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Gen Z shift, high costs force UK nightclubs to reinvent
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» LONDON — Is the party over? Nightclubs in the United Kingdom (UK) are famed around the world, but the coronavirus disease (Covid) and inflation have hit the sector hard, forcing businesses to reinvent themselves to attract new generations to the dance floor.
Former NFL 'Blind Side' star sues over 'adoption'
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Former NFL star Michael Oher, whose inspirational life story became the subject of the Oscar-winning 2009 movie "The Blind Side", is suing the Tennessee couple who took him in as a teenager.
Court green lights expanding London's road pollution charge
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» LONDON - The High Court in London ruled Friday that contentious plans by the city's mayor to extend a scheme requiring more polluting vehicles to pay a daily charge when driven can go ahead next month.
Veteran Spanish director Saura dies at 91
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» PARIS - Acclaimed Spanish director Carlos Saura, who died on Friday, hit the global spotlight in the 1960s with critiques of Franco's dictatorship, later focusing on films about music and dance, notably flamenco.
NFL postpones Thanksgiving Day clash due to Ravens' Covid-19 outbreak
AFP, Published on 26/11/2020
» LOS ANGELES - The NFL's Thanksgiving Day showcase has been slammed by the coronavirus after the league suffered another Covid-19 outbreak, prompting officials to postpone Thursday's contest between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens.
Tower of London ravens re-adapt to life after lockdown
AFP, Published on 19/10/2020
» LONDON: Chris Skaife has one of the most important jobs in Britain. As Yeoman Warder Ravenmaster at the Tower of London, he is responsible for the country's most famous birds.
African grey parrots get by with a little help from friends
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - Acting selflessly to help others in need was long thought to be a trait confined to mammals, in particular humans and some great ape species like bonobos and orangutans.
Selfless African grey parrots get by with a little help from friends
AFP, Published on 09/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - Acting selflessly to help others in need was long thought to be a trait confined to mammals, in particular humans and great apes.
Cats, dolphins and one smart raven: the CIA's secret animal spies
AFP, Published on 14/09/2019
» WASHINGTON - In early 1974, Do Da was top in espionage class, on the way to becoming a high-flying CIA agent: he handled himself better in the rough, carried heavier loads, and could brush off attackers.
Kremlin hawks keep watch over Putin's seat of power
AFP, Published on 01/04/2019
» MOSCOW - Alpha soars between the Kremlin's golden domes, sowing panic among crows perched in nearby trees. The goshawk is one of a dozen birds of prey protecting President Vladimir Putin's seat of power in Moscow.