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Moo dunnit? Dog lets bull, horse into living room in Australia
AFP, Published on 10/12/2025
» SYDNEY — A lawmaker in Australia was left in udder disbelief when he came home to discover his pet dog had let a bull and a horse into his living room.
US to screen social media of foreign students
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Foreigners seeking to study in the United States will be required to make public their social media profiles to allow screening for anti-American content under new State Department guidelines released Wednesday.
Art for bark's sake: stray dogs take up painting for UK charity
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» BRISTOL (UNITED KINGDOM) - In their studio in Bristol, western England, rescue dogs Rosie and Alba are hard at work on their canvases, redefining the essence of abstract art -- one tail swish at a time.
Australian woman arrested in lethal mushroom mystery
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian police on Thursday arrested the woman at the centre of a mushroom meal mystery that left three people dead and a local preacher fighting for his life.
Cooking with love: recipe book honors Mexico's missing
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» IRAPUATO (MEXICO) - When Yadira Martinez makes her son's favorite dish it feels like he is back home, so she and other mothers decided to share recipes in a cookbook dedicated to their missing children.
Hawaii wildfire toll tops 100
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» KAHULUI (UNITED STATES) - The number of people known to have died in the horrific wildfire that levelled a Hawaiian town topped 100 Tuesday, the state's governor said, as a makeshift morgue was expanded to deal with the tragedy.
Twitter chaos leaves door open for rival from Meta
AFP, Published on 04/07/2023
» PARIS: Elon Musk spent the weekend further alienating Twitter users with more drastic changes to the social media giant, and he is facing a new challenge as tech nemesis Mark Zuckerberg prepares to launch a rival app this week.
First 72 hours crucial for quake rescues
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» PARIS: Time was running out for survivors buried in the rubble of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, as search efforts near the crucial 72-hour mark, a rescue response expert said Wednesday.
Ukrainians learn demining in Cambodia
Published on 19/01/2023
» BATTAMBANG PROVINCE, Cambodia: The baking sun beating down on them, a group of Ukrainian deminers watched intently as their Cambodian trainers swept through a dusty field on Thursday, seeking to learn from decades of bitter experience.
Brazil storm death toll rises to 100
AFP, Published on 01/06/2022
» RECIFE (BRAZIL) - Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 100 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers searched for bodies and survivors.