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After deadly floods, Spaniards fight to save photos
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» VALENCIA (SPAIN) - Hundreds of photographs hang to dry at a laboratory, fragile reminders of birthday celebrations and summer vacations nearly swept away by last year's deadly floods in Spain.
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.
Trump unveils investments to power AI boom
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» PITTSBURGH - US President Donald Trump went to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to announce $92 billion in energy and infrastructure deals intended to meet big tech's soaring demand for electricity to fuel the AI boom.
Pentagon chief orders renaming of ship named for gay icon: reports
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of a US Navy ship named after a gay icon, the assassinated former San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, a military affairs website reported Tuesday.
UK's top court to rule on how to define a 'woman'
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» LONDON - Britain's highest court will hand down a landmark ruling Wednesday on the definition of a "woman", weighing in on a long-running, divisive debate about biological sex versus gender identity.
France says Ukraine truce would test Russia's commitment to end war
AFP, Published on 03/03/2025
» PARIS - France on Monday said a plan for a one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine would test Moscow's commitment to ending the war it began with its 2022 invasion.
In a political year, some deaths spoke to the struggles for democracy
The New York TImes, Published on 01/01/2025
» In a year saturated with politics in an ever more polarised world, where the obituary many feared they’d be reading would be that of democracy itself, one death seemed to encapsulate the historical moment we’re in: that of Alexei Navalny.
European human rights rulings could shape climate litigation
Gloria Dickie and Emma Farge of Reuters, Published on 08/04/2024
» LONDON - Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That is the question the European Court of Human Rights will for the first time seek to answer in Strasbourg, France, as it rules this week on three separate climate cases.
'Purpose-driven' Springboks braced for England showdown
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» PARIS - For most rugby players the glory of getting your hands on the Webb Ellis cup would be motivation enough to lay your body on the line in a World Cup semi-final.
England wise to South Africa's 'curveballs' before World Cup semi
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» PARIS - England defence coach Kevin Sinfield said on Tuesday they are aware of South Africa's potential tactical surprises before this weekend's Rugby World Cup semi-final in Paris.