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Singers Solange and Lisa star in Paris fashion week's finale
AFP, Published on 24/06/2019
» PARIS: The curtain came down on Paris men's fashion Sunday with two high-concept shows that had walk-on roles for Solange and K-pop sensation Lisa.
Caracas rally marks year since disputed Maduro poll win
AFP, Published on 21/05/2019
» CARACAS - Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rallied hundreds of supporters in Caracas Monday to mark the anniversary of his controversial May 2018 re-election following polls widely denounced as rigged.
Grumpy Cat, the face that launched a thousand memes, dead at seven
AFP, Published on 17/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - She died just as she had lived, in a blizzard of memes, tweets and news reports celebrating her feline frown and distinctly unamused expression.
Red flags raised over Southampton's 'record' Chinese shirt sponsor
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» SHANGHAI - The clink of champagne glasses in the Southampton boardroom could almost be heard in China after the Premier League team this week announced "the biggest sponsorship deal in the club's history".
Exit far left: India's communists face election angst
AFP, Published on 08/05/2019
» KANNUR (INDIA) - India's once-vibrant communist parties are in danger of falling off the political map in this month's general elections as voters lose their revolutionary fervour.
Timeline: Thailand's turbulent political history
AFP, Published on 24/03/2019
» The country's election Sunday is the first since a 2014 coup. Here is a brief look at two turbulent decades in Thai politics.
Park shoots stunning 64 to win Women's World Championship
AFP, Published on 03/03/2019
» SINGAPORE: Red hot world number two Park Sung-hyun shot a stunning best-of-the-week round of eight-under par round of 64 Sunday to claim a two-stroke victory at HSBC Women's World Championship.
Swastikas and statues, SE Asia's fixation with Nazi iconography
AFP, Published on 03/03/2019
» Teen idol Namsai feared being booted from her band after a photo of her wearing a t-shirt with a Nazi swastika went viral, but without the uproar she says she would have remained ignorant about the offensive implications of her fashion choices.
Venezuela's Guaido to leave for Colombia as aid standoff hardens
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» CARACAS - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido made plans to head for the border with Colombia to personally bring in US-supplied food and medicine in defiance of the military-backed government, raising fears of possible weekend confrontations.
Syria take field in Asian Cup with fans divided by war
AFP, Published on 05/01/2019
» DAMASCUS - Syria take the field this weekend for their first international football tournament in eight years of war, but not all fans are happy.