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Laughter, tears: historic day for astronaut Jenni Gibbons in Houston
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» WASHINGTON — Canadian astronaut Jenni Gibbons was at the heart of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (Nasa) control room in Houston on Monday, supporting her Artemis II crewmates remotely during their flight around the Moon.
Rubiales' lawyer asks Spanish court for his acquittal over kiss
AFP, Published on 13/02/2025
» SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES (SPAIN) - Luis Rubiales' lawyer asked a Spanish court on Wednesday to acquit the ex-football chief over the kiss he gave Jenni Hermoso on the lips in 2023 that sparked global outrage.
Trauma and tragedy in the City of Angels: covering the LA fires
AFP, Published on 16/01/2025
» PARIS - Terrified residents caught in blazing neighbourhoods, influencers ignoring the ban on drones and the frightening unpredictability of the wildfires are just some of what journalists covering the fires ravaging Los Angeles for AFP have had to manage.
From the Israel-Gaza war to the Moon race: Events that defined 2023
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» PARIS - From Hamas's brutal attacks in Israel, and the fierce retribution it provoked, to the kiss that caused a revolt in Spanish football, here are 10 events that marked a tumultuous 2023:
Police raid Spain football referee HQ over Barca graft probe
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» BARCELONA - Police on Thursday raided Spain's football refereeing headquarters as part of a probe into claims FC Barcelona paid for favourable decisions in a fresh blow for Spain's scandal-hit football association.
Almost all of Spain's women's World Cup players rule out call-up
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» LAS ROZAS DE MADRID (SPAIN) - Almost all of Spain's women's World Cup-winning squad said Friday that the recent changes by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) did not go far enough for them to return to the national team.
Spain sports court opens Rubiales probe, chief out to 'prove truth'
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» MADRID - Spain's sports court agreed to investigate Luis Rubiales for forcibly kissing a Women's World Cup player as the scandal-hit football chief insisted he would defend himself to "prove the truth".
Kiss row highlights Spain revolt over 'old world' machismo
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» MADRID - The huge outcry in Spain over football federation chief Luis Rubiales' forcible kiss of World Cup player Jenni Hermoso highlights the waning power of male chauvinism in a country that has become a benchmark for feminism, experts say.
Spain opens preliminary sex abuse probe over suspended chief Rubiales' kiss
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» BARCELONA - Prosecutors at Spain's top criminal court said Monday they had opened a preliminary investigation into Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales' forcible kiss on the lips of World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on grounds it could constitute a crime of "sexual assault".
Spanish football boss apologises for kissing World Cup star
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» MADRID - Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation, apologised on Monday for kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain won the Women's World Cup.