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Southern Europe roasts as temperatures soar
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» ROME - Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures Monday as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.
The miracle babies who survived a concentration camp
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» PARIS - They were born in a hell on Earth and were never supposed to survive. But by some miracle a handful of babies born in the Ravensbruck concentration camp in northern Germany made it out alive.
Legalising magic mushrooms under Trump? Psychedelic fans remain sceptical
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» COLORADO SPRINGS (UNITED STATES) — Dressed in a floral shawl, Benji Dezaval carefully places hallucinogenic mushrooms on the tongues of the faithful of his Colorado "psychedelic church," as if they were communion wafers.
No love lost: White House Valentine poem targets migrants
AFP, Published on 15/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - Sweet and loving, it wasn't.
British police brace for more anti-Muslim riots
Reuters, Published on 07/08/2024
» LONDON - British police braced for further anti-Muslim riots on Wednesday as far-right groups pledged to target asylum centres and immigration law firms across the country, prompting anti-fascist protesters to plan counter demonstrations.
Top Putin critic Navalny dies in prison at 47
Reuters, Published on 16/02/2024
» Alexei Navalny, the most formidable opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, collapsed and died on Friday after a walk at the “Polar Wolf” Arctic penal colony where he was serving a three-decade jail term, the Russian prison service said.
Track hero turned killer Pistorius released
Reuters, Published on 05/01/2024
» PRETORIA, South Africa - Former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend in a crime that shocked South Africa, a country long inured to violence against women.
Young Zimbabwean voters dare to hope for change of old guard
AFP, Published on 20/08/2023
» HARARE: Just days before a national election to pick a president and lawmakers, one word is on the lips of most young Zimbabweans: "change".
'Blade Runner' Pistorius denied parole
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» PRETORIA: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was refused parole on Friday after seeking early release from prison, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers and authorities said.
Cartier's 'father-son' Valentine draws derision in China
AFP, Published on 13/08/2020
» BEIJING - French luxury brand Cartier is facing online mockery in China over a Valentine-themed advert which appears to show a gay couple who are described in a caption as depicting "father-son" love.