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Elgar bids to bow out on winning note and seal series win
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» CAPE TOWN - Dean Elgar will bid to bring the curtain down on his Test career by skippering South Africa to victory in the second and final Test against an India side who are likely to make at least two changes.
‘Tiny houses’ tackle giant flood challenge
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» CHAR SHILDAHA, Bangladesh - An award-winning architect in Bangladesh, one of the nations most at risk from flooding driven by climate change, has developed an ingenious two-floor housing solution to help people survive what scientists warn is a growing threat.
Legal battles loom as first Mickey Mouse copyright ends
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Almost a century after his big-screen debut, Mickey Mouse enters the public domain on Monday, opening the floodgates to potential remakes, spin-offs, adaptations and legal battles with Disney.
French star chef quits restaurant after 'troubling' hazing
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» BIARRITZ (FRANCE) - A French star chef has abruptly quit his luxury hotel job after a kitchen hand was reportedly tied up naked and humiliated, the hotel chain said Thursday.
A migrant's odyssey from Venezuela to the United States
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» MATAMOROS (MEXICO) - Lying in the jungle with a gun pointed at him, Marcel Maldonado remembered his mother's warning about the dangers of migrating overland to the United States -- and wondered if he'd get out alive.
Daihatsu suspends all production in Japan
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» TOKYO - The Japanese carmaker Daihatsu has suspended all its domestic production as the Toyota-owned company faces a massive safety testing scandal.
US-Canada military 'tracks' Santa for 68th year
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - The joint US-Canadian military monitoring agency has continued its decades-long tradition of tracking Santa's whereabouts, helping children around the globe find out when his reindeer-powered, present-filled sleigh is coming to town.
Khawaja insists armband was not political, after ICC reprimand
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» MELBOURNE - Australia's Usman Khawaja said Friday that a black armband he wore in the first Test against Pakistan was for a "personal bereavement" and not politically motivated, after the star batter was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Fluminense faces acid test in Club World Cup final
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Fluminense coach Fernando Diniz's free-flowing style that he has labelled the antithesis to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola's football faces the ultimate test when the two men face off in Friday's Club World Cup final.
Toyota subsidiary to halt shipment of all models over rigged safety tests
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» TOKYO - Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu said on Wednesday it will suspend shipments of all car models currently in production both in Japan and abroad, following new revelations about its rigging of safety tests.