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Python patrols stalk Florida swamps to staunch marauding serpents
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» MIAMI - Along with the venomous lionfish, the Burmese python is perhaps the least welcome invasive species in Florida: lacking any natural predators, it has happily chomped its way through the state's wildlife.
Don't mention Brexit! England supreme in Europe with historic finals sweep
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» PARIS - The Premier League has marked its return to prominence on the European stage in a week punctuated by spellbinding drama with Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur set to meet in just the second all-English Champions League final next month.
White House says talks with China to continue on Friday
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - Crucial trade negotiations with China will continue on Friday, the White House said late Thursday night, about 90 minutes before steep new tariffs were set to hit Chinese goods.
Russians turn to sex coaches to overcome Soviet-era taboos
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» MOSCOW - Surrounded by erotic toys, half a dozen women of all ages sit in a central Moscow basement facing a whiteboard as a sex coach trains them in speaking openly about their sexual desires.
US-China trade talks head into 2nd day as new tariffs hit
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» WASHINGTON: Critical US-China trade negotiations were heading into a second day on Friday, under the shadow of steep new tariffs on Chinese goods that took effect just after midnight.
Man City v Liverpool: The best ever English title race?
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» LONDON: Manchester City and Liverpool's enthralling battle for the Premier League title will come to a climax on Sunday when City visit Brighton, while Wolves travel to Anfield.
Parent outrage as sick US teacher forced to pay for substitute
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» LOS ANGELES - Parents at an elementary school in San Francisco have expressed outrage after learning that a teacher suffering from cancer and on sick leave is having to pay the school district for her substitute.
Toy story: Asia's richest man buys Britain's Hamleys for $88 mn
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» HONG KONG - Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani has snapped up the storied British toy store Hamleys from its Chinese owners for $88 million, the latest in a dizzying splurge of retail acquisitions.
Crowdfunding brings life-saving water to Myanmar's deer
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» MAGWAY (MYANMAR) - A herd of endangered deer wait under the shade of one of the sparse trees in this parched central Myanmar landscape, watching as rangers dispatch drinking water -- a life-saving resource funded by wellwishers across the country.
ANC heads for reduced majority in South Africa
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» PRETORIA: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's ruling ANC was in touching distance of election victory Friday but with diminished support, complicating efforts to revive the country's flagging economy and fight corruption, results showed.