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Poppies offer hope in fire-scarred Los Angeles
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» ALTADENA, California - When wildfires raged around Los Angeles last year, Rene Amy’s home was razed to a pile of toxic ash.
G7 allies press Rubio on US plans for Iran
AFP, Published on 27/03/2026
» CERNAY-LA-VILLE, France - G7 allies were on Friday pressing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for clarity on American plans for Iran almost one month into the war in the Middle East, as concern intensifies over the damage to the global economy from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Grieving families hail court victory against Instagram, YouTube
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES - Hearing the news that Instagram and YouTube had been found liable Wednesday for contributing to a young American woman's depression, Lori Schott jumped for joy and wept, as if it were her own daughter who had just won her case.
California jury finds Meta, YouTube liable for social media addiction
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their social media platforms, ordering the companies to pay $3 million in damages and opening the door to potentially far larger punitive awards.
Record-breaking heat wave grips western US
AFP, Published on 21/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES - A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years event and all but certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say.
Noma's star chef quits after claims that he hit and bullied staff
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» COPENHAGEN - Danish superchef Rene Redzepi -- whose Noma restaurant was long regarded as the world's best -- said he was stepping down Thursday after allegations that he abused and bullied staff for years.
Four years after banning Russia, FIFA and IOC passive in the face of war
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» LAUSANNE - Four years after world sport rushed to ban Russia for invading Ukraine, the leading governing bodies are reacting guardedly to the US-led attack on Iran, raising accusations of double standards.
Shots fired at singer Rihanna's LA mansion
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES - Pop superstar Rihanna's Los Angeles home was hit by bullets on Sunday when a woman fired shots at the property while the singer was reportedly inside, according to US media.
Rising fuel prices could spark domestic wildfire for Trump
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - Sean Robinson, a 54-year-old schoolteacher in the US capital Washington, did not realise how high fuel prices had gone until he arrived at the pump on Friday.
Trump: Cuba ‘next’ on agenda after Iran
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday Cuba was next on his agenda after Iran, predicting that the communist-run island, crippled by a US energy blockade, is “gonna fall pretty soon”.