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France imposes smoking ban on beaches, parks
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» PARIS - France on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and create the country's first non-smoking generation.
Critically-ill pope had a good night, Vatican says
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, spent a peaceful night and was "resting" Monday, the Vatican said amidst global concern over the pontiff's health.
Trump cases thrust Supreme Court into US election fray
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court played a critical role in deciding the 2000 presidential election when it halted a vote recount in Florida with Republican George W. Bush holding a razor-thin edge over Democrat Al Gore.
To find out how wildlife is doing, scientists try listening
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» BANGKOK - A reedy pipe and a high-pitched trill duet against the backdrop of a low-pitched insect drone. Their symphony is the sound of a forest, and is monitored by scientists to gauge biodiversity.
France weighs ‘all options’ to tackle riots
AFP and Reuters, Published on 30/06/2023
» PARIS: France’s leadership said “all options” were open on Friday, including a state of emergency, to clamp down on three nights of violent and fiery protests over a policeman’s killing of a teenager.
'Coronation Quiche' is not a quiche, say French purists
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - Britain's palace has unveiled a special vegetarian "quiche" to mark King Charles III's coronation on Saturday, but purists in France say the festive dish has been mislabelled.
World's tallest 'hemp hotel' trails South Africa's green credentials
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» CAPE TOWN - With 12 storeys, a breathtaking view of Cape Town's imposing Table Mountain and a minimal ecological footprint, the world's tallest building made with industrial hemp is soon to open its doors in South Africa.
No Messi, no Neymar as PSG suffer first loss of season
AFP, Published on 02/01/2023
» LENS (FRANCE) - Paris Saint-Germain, without World Cup winner Lionel Messi and Neymar, lost for the first time in any competition since March 20 last year when they were defeated 3-1 at Lens on Sunday.
Climate activists hurl pea soup on Van Gogh in Rome
AFP, Published on 05/11/2022
» ROME - A group of activists on Friday splashed pea soup onto a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece in Rome, in a protest they warned will continue until more attention was paid to climate change.
Lost Leger painting found on back of another canvas
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» THE HAGUE: Art experts in the Netherlands said Thursday they had discovered an important painting by the French Cubist Fernand Leger that had been hidden for more than a century on the back of another canvas.