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Viva! Spain bull-running fiesta returns after pandemic pause
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» PAMPLONA (SPAIN) - A red-and-white sea of revellers erupted in celebration Wednesday, dousing each other with wine in a packed Pamplona square as Spain's most famous bull-running festival returned after a two-year absence due to the pandemic.
The game must go on
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 03/07/2022
» Young people in their crisp Little League uniforms ran up and down the field in giddy anticipation. The smell of nacho cheese and sizzling chicken fajitas spread through the bleachers on the hot summer night breeze.
Swiatek grew up a 'fighter' on Warsaw's tennis courts
AFP, Published on 03/06/2022
» WARSAW - Iga Swiatek, the world number one who on Saturday could win her second French Open title, has displayed a fighting spirit since her early days hammering balls on Warsaw's tennis courts.
Long-awaited high-speed train rolls out
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/05/2022
» When Andy Byford ran New York City's dilapidated subway system, fed-up New Yorkers hailed his crusade to make the trains run with fewer delays and lamented his premature exit after clashes with the governor at the time, Andrew Cuomo. He was a familiar, unfailingly cheerful presence on its often-restive platforms. Straphangers even took to calling him "Train Daddy".
A paw-some day trip: dogs ride Japan bullet train
AFP, Published on 22/05/2022
» KARUIZAWA (JAPAN) - On Japan's bullet trains, dogs usually have to travel in a carrier, but on Saturday they could stretch their paws and enjoy the scenery on a special pet-friendly express.
Vietnamese dad spends thousands converting van into wooden tank for son
AFP, Published on 29/03/2022
» BAC NINH (VIETNAM) - A Vietnamese father has spent hundreds of hours and invested thousands converting an old van into a wooden tank for his son -- an unusual hobby in a country once ravaged by war.
World set to ring in another pandemic Christmas
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» SYDNEY: Omicron's rise has heralded another pandemic-tinged Christmas for billions, with Santa's arrival and longed-for family reunions overshadowed by the prospect of yet more Covid restrictions.
Scarred for life: Canada's uprooted Indigenous children
AFP, Published on 16/12/2021
» AMOS (CANADA) - Jimmy Papatie, just five years old, clutched at his grandmother's skirt, his face bathed in tears. He did not want to get on the bus. He did not want to be sent away from his family, and the Canadian forest where his Algonquin tribe lived.
Shredded Banksy goes under the hammer in London
AFP, Published on 14/10/2021
» LONDON - A partially shredded canvas of one of British artist Banksy's most celebrated works is expected to sell for millions when it goes under the hammer on Thursday.
Swedish superstars ABBA set to unveil 'sensational' musical comeback
AFP, Published on 02/09/2021
» LONDON - They famously vowed never to reform, to the disappointment of their legions of fans. But nearly four decades after disbanding, Swedish superstars ABBA were on Thursday expected to announce a "sensational comeback" collaboration.