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Feeling stressed? Cuddle a cow, says UK dairy farm
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» BEVERLEY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Morag, an imposing Highland cow with a caramel coat, ambles out of the main shed at Dumble Farm in northern England and stands ready to meet her guests.
Monaco ruler caught up in messy lawsuit
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» MONACO: A former confidant of Monaco’s ruler Prince Albert II is suing the monarch in an unprecedented and potentially damaging court case triggered by the release of leaks that have rocked the usually placid Mediterranean playground for the rich and famous.
France's eye in the sky: Tracking Russian vessels in the Baltic
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» ONBOARD ATLANTIQUE 2 OVER THE BALTIC SEA: The cluster of dots on the Atlantique 2's screens may seem like a confusing mess to the untrained eye, but not to the crew of the French naval surveillance aircraft tasked with telling friend from foe in the Baltic Sea.
Nigerian oil blast kills 110
AFP, Published on 25/04/2022
» LAGOS - The death toll from an explosion at an illegal refinery in southern Nigeria rose to 110 on Sunday, the emergency services said, as more people died from their injuries.
Shelling fails to shift last civilians from Kyiv's ghost suburb
AFP, Published on 14/03/2022
» IRPIN (UKRAINE) - Most of the citizens of Irpin, a once well-to-do commuter suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, have fled the Russian army's bombardment.
'Snow guns' spewing Beijing Olympics snow raise environment concerns
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» YANQING, China: Bright yellow turbines line the slopes of the Beijing Winter Olympics, spraying out the artificial snow needed for the Games to take place.
Albania's flamingos flourish in virus lockdown
AFP, Published on 23/04/2020
» NARTë, Albania: With tourists home, boats docked and factories silenced under a coronavirus lockdown, Albania's pink flamingos and curly pelicans are flourishing in the newfound tranquility of lagoons dotting the country's western coastline.
Hong Kong police enter ransacked campus after protest siege
AFP, Published on 28/11/2019
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong police on Thursday entered a ransacked university campus where authorities faced off for days with barricaded pro-democracy protesters, looking for petrol bombs and other dangerous materials left over from the occupation.
Hong Kong police enter ransacked campus after protest siege
AFP, Published on 28/11/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Thursday entered a ransacked university campus where authorities faced off for days with barricaded pro-democracy protesters, looking for petrol bombs and other dangerous materials left over from the occupation.
Tamer Trump on show at G7, but brash US leader never far
AFP, Published on 27/08/2019
» BIARRITZ (FRANCE) - Like Superman disguised as the mild-mannered Clark Kent, Donald Trump showed his tamer side at the G7 -- but the maverick showman expected by the world didn't take long to burst back out.