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Europe scrambles to respond to Trump tariff threat
AFP, Published on 18/01/2026
» BRUSSELS - European leaders on Sunday hit back at US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs over their opposition to his designs on Greenland, with far-right Italian leader Giorgia Meloni urging Washington against making a "mistake".
Dua Lipa, public figures urge UK to end Israel arms sales
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» LONDON - Pop star Dua Lipa joined some 300 UK celebrities in signing an open letter Thursday urging Britain to halt arms sales to Israel, after similar pleas from lawyers and writers.
Heat wave shuts schools in Manila
AFP, Published on 03/03/2025
» MANILA - Soaring temperatures shut down schools over nearly half the Philippine capital on Monday, local officials said, as the torrid dry season started in the tropical Philippines.
Sweden’s immigrants on edge after mass shooting
AFP, Published on 14/02/2025
» STOCKHOLM - The motive behind Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting may never be known but the fact that almost all of the victims had foreign backgrounds has sparked concern among the country’s immigrants.
Nobel Literature Prize may laud freedom of expression: experts
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» STOCKHOLM - Will the Swedish Academy make a political statement when it awards the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday? If so, it could crown a writer standing up for freedom of expression, experts think.
Prince William, Kate, arrive in US for visit overshadowed by new racism row
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» BOSTON - Prince William and wife Kate began their first visit to America in eight years Wednesday under the cloud of a fresh racism row after his godmother quit the royal household for repeatedly asking a Black British woman where she was "really" from.
Protesters march in Paris as French refinery strikes continue
AFP, Published on 17/10/2022
» PARIS - Three weeks into a refinery strike that has caused fuel shortages across France, tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris on Sunday to express their frustration at the rising cost of living.
Medicine Prize opens Nobel week clouded by war
AFP, Published on 03/10/2022
» STOCKHOLM - Breast cancer discoveries and mRNA vaccines are seen as possible winners when the Nobel Medicine Prize kicks off a week of winner announcements on Monday, with this year's awards held under the shadow of war in Europe.
Queen Elizabeth II's top quotes
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II was one of the most recognisable people on earth, seen often but not always heard from.
Millions take shelter in UK as Storm Eunice threatens Europe
AFP, Published on 18/02/2022
» LONDON - Millions hunkered down as Storm Eunice pummelled southern Britain with fearsome winds and crashing waves on Friday, leaving the streets of London virtually deserted and triggering broader warnings in Europe.