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Patchy Italy disability access 'an insult' ahead of Games
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» ROME - Italy hosts the world's top paralympic athletes this month, but just getting across the street in Rome can feel like an Olympian task for wheelchair users.
US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - When the next mission to the International Space Station blasts off from Florida next week, a special keepsake will be hitching a ride: a small stuffed rabbit.
Japan to go panda-less as Ueno zoo pair set for China return in January
Kyodo News, Published on 16/12/2025
» Popular twin pandas at a Japanese zoo will be returned to China in late January, a move that will leave Japan without any pandas for the first time in around half a century and disappoint much of the public, the Tokyo metropolitan government said on Monday.
American father and son die from wasp attack in Laos
The New York Times, Published on 05/11/2025
» An American father and his teenage son died after being stung by swarms of venomous wasps on a zip-lining tour through the tropical forests of northern Laos, according to reports that emerged this week.
Nepal's 'hidden' mountains draw new wave of climbers
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» KATHMANDU — Nepal's mountains including Everest have long drawn climbers from across the world, but a growing community is exploring hidden summits promising solitude and the chance to be first to the top.
'Less and less sea ice': Brazil woman sails solo through Arctic
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - Brazilian navigator Tamara Klink told AFP she encountered "very little" sea ice on her solo sail through the Northwest Passage -- a rare feat that would have been impossible without an icebreaker ship three decades ago.
A French sailor's personal 'Plastic Odyssey'
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PARIS - Simon Bernard's private war on plastic pollution began in 2016.
Nepali 'Everest Man' breaks own record with 31st summit
AFP, Published on 27/05/2025
» KATHMANDU — A 55-year-old Nepali climber dubbed the "Everest Man" reached the peak of the world's highest mountain for a record 31st time on Tuesday, more than three decades after his first summit.
The Premier League's unlikely pretenders to Champions League riches
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» LONDON - The battle for a place in the Champions League is the focus of attention in the final two months of the Premier League season with the title race and relegation battle seemingly a foregone conclusion.
China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation in South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2025
» BEIJING - China accused Australia on Friday of deliberately provoking it with a maritime patrol in the disputed South China Sea this week, saying the latter was spreading "false narratives", though Australia maintained its action adhered to international law.