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Sixties screen siren Claudia Cardinale dies aged 87
AFP, Published on 24/09/2025
» PARIS - Sixties screen siren Claudia Cardinale, who died on Tuesday aged 87, entranced audiences across the globe with the sultry gaze that made her the muse of Luchino Visconti and Federico Fellini.
'Dynasty' to diplomacy for Xi-Biden summit estate
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Don't expect Joan Collins to show up, but the California estate where Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met Wednesday is perhaps best known as the setting of the 1980s soap opera "Dynasty".
Terror accused on the run after daring escape from London jail
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» LONDON - British authorities on Wednesday issued an all-ports alert to track down a former soldier awaiting trial on terrorism charges, after he escaped from jail by clinging to the bottom of a delivery van.
Australian surfs for 40 hours to smash world record
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian Blake Johnston on Friday shredded the world record for the longest surfing session, dodging swarms of jellyfish to ride hundreds of waves across 40 punishing hours.
Australian 'pretty cooked' after smashing surfing record
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian Blake Johnston on Friday smashed the world record for the longest continuous surfing session, saying he felt "pretty cooked" after catching waves for more than 30 exhausting hours.
Fiji PM vows to respect result, as voting ends
AFP, Published on 14/12/2022
» SUVA (FIJI) - Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama vowed to respect the outcome of Wednesday's election, as polls closed in a vote that could end his 16 years in power and return a rival ex-coup leader to office.
Tense US midterm race sparks fear of misinformation surge
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» WASHINGTON - A gush of misinformation around US midterm elections could turn into a torrent after voting ends, experts warn, as tensions grow around key razor-tight races.
Twitter mass layoffs begin as Musk slashes costs
AFP and Bloomberg, Published on 04/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Thousands of Twitter employees were ordered to stay home on Friday to await a bracing round of layoffs that could see half of the payroll axed as new owner Elon Musk launches his major overhaul of the company.
Kansas abortion vote rocks US midterms outlook
AFP, Published on 03/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - The surprise vote in Republican-heavy Kansas to repudiate a push for abortion bans fired shockwaves through the US political landscape ahead of November's midterm elections, with President Joe Biden's Democrats now seeing a glimmer of hope that they may avoid their predicted drubbing.
US teen cleared in protester deaths says self-defence 'not illegal'
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: Kyle Rittenhouse, the US teen acquitted after fatally shooting two men during protests and riots against police brutality in Wisconsin last year, said self-defence is "not illegal" after being cleared, as the verdict reverberated across America.