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Swiss investigators rush to identify victims of New Year's fire
AFP, Published on 02/01/2026
» CRANS-MONTANA — Investigators raced on Friday to identify the victims of a fire that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana, turning a New Year's celebration into one of the country's worst tragedies.
Trump escalates crackdown threats with Chicago 'war' warning
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to unleash his newly rebranded "Department of War" on Chicago, further heightening tensions over his push to deploy troops into Democratic-led US cities.
Utopia and fragile democracy at Art Basel fair
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» BASEL (SWITZERLAND) - This year's Art Basel, the world's top contemporary art fair, paints a portrait of a troubled planet, with works embodying the relentless pursuit of happiness and the fragility of democracies.
Julia Roberts wants cheeseburgers and booze at the apocalypse
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» PARIS - Julia Roberts, who stars in the new apocalyptic comedy-drama "Leave the World Behind", says the end of humanity would be a good time to indulge herself.
Israel steps up Gaza strikes ahead of ground invasion
AFP, Published on 22/10/2023
» RAFAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel heavily bombarded Gaza overnight after warning it would intensify strikes ahead of a ground invasion, as the war sparked by Hamas's bloody attack entered its third week on Sunday.
Will AI really destroy humanity?
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» PARIS - The warnings are coming from all angles: artificial intelligence poses an existential risk to humanity and must be shackled before it is too late.
Hamburg gunman: disturbed entrepreneur who penned apocalyptic book
AFP, Published on 12/03/2023
» HAMBURG: Details are emerging about the gunman who shot dead six Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany, painting a picture of a disturbed businessman who battled paranoia and penned an apocalypse-themed book.
Indonesia to audit all oil depots after fire tragedy
AFP, Published on 04/03/2023
» JAKARTA: Residents searched through the remains of their charred homes on Saturday after a fuel storage depot fire left at least 17 people dead, including two children.
'So scared': Fear of aftershocks in debris-strewn Turkey
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Tulin Akkaya had just started to gather her thoughts after being woken by the biggest earthquake to strike Turkey in nearly a century when a second massive jolt sent her scrambling for safety on the street.
Doomsday Clock to be updated against backdrop of Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 24/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - The "Doomsday Clock," which represents the judgment of leading science and security experts about the perils to human existence, is to be updated on Tuesday against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and other crises.