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Huge European rescue plans, vaccine hopes fuel virus optimism
AFP, Published on 19/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: A half-trillion-euro European fund laid out by France and Germany sparked optimism Monday about fighting economic fallout from the coronavirus, as did encouraging early results on vaccine research by a US biotech firm.
US man teaching dog to drive arrested after high-speed chase
AFP, Published on 31/03/2020
» LOS ANGELES: A resident of the western US state of Washington was arrested following a high-speed chase that left officers dumbfounded after they found the man's pit bull behind the wheel.
Perils of life outside royal fold for Harry and Megan
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» LONDON - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will attempt to go their own way in a bid for financial independence, with one foot in and one out of the British royal family.
Racing driver Anthoine Hubert dies after Formula Two crash
AFP, Published on 01/09/2019
» SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: Motor racing prospect Anthoine Hubert was killed on Saturday by a horrific high-speed crash just minutes into the Formula Two race held before this weekend's F1 Belgian Grand Prix, the FIA announced.
Citizen 'heroes' stop deadly Australian knife rampage
AFP, Published on 13/08/2019
» SYDNEY: A knife-wielding man killed one person and attempted to stab several others in a central Sydney rampage Tuesday before being chased and pinned down by members of the public, witnesses told AFP.
Canada teen murder suspects died in 'suicides by gunfire': police
AFP, Published on 13/08/2019
» OTTAWA - Autopsies confirmed that two bodies discovered in the Canadian wilds were those of teen murder suspects who apparently took their own lives after weeks on the run, police said Monday.
Two bodies found in Canada, believed to be teen murder suspects: police
AFP, Published on 08/08/2019
» MONTREAL - Canadian police said Wednesday they had discovered the bodies of two men believed to be fugitive teens who allegedly murdered three people last month -- ending a nearly three-week nationwide manhunt.
Massive manhunt in Canadian wilderness for teen murder suspects
AFP, Published on 27/07/2019
» MONTREAL - Two teen triple murder suspects on the run in the central Canadian wilderness -- perhaps holed up in thick, insect-infested forest inhabited by wolves and bears,-- were staying one step ahead of a massive police manhunt Friday.
Hero refugee chased gunman away from NZ mosque
AFP, Published on 17/03/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: When Afghan refugee Abdul Aziz saw a man brandishing a gun outside his mosque in Christchurch, he ran towards the attacker armed with the only weapon he could find -- a hand-held credit card machine.
Hero refugee chased gunman away from NZealand mosque
AFP, Published on 17/03/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - When Afghan refugee Abdul Aziz saw a man brandishing a gun outside his mosque in Christchurch, he ran towards the attacker armed with the only weapon he could find -- a hand-held credit card machine.