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Canada's captive whales face euthanasia threat
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» NIAGARA FALLS — The remaining 30 captive belugas at Canada's Marineland have nothing to do but wait.
SpaceX cancels Starship megarocket launch in latest setback
AFP, Published on 25/08/2025
» SOUTH PADRE ISLAND (UNITED STATES) - SpaceX canceled a planned test flight for its Starship megarocket on Sunday, saying it needed time to troubleshoot problems, in the latest setback for Elon Musk's behemoth after a series of explosive failures.
Morocco cardinal: Church does not need Francis ‘impersonator’
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» ROME - Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero, the Spanish-born archbishop of Rabat, admits he is a little anxious ahead of his first conclave, although also curious.
Irish school trains thatchers to save iconic roofs
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» PORTNOO — A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape.
Pope to make first public appearance in five weeks
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis plans to make his first appearance in five weeks on Sunday, offering a blessing from the window of his room at Gemelli Hospital in Rome as he battles double pneumonia, the Vatican said.
Indonesia begins debate on allowing soldiers to take civilian posts
Reuters, Published on 11/03/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's government on Tuesday introduced in a parliamentary committee a watered-down version of contentious legislation that would enable President Prabowo Subianto to appoint military personnel to civilian posts, officials said.
Namibian independence leader Sam Nujoma dies aged 95
AFP, Published on 09/02/2025
» WINDHOEK - Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma, who led his country's fight for independence from South Africa, died Saturday aged 95, the presidency announced.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby faces final day in role
AFP, Published on 06/01/2025
» LONDON - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will officially step down on Monday as leader of the world's Anglicans, nearly two months after resigning over failures in the Church of England's handling of a serial abuse case.
Manmohan Singh: technocrat who became India's accidental PM
AFP, Published on 27/12/2024
» NEW DELHI - Manmohan Singh's father may have believed his bookworm son would one day lead India, but the understated technocrat with the trademark blue turban, who died Thursday at the age of 92, never dreamed it would actually happen.
India's former PM Manmohan Singh dies aged 92
AFP, Published on 27/12/2024
» NEW DELHI - Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose economic reforms made his country a global powerhouse, has died at the age of 92, current leader Narendra Modi said.