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Codebreakers find, decipher lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» PARIS: An international team of codebreakers said Wednesday they have found and deciphered the long lost secret letters of 16th-century monarch Mary, Queen of Scots, one of the most argued-over figures in British history.
US police hunt gunman who killed 10 in Lunar New Year shooting
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» MONTEREY PARK (UNITED STATES) - Police were involved in a stand-off Sunday with a man they believe killed 10 people in a mass shooting at a dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations in California.
Ten dead in Lunar New Year shooting in California
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» MONTEREY PARK (UNITED STATES) - Ten people have died and at least 10 others were wounded in a mass shooting at a dance club in a largely Asian city in southern California, police said Sunday, with the suspect still at large hours later.
'Nazi gold' tale sparks Dutch treasure hunt
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» OMMEREN, Netherlands: Muddy holes dot the ground in a Dutch village where a map allegedly showing the location of Nazi loot buried in World War II has triggered an invasion of treasure hunters.
Germany hands back looted artefacts to Nigeria
AFP, Published on 20/12/2022
» ABUJA - Germany handed back more than 20 looted artefacts to Nigeria on Tuesday, saying it was to "right a wrong" more than 100 years after they were stolen by British colonial troops.
Elizabeth Taylor's 'lucky charm' Oscar dress found in suitcase in London
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» LONDON: A "lucky charm" Christian Dior dress worn by Elizabeth Taylor on the night she won best actress at the 1961 Oscars is to be sold at auction next month, after being stored in a suitcase in London for over 50 years.
For political activists, Twitter packs vital punch
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» PARIS: From the Arab Spring uprisings to the MeToo movement in which women spoke up about sexual assaults, Twitter has proven itself a formidable ally for political activists and opposition groups, one whose reach and impact would be difficult to replace.
Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» CHESAPEAKE (UNITED STATES) - A 31-year-old overnight manager at Walmart shot and killed six people at a store bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers before turning the pistol on himself, authorities said Wednesday, in America's second mass shooting in four days.
'Multiple fatalities' in US Walmart shooting
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» WASHINGTON - A gunman shot and killed multiple people in a Walmart store late Tuesday in the US state of Virginia, police said, adding that the single shooter suspect is also dead.
Five killed, 18 wounded in Colorado LGBTQ nightclub shooting
AFP, Published on 20/11/2022
» WASHINGTON: At least five people were killed and 18 wounded in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in the US city of Colorado Springs, police said Sunday.