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UK royal finances in spotlight after Andrew's downfall
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» LONDON - The scandal surrounding disgraced former prince Andrew has thrust the British royal family and its opaque finances into the spotlight, with a parliamentary probe due in the coming months.
Leo XIV celebrates first Christmas as pope
AFP, Published on 25/12/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV held the first Christmas mass of his pontificate on Wednesday, greeting thousands of faithful in St Peter's Square before the service in an usually informal style.
Louvre Museum closed as workers strike
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The Louvre Museum closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery.
Venezuelan opposition leader emerges from hiding after winning Nobel
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» OSLO - Nobel laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado emerged from hiding to make her first public appearance in almost a year, waving to supporters from the balcony of her Oslo hotel early Thursday.
France arrests two men, two women over Louvre heist: prosecutor
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» PARIS - French authorities Tuesday arrested four more people in the probe into last month's spectacular daylight theft of imperial jewels from the Louvre museum, the top Paris prosecutor said.
Argentine court orders assets worth $500 mn seized in ex-president Kirchner's graft case
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) - An Argentine court has ordered nearly $500 million in assets seized from ex-president Cristina Kirchner and other beneficiaries of a corruption scheme for which she is serving a six-year sentence.
Worker dies after medieval tower partly collapses in Rome
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» ROME - A worker who was pulled from the rubble of a medieval tower that partly collapsed in Rome died on Tuesday, Italian media reported citing hospital sources.
Record Vietnam floods kill 10, turn streets into canals
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» HANOI — Major flooding that killed 10 people in central Vietnam this week also turned streets in Hoi An into canals on Thursday after a major river reached a 60-year high, authorities said.
Louvre director admits 'insufficient' camera coverage after heist
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» PARIS - The director of the Louvre on Wednesday admitted to inadequate camera surveillance of the museum's outside walls, three days after thieves robbed it of prize jewels in a brazen daytime heist.
Protesters out in force for anti-Trump 'No Kings' rallies across US
AFP, Published on 19/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Huge crowds took to the streets Saturday in all 50 US states to vent their anger over President Donald Trump's hardline policies at "No Kings" protests that Republicans ridiculed as "Hate America" rallies.