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Mind games: How football stars are fuelling chess boom
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» LONDON — Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game's popularity among younger people.
UN pushes fuel solutions for Cuba amid US talks
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» HAVANA - The United Nations has proposed an emergency plan for crisis-hit Cuba, including tracking fuel use, amid talks with the United States on allowing energy imports for humanitarian services, a UN official said Wednesday.
BTS concert drew 18.4 million viewers, says Netflix
AFP, Published on 25/03/2026
» SEOUL — The comeback concert by Korean popular (K-pop) megastars BTS drew an estimated 18.4 million viewers worldwide, streaming giant Netflix said Wednesday.
Plane, fire truck collide on runway at major New York airport
AFP, Published on 23/03/2026
» NEW YORK - A plane carrying dozens of people collided with a fire truck late Sunday on a runway at New York's LaGuardia airport, forcing a halt to flights at the transport hub, authorities said.
Iran vets friendly ships for Hormuz passage: trackers
AFP, Published on 18/03/2026
» LONDON - Iran is selecting ships from friendly countries to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial trade waterway cut off by the Middle East war, data trackers indicated Tuesday.
Thousands of Chinese boats mass at sea, raising questions
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» TAIPEI — Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential regional crisis or conflict.
Search called off after Indonesia landfill collapse kills seven
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers have called off the search for victims of a landslide at the country's largest open landfill after pulling seven bodies out from under debris, an official said Tuesday.
Why 1,000 stranded ships lost their GPS in the Mideast
AFP, Published on 08/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the widening war are likely worse than those in your cell phone.
Kuwait airport, Saudi Arabia targeted as Iran presses Gulf attacks
AFP, Published on 08/03/2026
» DUBAI - Gulf nations reported on Sunday missiles and drone attacks, while Iran vowed to press on with strikes against neighbouring countries as the regional war entered its second week.
Flights to evacuate stranded travellers in Middle East
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Governments and airlines scrambled on Tuesday to repatriate tens of thousands of travellers stranded in the Middle East following the eruption of a regional conflict sparked by Israel-US strikes on Iran.