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Alcaraz romps into US Open fourth round, Rybakina advances
AFP, Published on 30/08/2025
» NEW YORK - Carlos Alcaraz surged into the fourth round of the US Open on Friday as Novak Djokovic and defending women's champion Aryna Sabalenka aimed to keep their title bids on track.
Rooted in the earth, India's traditional mud wrestling thrives
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» KOLHāPUR (INDIA) - Crowds cheer as muscular men in tight loincloths slap sacred scented soil on their bulging thighs and arms for a mud wrestling bout in India.
Turkey recreates 5,000-year-old loaf of bread
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» ESKISEHIR — In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today central Turkey.
Thai rice seeds added to ‘doomsday’ vault
Published on 25/02/2025
» COPENHAGEN - A “doomsday” vault storing food crop seeds from around the world on a remote Norwegian Arctic island is receiving more than 14,000 new samples, including Thai rice seeds, this week.
End of Russian gas via Ukraine sparks unease in eastern Europe
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» CHISINAU - Ukraine's decision to turn off the taps keeping Russian gas flowing via its territory to Europe has already sown trouble in the continent's east, with Moldova declaring a state of emergency and Slovakia threatening Kyiv with retaliation.
Snack bars out, salmon in: US revamps 'healthy' food labels
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - The United States has redefined what qualifies as "healthy" food for the first time in 30 years, striking items like white bread from the list while welcoming nutrient-rich options such as eggs and salmon, officials said Thursday.
Journalists killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2024
» BEIRUT - An Israeli strike early on Friday morning killed at least three journalists as they slept in a guesthouse in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon, Lebanese media reported.
‘Doomsday vault’ gets record batch of seeds
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2024
» OSLO - A vault built in the frozen Arctic to preserve global agricultural crops from extinction received seeds on Tuesday from the largest number of new contributors yet, according to a custodian of the remote facility.
Indonesian presidential front-runner stirs fears of ‘death of democracy’
The New York TImes, Published on 21/01/2024
» JAKARTA: He hoped to succeed Indonesia’s long-time dictator. He ordered the kidnappings of pro-democracy activists. He was accused of atrocities during the ruthless military occupation of East Timor. He has said elections run counter to his country’s culture.
US military spaceplane launched
Reuters, Published on 29/12/2023
» CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The US military’s secretive X-37B robot spaceplane blasted off from Florida on Thursday night on its seventh mission, the first launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket capable of delivering it to a higher orbit than ever before.