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Shane MacGowan: laureate of lowlife folk-punk
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» DUBLIN - Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter who fronted Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, was a booze-fuelled bard who performed defiant ballads of the downtrodden and doomed.
Swanson scores again as US beat Brazil to clinch SheBelieves Cup
AFP, Published on 23/02/2023
» FRISCO (UNITED STATES) - In-form Mallory Swanson scored again as the United States beat Brazil 2-1 to clinch a fourth straight SheBelieves Cup crown Wednesday.
Winter Olympics prompts skiing construction boom in China
AFP, Published on 17/12/2020
» CHENGDU (CHINA) - Weaving down a steep slope, snowboarder Zhang Xu skid gracefully to a halt in a shower of white powder -- one of a new generation of Chinese people learning winter sports in brand new indoor facilities.
Madonna choreographer lets headless dancers loose
AFP, Published on 14/03/2020
» PARIS: The dancers gyrate and contort their bodies into sculptures made by the human body but which look distinctly other-worldly.
Uber shares skid as quarterly loss soars
AFP, Published on 09/08/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Uber shares tumbled Thursday after the leading ride-share company reported its loss eclipsed Wall Street expectations in the recently ended quarter.
Renault profits skid on Nissan woes
AFP, Published on 26/07/2019
» PARIS - French automaker Renault said Thursday that its profits were halved in the first half of this year, swerved off course by the current crisis at its Japanese partner, Nissan.
Uber stock set to launch at $45 a share
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» NEW YORK - Uber geared up Thursday for its Wall Street debut with a massive share offering that is a milestone for the ride-hailing industry and the so-called "sharing economy," but which comes amid simmering concerns about its business model.
Rideshare drivers strike as Uber poised to go public
AFP, Published on 09/05/2019
» NEW YORK - Thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers turned off their apps in a US-wide strike Wednesday over pay and working conditions, casting a shadow over this week's keenly anticipated Wall Street debut of ride-hailing leader Uber.
Warriors rally to beat Kings, Antetokounmpo dominates Cavaliers
AFP, Published on 15/12/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant combined for 68 points as the Golden State Warriors rebounded from an embarrassing loss to the Toronto Raptors two nights earlier to beat the Sacramento Kings 130-125 on Friday.
Plane skids off Manila runway, engine, wheel ripped off
Associated Press, Published on 17/08/2018
» MANILA: A plane arriving from China veered off a runway at Manila's airport while landing in a downpour around midnight then became stuck in the mud with one engine and a wheel ripped off before the 165 people on board scrambled out through an emergency slide, officials said on Friday.