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Brigitte Bardot to be buried in Saint-Tropez cemetery
AFP, Published on 29/12/2025
» SAINT-TROPEZ (FRANCE) - Cinema icon Brigitte Bardot is to be buried in a graveyard in her hometown of Saint-Tropez, an official said Monday, as France wrestles with how to pay tribute to a cultural legend who in later years championed far-right views.
Lethal virus hits last rare blue macaws in Brazil wild
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed with an incurable, likely lethal virus, Brazil's government told AFP on Thursday.
French town halls fly Palestinian flag despite government warning
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» PARIS - Almost two dozen town halls in France were on Monday flying the Palestinian flag from their entrances in defiance of an interior ministry warning not to do so ahead of the recognition of a Palestinian state by President Emmanuel Macron.
Trump health misinformation swirls despite denial
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - From manipulated images to out-of-context photos, false claims that Donald Trump is seriously ill -- or even dead -- have swirled online, with the misinformation persisting even after the US president publicly rejected it on Tuesday.
What is Signal and is it secure?
AFP, Published on 26/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app that is considered one of the most secure in the world by security professionals, but was never intended to be the go-to choice for White House officials planning a military operation.
SpaceX rocket fuel makes stunning swirl in European sky
AFP, Published on 25/03/2025
» PARIS - A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe late Monday was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists.
Hip-hop gig blaze kills 51 at North Macedonia nightclub
AFP, Published on 16/03/2025
» SKOPJE (REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA) - A fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia early Sunday, killing 51 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks set the place ablaze, the country's interior minister said.
Musk salute at Trump rally celebrated by extremists online
AFP, Published on 22/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Elon Musk's hand gestures at an inauguration event for US President Donald Trump, which quickly drew comparisons to Nazi salutes, appear to have resonated in some far-right extremist spaces online.
Twitter chaos leaves door open for rival from Meta
AFP, Published on 04/07/2023
» PARIS: Elon Musk spent the weekend further alienating Twitter users with more drastic changes to the social media giant, and he is facing a new challenge as tech nemesis Mark Zuckerberg prepares to launch a rival app this week.
Twitter backs overhaul of social media to stem disinformation
AFP, Published on 12/12/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is funding research aimed at changing the way information circulates on social media -- with the goal of combating online violence, hate and disinformation.