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Elton John decries ‘abhorrent’ privacy breaches by UK tabloids
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» LONDON - Pop icon Elton John on Friday accused the publisher of two UK tabloids of “abhorrent” privacy invasions “outside even the most basic standards of human decency” as he testified at London’s High Court.
Djokovic advances at US Open as Sabalenka, Alcaraz step up title bids
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to reach the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as defending women's champion Aryna Sabalenka prepared to step up her title bid.
Grand Vietnam parade 50 years after the fall of Saigon
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam mounted its biggest-ever celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.
Grand Vietnam parade 50 years after the fall of Saigon
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» HO CHI MINH CITY - Vietnam is set to hold its biggest celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.
Australian sect members guilty in girl’s death
The New York Times, Published on 29/01/2025
» The parents of a diabetic girl who died just shy of her ninth birthday and a dozen members of their religious sect were found guilty of manslaughter by an Australian court on Wednesday for withholding lifesaving medication.
Freeman's World Series walk-off home run ball sold for $1.56m
AFP, Published on 16/12/2024
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman's World Series walk-off grand slam baseball sold for $1.56 million at auction, making it the third most expensive baseball ever sold, organisers said on Sunday.
Elton John says he has lost his eyesight
Reuters, Published on 03/12/2024
» LONDON - Music legend Elton John has told a theatre audience in London that he’s lost his sight after struggling to recover from an eye infection earlier in the year.
Last marine heat wave providing lessons for the future
Published on 02/12/2024
» SAN FRANCISCO — They call it “the Blob". A decade ago, sea surface temperatures in the Pacific soared 11 degrees Celsius above normal.
Donald Trump promotes new crypto business
The New York Times, Published on 17/09/2024
» A day after an apparent assassination attempt, former US president Donald Trump appeared on an online livestream Monday to champion his latest business venture: cryptocurrencies.
Next few months crucial in Myanmar war
Reuters, Published on 07/05/2024
» In the jungles of southeastern Myanmar’s Dawna Hills, rebels from an armed ethnic group are fighting to hold back columns of reinforcements sent by the country’s ruling junta to try to reclaim Myawaddy, a critical trading outpost on the Thai border.