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Ukraine covers frontline roads with anti-drone nets
AFP, Published on 15/07/2025
» DOBROPILLIA, Ukraine- A ravaged car with its engine destroyed and doors riddled with shrapnel lay on the side of the road near Dobropillia, a sleepy town not far from the front line in eastern Ukraine.
Make-or-break vote on Trump tax bill imminent
AFP, Published on 03/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - US lawmakers are gearing up for a final vote on Donald Trump’s marquee tax and spending bill on Thursday after a bruising day of Republican infighting that threatened to derail the centrepiece of the president’s domestic agenda.
Musk's Starship set for launch after Bezos orbital triumph
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The rivalry between the world's two richest men is going cosmic.
Pebble Beach joins signature stops as PGA unveils '24 schedule
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - The Pebble Beach Pro-Am will become a "signature" event on the 2024 US PGA Tour schedule released on Monday even as a merger framework agreement with LIV Golf remains unresolved.
Searching for drones over Ukrainian skies
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» KYIV PROVINCE (UKRAINE) - The Ukrainian crew of the Gepard is rather proud of the four Russian drones and two missiles daubed in white on the armoured chassis of their German-made anti-aircraft tank.
Ukraine shows off Caesar howitzer as French minister visits
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» EAST UKRAINE (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian soldiers quickly check the coordinates of their target, then load a Caesar howitzer.
Schumacher Ferrari fetches record $13 mn at auction
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» GENEVA - The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sold for more than $13 million at auction in Geneva on Wednesday.
Italy's far-right PM Meloni to meet EU chiefs
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» ROME - Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets EU chiefs in Brussels on Thursday for the first time since her election, with the energy crisis expected to dominate the agenda.
Deal reached for civil aviation to try for net-zero emissions by 2050
AFP, Published on 08/10/2022
» MONTREAL - UN aviation agency members reached an agreement Friday to try to achieve by 2050 net-zero carbon emissions in air travel -- often criticized for its outsized role in climate change.
Blast rips new district to shreds as war reaches into Kyiv
AFP, Published on 22/03/2022
» KYIV - The six corpses lie in a row beneath an awning plastered with garish advertising company logos.