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Ethnic Chinese demand 'security for all' in Paris protest
AFP, Published on 04/09/2016
» PARIS - Thousands of ethnic Chinese staged a protest march in Paris on Sunday over the fatal mugging of a Chinese tailor last month, as crime against community members has spiralled.
'Biggest demo in decades' pressures Venezuela president
AFP, Published on 02/09/2016
» CARACAS - Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed to have mobilized a million demonstrators in the biggest rally in decades, vowing weekly mass protests to demand a referendum on ousting him from power.
Rival demos fill Venezuela streets in test of power
AFP, Published on 02/09/2016
» CARACAS - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crowded the streets of volatile Venezuela Thursday in a test of strength between its government and opponents seeking a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro.
Soccer success helps Portugal plug the eco gap - a little
AFP, Published on 17/07/2016
» LISBON - Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno pinned his colours to the mast, donning a green and red scarf as his countrymen lifted the European Championship trophy.
Three-day time trial for Czechs making Tour de France trophies
AFP, Published on 14/07/2016
» LINDAVA (CZECH REPUBLIC) - The three men in black t-shirts sweat as profusely as Chris Froome or Peter Sagan at a summit finish, but their toil is unlikely to win them global fame.
Bitter disappointment for French fans in Euro loss
AFP, Published on 11/07/2016
» PARIS - French football fans slumped in disappointment after their team fell at the final hurdle on home soil, losing in extra-time to Portugal in Euro 2016.
Gareth Bale and Wales eager to build on Euro 2016 legacy
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» LYON - As Gareth Bale and his Wales team-mates bade farewell to Euro 2016, a commonly expressed hope was that their achievements in France would represent a beginning and not an end.
'Dragon-slayer' Ronaldo shatters Wales big night at Euro 2016
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» LYON - Cristiano Ronaldo became the "Dragon-slayer" as his record-equalling ninth European Championship goal helped power Portugal past Real Madrid teammate Gareth Bales' Wales and into the Euro 2016 final.
Fashion rebels Vetements stitch up haute couture
AFP, Published on 04/07/2016
» PARIS - Rebel brand Vetements sent fashion into a spin Sunday with an haute couture show that broke all the rules, appropriating clothes and shoes from 17 other brands and recutting them in its own irreverent neo-Soviet street style.
Vikings storm Paris as Iceland dream big
AFP, Published on 04/07/2016
» PARIS - Iceland fans staged a Viking invasion of Paris on Sunday, hoping that their team can pull off another giant-killing feat against host nation France in the Euro 2016 quarter-final.