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'Finally back home': Rebel octogenarian nuns reclaim Austrian convent
AFP, Published on 21/09/2025
» ELSBETHEN (AUSTRIA) - Three rebel nuns in their 80s have taken back their Austrian convent after fleeing from their care home, with supporters flocking to the nunnery Saturday in a show of solidarity.
White House will host cage fight on July 4, says UFC boss
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - The White House wil host a mixed martial arts bout on July 4 next year, the day the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, UFC boss Dana White said Tuesday.
Meta news ban deepens Canadians’ legacy media break
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» MONTREAL - As Canada heads into an election this month, voters looking for campaign news on Facebook or Instagram will find material filtered through online creators and influencers — and no links to articles from major media outlets.
Bulked-up Fury promises 'war' in Usyk rematch
AFP, Published on 21/12/2024
» RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) - Tyson Fury weighed in at the heaviest of his career on Friday as he vowed to go to war with Oleksandr Usyk in their world title rematch.
Indian Ocean nations to mark 20 years since devastating tsunami
AFP, Published on 18/12/2024
» BANDA ACEH — Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean.
Indonesia to repatriate Filipino drugs convict this week
Reuters, Published on 16/12/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia will transfer Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino woman who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking, to her home country in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a senior Indonesian official said.
Filipina on Indonesia death row says planned transfer 'miracle'
AFP, Published on 13/12/2024
» A Filipina drug convict on death row in Indonesia told AFP from prison Friday that her planned transfer was a "miracle", in her first interview since Manila and Jakarta signed an agreement last week to repatriate her.
Saboteurs try to outfox hunters in England's countryside
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» THURLOW (UNITED KINGDOM) - Emerging from woods in a quiet corner of rural England, a small band of anti-foxhunting campaigners have just one goal: to confuse the pack of dogs chasing a fox and prevent its death.
Xi to open biggest ever Asian Games, after a year's delay
AFP, Published on 23/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare the Asian Games open at a glittering ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday, kickstarting a sporting behemoth that boasts more athletes than the Olympics.
Xi to open Asian Games as China targets sporting glory
AFP, Published on 23/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare the Asian Games open at a glittering ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday, kickstarting a sporting behemoth that boasts more athletes than the Olympics.