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Cuba cancels cigar festival as fuel crisis escalates
AFP, Published on 15/02/2026
» HAVANA - Cuba on Saturday announced the cancellation of its iconic cigar festival, amid a major energy crisis sparked by US pressure on the cash-strapped island.
UK defence chief says 'whole nation' must meet global threats
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» LONDON - The new head of Britain's armed forces warned on Monday that "more" Britons will need to be ready to fight for their country due to an increasingly dangerous world.
Columbia University to pay $200 million in clash with Trump
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» NEW YORK — Columbia University said Wednesday it will pay US$200 million to the US government after President Donald Trump threatened to pull federal funding over what he said was its unwillingness to protect Jewish students.
Record in Sexton's sights, Tonga await ex-All Black impact
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» NANTES (FRANCE) - Ireland will hope to beat Tonga and come through injury-free on Saturday in their Pool B match giving themselves the perfect boost ahead of their Rugby World Cup meeting with defending champions South Africa.
Fake 'fact-checks' seek to obscure Russian role in war
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - A Russian missile smashed a Ukrainian apartment complex, killing dozens. Pro-Russian propagandists offered a slick counter-narrative that shifted the blame away from Moscow -- using pseudo fact-checking as a tool of disinformation.
Myanmar monk militia: Buddhist clergy backing junta
Reuters, Published on 08/12/2022
» YANGON: In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: "What's our spirit like?"
New republic Barbados names 'Diamond' Rihanna national hero
AFP, Published on 30/11/2021
» BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: As Barbados became the world's newest republic, its prime minister's first act was to officially declare the island's most famous citizen, Rihanna, a national hero.
Coral bleaching impacts 98% of Great Barrier Reef: study
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - Coral bleaching has affected 98 percent of Australia's Great Barrier Reef since 1998, leaving just a fraction of the world's largest reef system untouched, according to a study published Friday.
AFP among winners of Covering Climate Now awards
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» NEW YORK - Covering Climate Now, a global media project devoted to reporting on global warming, on Wednesday honored Agence France-Presse among the winners of its first journalism award.
Dubai Expo to welcome millions in biggest event since pandemic
AFP, Published on 28/09/2021
» DUBAI - Millions of people will begin converging on Dubai this week as the Covid-delayed Expo 2020, the world's biggest event since the pandemic, finally unveils its gleaming pavilions in the desert.