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Trump and Fox News locked in 'invigorated' marriage of convenience
AFP, Published on 25/01/2025
» NEW YORK — Since being sworn in as president of the world's most powerful nation, Donald Trump has been sure to lavish the standard bearer of the conservative right Fox News with scoops, favors and an exclusive interview.
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.
New Zealand fights to save its flightless national bird
AFP, Published on 29/04/2023
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand's treasured kiwi birds are shuffling around Wellington's verdant hills for the first time in a century, after a drive to eliminate invasive predators from the capital's surrounds.
South Korea reports first imported case of monkeypox
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» SEOUL: South Korea reported its first imported cases of monkeypox on Wednesday, becoming the latest of some 40 countries -- and the first in East Asia -- to have identified the disease.
'Lightyear' makers unfazed by bans in places with 'backward beliefs'
AFP, Published on 17/06/2022
» PARIS - The makers of Disney-Pixar's new blockbuster about Buzz Lightyear told AFP on Thursday that they were warned of a likely backlash against the same-sex marriage it features, but did not care.
Ice day for a swim: Braving America's ice water 'Olympics'
AFP, Published on 28/02/2022
» NEWPORT (UNITED STATES) - In Newport, Vermont, near the border with Canada, 76-year-old Ginny Peck gingerly steps into Lake Memphremagog. The temperature is just above zero and she's competing in America's ice swimming "Olympics."
Is Rupert Murdoch dumping Trump?
AFP, Published on 07/11/2020
» NEW YORK - Fox News and the New York Post, magnate Rupert Murdoch's main media outlets, have started distancing themselves from Donald Trump as the US election vote counting drama drags on -- a first since the president came to power and a potential turning point.
Handshake? No thanks: coronavirus changes global habits
AFP, Published on 03/03/2020
» PARIS: Say no to a handshake, refuse every peck on the cheek and definitely avoid hugging. Instead, try a direct gaze, or maybe a hand gesture.
Aging hippies flash back to Woodstock site, fifty years on
AFP, Published on 16/08/2019
» BETHEL, NEW YORK (UNITED STATES) - Fifty years ago Thursday Les Poinelli was hitch-hiking to the now storied Woodstock music festival he'd heard about on the radio -- and hopped in the car where he would meet his wife.
Gap Inc says it will split in 2 companies, close 230 stores
AFP, Published on 01/03/2019
» NEW YORK - Gap Inc. on Thursday announced plans to split into two companies and shutter 230 stores in a makeover that showcases its hot "Old Navy" chain and deemphasizes its slumping namesake brand.