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Britain's ex-prince Andrew leaves Windsor home
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» LONDON - Britain's former prince Andrew has moved from his luxurious Windsor home to a royal estate in eastern England, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported Tuesday, as he faces renewed scrutiny over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Nutty? Security stepped up at World Conker Championships
AFP, Published on 13/10/2025
» LONDON - Competitors at this year's UK-based World Conker Championships were subject to "airport-style" security after last year's event was plagued by cheating allegations.
'The marshes are dead': Iraqi buffalo herders wander in search of water
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» CHIBAYISH (IRAQ) - Like his father, Iraqi buffalo herder Watheq Abbas grazes his animals in Iraq's southern wetlands, but with persistent drought shrinking marshland where they feed and decimating the herd, his millennia-old way of life is threatened.
Tides could help predict when huge icebergs break loose: study
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» PARIS — Ocean tides can trigger city-sized icebergs to break off from Antarctic ice shelves, scientists said on Thursday, offering a potential way to predict these dramatic events in the future.
Australian ports reopen after cyberattack
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» SYDNEY - Major ports handling 40 percent of Australia's freight trade have reopened, operator DP World said Monday, three days after they were crippled by a cyberattack.
Cyberattack may cripple major Australian ports for days
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» SYDNEY - Major ports handling nearly 40 percent of Australia's freight trade may remain crippled for days, officials said Monday, after a cyberattack blocked the key gateways.
Google AI tool predicts danger of genetic mutations
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that predicts whether genetic mutations are likely to cause harm, a breakthrough that could help research into rare diseases.
Iraq's marshes are dying, and a civilisation with them
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» CHIBAYISH (IRAQ) - Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq's Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his herd of water buffaloes.
Oscar-winning UK actress turned MP Glenda Jackson dies at 87: agent
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» LONDON - British actress Glenda Jackson, the two-time Oscar-winning actress who went on to become an MP, died on Thursday at the age of 87, prompting tributes from the worlds of entertainment and politics.
Twilight of the Tigris: Iraq's mighty river drying up
AFP, Published on 20/09/2022
» BAGHDAD - It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilisation itself.