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2CV classic car meet gets show on the road
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» DELéMONT (SWITZERLAND): Around 5,000 Citroen 2CVs from across the globe are tootling into the Swiss countryside this week for a mass gathering celebrating the instantly recognisable French classic car.
Dutch race to put out blaze on car ship
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» THE HAGUE - Authorities were racing Thursday to prevent a possible ecological disaster off the Dutch coast where a blaze raged aboard a car carrier ship for a second day.
Singer Tony Bennett dies at 96
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» NEW YORK: Tony Bennett, the last in a generation of classic American crooners whose ceaselessly cheery spirit bridged generations to make him a hitmaker across seven decades, died on Friday in New York. He was 96.
Iran's ancient 'wind catchers' beat the heat naturally
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» YAZD (IRAN) - Tall, chimney-like towers rise from centuries-old adobe houses in Iran's desert city of Yazd, drawing in a pleasant breeze for residents of one of the hottest cities on earth.
Test 'addict' Broad proud to join greats in 600-wicket club
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Self-proclaimed Test "addict" Stuart Broad said he felt proud to be alongside some of cricket's greatest bowlers after becoming just the fifth man to take 600 Test wickets.
Naples fetes Italy's great tenor Caruso with new museum
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» NAPLES (ITALY) - A century and a half after his birth, Italian tenor and opera legend Enrico Caruso is finally being celebrated by his hometown of Naples with a new museum.
WHO: Extreme heat straining health systems
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» GENEVA: The extreme heat in the northern hemisphere is putting an increasing strain on healthcare systems, hitting those least able to cope the hardest, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Extreme heat sparks wildfires, health warnings
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» ROME - Extreme heat was forecast across the globe on Wednesday, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America.
Extreme heat scorches Europe, world
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» ROME: Swathes of Europe baked Tuesday in a heatwave trailed by wildfires and health warnings, as parts of Asia and the United States also suffered under extreme weather.
Scorching heatwave threatens to break top temperatures
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» ROME: Scorching heat across the Northern Hemisphere threatened to break records and whip up wildfires on Monday as the dire consequences of global warming take shape.