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Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in south Gaza
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli forces on Sunday fought Palestinian militants around southern Gaza's main city, as the UN chief decried divisions that had "paralysed" the Security Council's response to the over two-months-old war.
Rapper Eminem tells Ramaswamy to drop the mic, quit playing songs
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Rap star Eminem has formally asked Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music on the campaign trail, according to a letter made public on Monday.
Credit Suisse chiefs face the music at AGM
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» ZURICH - Credit Suisse shareholders will get their first chance to voice their frustrations at the beleaguered bank's takeover by UBS, at its annual general meeting in a Zurich concert venue Tuesday.
Legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach dead at 94
AFP, Published on 09/02/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Legendary American pop composer, songwriter and pianist Burt Bacharach, whose prolific output provided a chart-topping playlist for the 1960s and 1970s with hits like "I Say a Little Prayer," has died in Los Angeles at the age of 94.
World to ring in New Year under Covid cloud
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» SYDNEY: The world prepared on Friday to usher in 2022, after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions, soaring case numbers, and a slight glimmer of hope for better times ahead.
Adele's new album out November 19
AFP, Published on 14/10/2021
» LONDON - The much-anticipated new album from Adele, her first in six years, will be released on November 19, the British singer announced on Wednesday.
Germany scraps strict Easter shutdown as EU limits vaccine exports
AFP, Published on 24/03/2021
» BERLIN - Germany on Wednesday backtracked on its plan to impose a strict Easter weekend shutdown after public outcry, as the European Union said it would tighten vaccine export controls in a bid to ramp up its stuttering inoculation campaign.
Botticelli 'masterpiece' expected to top $80 mn at Sotheby's sale
AFP, Published on 28/01/2021
» NEW YORK - A portrait by Italian renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli is expected to sell for more than $80 million when it goes up for auction at Sotheby's in New York on Thursday.
US professor who posed as black woman quits university
AFP, Published on 10/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - A white US university professor who lied for years about being black has quit her job at George Washington University in the capital Washington, the school said Wednesday.
US university professor admits she posed as black woman
AFP, Published on 05/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - A US university has launched an investigation after a professor admitted she had lied for years about being black and is in fact white -- a stunning admission amid a tense national reckoning on race issues including cultural appropriation.