the secret world of witch doctors in France
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» PARIS - "There's a lot of jealousy in football," said Sheikh Issa, holding up a piece of bark and a bottle of a yellowish potion.
From flags to tattoos, Naples turns blue as title fever grows
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» NAPLES (ITALY) - Napoli haven't won the title yet, but Naples is already in party mode.
Battle to save Panama turtle at center of aphrodisiac superstition
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» PUNTA CHAME (PANAMA) - The sea turtles of Punta Chame, a peninsula of Panama that juts into the Pacific Ocean, face an existential threat similar to the rhino and pangolin: human superstition.
Ukraine's 58th brigade in the heart of the Bakhmut mire
AFP, Published on 01/11/2022
» BAKHMUT (UKRAINE) - In the east Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, 15 kilometres (nine miles) from the positions held by Russian forces, an artillery unit waits for the signal.
Revolution at the home of Thai boxing after Covid KO
AFP, Published on 16/11/2021
» Out with the gamblers and harsh neon lights, in with female fighters and fancy lasers -- after a 20-month coronavirus break, Thai kickboxing's spiritual home is embarking on a revolution.
Cambodian farmers deploy scarecrows to ward off virus
AFP, Published on 11/10/2020
» Armed with a stick, a floral-shirted scarecrow with a plastic pot for a head stands guard in front of a rural Cambodian home -- a sentry erected by superstitious farmers to ward off the coronavirus.
Philippine Catholics swarm Christ icon hoping for miracle
AFP, Published on 09/01/2020
» MANILA - Swarms of barefoot believers thronged a revered icon of Jesus Christ on Thursday in Manila for a slow-moving and raucous procession considered one of the world's largest shows of Catholic fervour.
DR Congo makes new push to fight year-old Ebola epidemic
AFP, Published on 31/07/2019
» GOMA (DR CONGO) - An Ebola epidemic raging in eastern DR Congo marks its first year on Thursday in a mood of fear mingled with hope that fresh money and a change of leadership will turn the tide.
Hordes hoping for miracle throng Philippine Catholic procession
AFP, Published on 09/01/2019
» MANILA - Throngs of believers flung themselves at a historic statue of Jesus Christ as it was paraded through the Philippine capital on Wednesday in an annual festival that is one of the world's biggest shows of Catholic zeal.