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Tearful Canadian mother mourns daughter before Carney visits town shaken by killings
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» TUMBLER RIDGE — A grieving Canadian mother whose daughter was murdered in a mass school shooting addressed the public on Thursday, ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to a community in mourning.
Bencic, Svitolina make history as mothers inside tennis top 10
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» MELBOURNE - Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina have made history as the first mothers ranked inside the WTA Tour's top 10 at the same time, with the governing body hailing it as "an incredible moment for women's sport".
French ex-senator found guilty of drugging lawmaker
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» PARIS — A French court Tuesday found a former senator guilty of drugging a woman lawmaker with ecstasy with intent to sexually assault her, and sentenced him to four years in prison, of which 18 months must be behind bars.
Chile wildfires rage for third day, entire towns wiped out
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» LIRQUéN (CHILE) - Wildfires that have killed 19 people in southern Chile and wiped out entire towns, raged for a third day Monday, fanned by high temperatures and strong winds at the height of the southern hemisphere summer.
Major supermarket chain stops advertising on TV in France
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» PARIS - The German deep-discount food retailer Lidl has announced that it would stop advertising on broadcast television in France, where it is one of the country’s top advertisers.
Racing towards great white sharks in Australia
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Sensible people might prefer to flee at torpedo speed from a great white shark, but there’s one job in Australia that pays you to race towards the predators.
Sabrina Carpenter condemns 'evil' use of her music in White House video
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» NEW YORK - US pop singer Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday disavowed the use of one of her songs in a video shared by the White House on social media, describing the clip depicting immigration enforcement raids as "evil and disgusting."
What we know about Hong Kong’s deadly high-rise fire
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» HONG KONG - A devastating fire tore through a Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing dozens of people with hundreds still missing.
From hair weaves to dagger-toting refs: five sumo facts
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» TOKYO — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn celebrated his promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's second-highest rank on Wednesday by holding aloft a large sea bream.
Scotland reach 2026 World Cup with stunning late show, Spain, Switzerland qualify
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» PARIS - Injury-time wonder-goals by Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean handed Scotland a stunning 4-2 win over Denmark on Tuesday to qualify them for the 2026 World Cup, while Spain also booked their ticket with a 2-2 draw against Turkey.