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'Save the Post': Hundreds protest cuts at famed US newspaper
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - Several hundred people rallied outside The Washington Post headquarters on Thursday to protest its decision to lay off hundreds of journalists, including most of its overseas staff.
Prada to buy Versace for 1.25 bn euros to create new force in Italian fashion
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» MILAN (ITALY) - Prada said Thursday that it had reached a deal to buy Versace for 1.25 billion euros ($1.38 billion), building a new Italian fashion powerhouse and hoping to insert much-needed "spark" into its smaller, flashier rival.
'Son of God' preacher pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charge
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2024
» MANILA - Philippine celebrity pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the self-proclaimed "Appointed Son of God", pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of sex trafficking, his lawyer said.
China, Vietnam eye boost to rail links as top leaders meet
Published on 16/08/2024
» HANOI - Rail links will be high on the agenda when Vietnam's newly appointed leader To Lam travels to China to meet President Xi Jinping next week, officials said, as the neighbours seek to boost trade.
Vietnam wants China’s help for high-speed railway development
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/06/2024
» HANOI - Vietnam is looking for China's support with the development of the country’s high-speed railway networks including cross-border lines that would promote trade between the two countries.
Vietnam to work on high-speed rails to China by 2030
Reuters, Published on 10/04/2024
» HANOI - Vietnam will aim to start building two high-speed railway lines linking its capital city Hanoi with China before 2030, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said.
AI could halve time reading breast cancer scans, study suggests
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» PARIS - Artificial intelligence could help almost halve the workload of radiologists when it comes to searching routine scans for signs of breast cancer, a large Swedish study suggested on Wednesday.
UK to mark coronation with street parties and a concert
AFP, Published on 07/05/2023
» LONDON: Britain on Sunday celebrates the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla with street parties around the country and a concert at Windsor Castle.
UK republicans eye coronation to rally support
AFP, Published on 30/04/2023
» LONDON: Despite his surname, Ryan King will not be among those waving Union Jack flags at the coronation of King Charles III next week.
CNN tells New Year anchors to lay off the booze
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Cable news giant CNN has told its celebrity presenters they need to cut back the on-air boozing this New Year's Eve, with bosses seemingly determined to make their broadcast a more sober affair.