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Australian PM 'devastated' by violence at rally against Israel president's visit
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» SYDNEY - Australia's Prime Minister said Tuesday he was "devastated" by scenes of clashes at a Sydney rally against a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, but defended the police's actions against protesters.
Lost in space: Astronauts struggle to regain bone density
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» PARIS - Astronauts lose decades' worth of bone mass in space that many do not recover even after a year back on Earth, researchers said Thursday, warning that it could be a "big concern" for future missions to Mars.
Mr Potato Head toy brand goes gender neutral
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» NEW YORK: The Mr Potato Head brand is going gender neutral, the company that makes the popular plastic toy announced Thursday.
Coffins, fear and desperation: the Covid frontline in 10 pictures
AFP, Published on 22/01/2021
» PARIS - The coronavirus pandemic has shattered economies, left more than two million dead and paralysed lives. Vaccination drives are now trying to bring hope of a new dawn.
Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break sound barrier, dies at 97
AFP, Published on 08/12/2020
» WASHINGTON: Chuck Yeager, a World War II fighter ace who was the first human to travel faster than sound and whose gutsy test pilot exploits were immortalized in the bestselling book "The Right Stuff," died on Monday, his wife said. He was 97.
Supreme Court to hear sentencing case for 'Washington sniper'
AFP, Published on 16/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - He has described himself as a "monster" and confessed to his crimes. Lee Boyd Malvo was 17 years old when he and an accomplice carried out a deadly three-week shooting spree that terrorized the Washington area in 2002.
Queen honours 'The Crown' actress Olivia Colman
AFP, Published on 08/06/2019
» LONDON: Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman, who will play Queen Elizabeth II in "The Crown", was honoured by the monarch on Saturday for her services to British drama.
Trump Jr subpoenaed as Congress battles W.House over Russia report
AFP, Published on 09/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - The Russia probe plunged Washington into turmoil Wednesday as Donald Trump's son reportedly was ordered to testify before a Senate panel and the White House refused to release material on investigations into the president.
US corporations advertise on hookup sites -- unwittingly
AFP, Published on 22/03/2019
» NEW YORK - Ads for major US corporations like General Electric and home improvement retail chain Lowe's are appearing, often without their knowledge, on internet hookup sites, underscoring advertisers' difficulty in controlling their digital communications.
'Radical rethink' needed to tackle obesity, hunger, climate: report
AFP, Published on 28/01/2019
» PARIS - To defeat the intertwined pandemics of obesity, hunger and climate change, governments must curb the political influence of major corporations, said a major report Monday calling for a 'global treaty' similar to one for tobacco control.