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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.
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.
Trump, Rwanda and DR Congo leaders sign deal despite fresh violence
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace deal Thursday, even as fresh violence raised questions about the accord to end one of Africa's longest wars.
DR Congo ex-president Kabila sentenced to death in absentia for 'treason'
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» KINSHASA - A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for "treason".
David vs Goliath: Inside the legal battle to help Trump's deportees in El Salvador
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» SANTA TECLA — A small group of overstretched and outmatched lawyers is fighting for the rights of men deported by the Trump administration and held in a notorious Salvadoran prison -- a David vs Goliath battle that may end up in international courts.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75
AFP, Published on 09/12/2023
» PARIS - On December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the hope of creating a better world after the horrors of World War II.
Euclid space telescope releases first images
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» DARMSTADT, Germany - The first images from Europe's Euclid space telescope were released on Tuesday, showing a nebula resembling a horse's head, never-before-seen distant galaxies and even "circumstantial evidence" of elusive dark matter.
Biden salutes 'new era' of united Japan, S.Korea in face of China
AFP, Published on 19/08/2023
» CAMP DAVID - US President Joe Biden on Friday hailed a "new era" of unity with the leaders of South Korea and Japan as the allies unveiled new three-way security cooperation at a first-of-a-kind summit that has already rattled China.
US actor Kevin Spacey cleared of UK sex offences
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» LONDON - Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey was acquitted on Wednesday in Britain of nine alleged sex offences, in the latest court victory for the Oscar winner who was one of the first huge stars felled by the #MeToo movement.
Europe's space telescope launches to target universe's dark mysteries
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (UNITED STATES) - Europe's Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday on the first-ever mission aiming to shed light on two of the universe's greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter.