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'Full Monty' star Tom Wilkinson dies aged 75
AFP, Published on 31/12/2023
» LONDON - Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson, who starred in "The Full Monty" about a group of unemployed steel workers who launched new careers as strippers died "suddenly" on Saturday.
PSG, Porto into Champions League last 16 as Newcastle exit
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» PARIS - Paris Saint-Germain and Porto qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday as Newcastle bowed out of Europe after losing 2-1 at home to AC Milan.
Gaza, Instagram make an explosive mix in Hollywood
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» PARIS - Hollywood celebrities are paying the price for taking sides in the Gaza war -- plastering their social media accounts with slogans such as "Free Palestine" or "I stand with Israel".
Nazi survivor worries about anti-Semitism in her UK haven
AFP, Published on 02/12/2023
» LONDON - Alexandra Greensted was one of around 10,000 Jewish children rescued from the Nazis' clutches and transported to London, but 84 years on, she is now worried about anti-Semitism in her UK haven.
From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths.
S.Africa's Pistorius granted parole over girlfriend's murder
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» PRETORIA - South Africa's ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison in January after he was granted parole on Friday, a decade after he shot dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a crime that gripped the world, prison authorities said.
S. Africa's Pistorius in fresh parole bid decade after murder
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» PRETORIA: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was Friday seeking an early release from prison, a decade after he killed his girlfriend in a crime that gripped the world.
Verstappen claims record victory to draw level with Prost
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» MEXICO CITY - World champion Max Verstappen drew level with Alain Prost on 51 Formula One victories on Sunday when he claimed his record 16th triumph of the season at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Man Utd claim vital Champions League win, Bellingham strikes again
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» PARIS - Andre Onana's last-gasp penalty save secured a vital Champions League win for Manchester United against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday, while Jude Bellingham scored again for Real Madrid in their victory over Braga.
Toxic? Britney tells of troubles in new memoir
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears, the dewy-eyed child star who became a global pop phenomenon and then melted down in full view of the world, tells her story Tuesday with the release of her already bestselling memoir.