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New Jersey city spurns data centre as defiance spreads
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» NEW BRUNSWICK (UNITED STATES) - Residents of a New Jersey city mobilised within days to kill a planned data centre -- and now activists nationwide want to know how they did it.
Maple syrup or Nutella? PM Carney calls Canadian astronaut
AFP, Published on 09/04/2026
» HOUSTON - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen told Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday that “teamwork is willingness” during an Earth-to-space call celebrating the achievements of the historic lunar journey.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 08/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The latest developments in the Middle East war:
Trump to AFP: Iran deal 'total and complete victory' for US
AFP, Published on 08/04/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump told AFP on Tuesday that the United States had won a "total and complete victory" after agreeing a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran.
Artemis and ISS astronauts share celestial call
AFP, Published on 08/04/2026
» HOUSTON - The Artemis astronauts hurtling back home after circling the Moon have had regular communication with their team on Earth, but on Tuesday they got to chat with colleagues floating elsewhere in space.
Oil rises, stocks fall as Trump's Iran deadline looms
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» LONDON - Oil prices jumped Tuesday and stocks fell after US-Israeli strikes on the key Iranian oil export terminal of Kharg island, with investors bracing for US President Donald Trump's looming deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks.
Nepal vows action against trekker rescue scam
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» KATHMANDU — Nepal's government has developed tough measures to stamp out insurance scams involving unnecessary helicopter rescues of trekkers, an official said Tuesday, a long-running racket threatening the country's vital tourism industry.
Artemis mission headed for first lunar flyby since 1972
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» HOUSTON - The Artemis astronauts on Sunday were approaching a key milestone in their journey to slingshot around the Moon, a historic NASA mission that will see the first woman and first person of color perform a lunar flyby.
AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» TOKYO - Millions of people have been gripped by the juicy twists of an AI-generated TikTok micro-series based on the television hit "Love Island" -- except all the participants are sexy human-like fruit.
Russian court convicts German carnival float artist: reports
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» BERLIN - A German artist known for his carnival floats that satirise politicians has been sentenced in absentia to eight years and six months in jail by a court in Moscow, German media reported on Thursday.