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Italy's spread-out Olympics face transport challenge
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» MILAN, Italy - One of the biggest challenges in this month's Winter Olympics may be off the slopes: moving hundreds of thousands of spectators and athletes over a swath of northern Italy.
Vonn in Olympic form with another World Cup podium in Tarvisio super-G
AFP, Published on 18/01/2026
» TARVISIO (ITALY) - Lindsey Vonn continued her remarkable form in the lead up to the Winter Olympics with her seventh World Cup podium of the season in Sunday's super-G in Tarvisio won by Emma Aicher.
Climate protesters to rally at COP30's halfway mark
AFP, Published on 15/11/2025
» BELéM — Thousands of people are expected to march through the streets of Belem on Saturday, demanding "real solutions" to human-caused global warming as the Brazilian city hosts this year's United Nations (UN) climate talks.
AI-generated fakes proliferate as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica
AFP, Published on 28/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - AI-generated videos were clogging social media feeds Monday as Hurricane Melissa surged toward Jamaica, diverting attention from critical safety information about the massive Category 5 storm.
Swiss 'Mountain Tinder' sparks high-altitude romance
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» BULLE, Switzerland - Cathy and Patrick relish describing how they found each other: through a message left on a Swiss mountaintop.
Canada steelworkers urge Ottawa to counter Trump
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» HAMILTON (CANADA) - Steelworkers in the Canadian city of Hamilton see President Donald Trump's latest trade war escalation as a wake-up call, insisting US efforts to protect struggling metal producers demand an equivalent national response.
French chauffeur to face trial over alleged theft from UK minister
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» LYON — A chauffeur faces trial later this year charged with stealing money and baggage from Britain's top diplomat after driving David Lammy and his wife hundreds of kilometres from Italy to an Alpine ski resort in France, a prosecutor said.
India hunts gunmen who massacred 26 in Kashmir tourist hotspot
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» PAHALGAM - Indian security forces in Kashmir carried out a major manhunt Wednesday, a day after gunmen opened fire on tourists, slaughtering at least 26 people in the region's deadliest attack on civilians since 2000.
Gunmen in Kashmir kill at least 24 tourists
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» SRINAGAR, India - At least 24 people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir when gunmen opened fire on tourists on Tuesday, a senior police officer told AFP, with authorities calling it the worst attack on civilians in years.
Trump downplays tariffs walk-back, says no country 'off the hook'
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump warned Sunday that no country would be getting "off the hook" on tariffs despite a 90-day reprieve on some levies, while also downplaying exemptions for Chinese technology.