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Surgeons remove 100 magnets from NZ teen's gut
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» WELLINGTON — A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to 100 high-power magnets he bought on Temu, forcing surgeons to remove tissue from his intestines, doctors said on Friday.
French chauffeur to face trial over alleged theft from UK minister
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» LYON — A chauffeur faces trial later this year charged with stealing money and baggage from Britain's top diplomat after driving David Lammy and his wife hundreds of kilometres from Italy to an Alpine ski resort in France, a prosecutor said.
Italians flock to pick-a-pope online game
Reuters, Published on 30/04/2025
» ROME - Betting on the next pope frowned upon in the home of the Vatican, but thousands of Italians have instead taken to playing “Fantapapa”, an online game inspired by the fantasy leagues familiar to sports fans.
'Weird puking bird' tops New Zealand's avian beauty contest
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» WELLINGTON - A "weird puking bird" with a bizarre mating dance has won New Zealand's annual avian beauty contest, triumphing after British comedian John Oliver launched an unlikely global campaign.
UK opposition hails Scottish by-election win
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» LONDON - Britain's main opposition Labour party on Friday welcomed a big local election win in Scotland as a sign its electoral fortunes were changing head of a UK general election.
World scout jamboree evacuated as typhoon approaches
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» BUAN, South Korea - Tens of thousands of scouts were being evacuated from their problem-plagued South Korean campsite on Tuesday ahead of a typhoon, as the scout chief said the challenges were unprecedented in a century of global jamborees.
Dozens held in Italian mafia crackdown
Reuters, Published on 27/06/2023
» MILAN: Dozens of people have been arrested in a new police raid against the ‘Ndrangheta mafia that has revealed how its multiple illegal activities have spread as far as Austria and Germany, Italian authorities said on Tuesday.
Nicola Sturgeon: from 'Queen of Scots' to financial crimes suspect
AFP, Published on 11/06/2023
» EDINBURGH - Nicola Sturgeon kicked off the year with the vow that she still had "plenty in the tank" after eight years as Scotland's leader, only to quit her role shortly after.
Scottish ex-leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested in finance probe
AFP, Published on 11/06/2023
» LONDON - Former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon was on Sunday arrested as part of an investigation into financial irregularities, according to police.
'Overwhelming': S. Korean families' grief compounded by online abuse
AFP, Published on 10/04/2023
» SEOUL - First, he lost his child in Seoul's Halloween crowd crush. Then came a torrent of online abuse, upending his family's once-private life and making him an internet-wide figure of mockery.