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‘They poisoned us’: the deadly legacy of nuclear testing
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» GENEVA - Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least four million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the deadly legacy.
Mother sentenced to life in prison for New Zealand's 'suitcase murders'
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» AUCKLAND - A mother who murdered her two children and stuffed them into suitcases stashed inside a storage locker was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand.
Dead quiet: Paris Catacombs close for renovations
AFP, Published on 02/11/2025
» PARIS - One of Paris's top tourist attractions -- and certainly its most morbid -- closes to visitors from Monday for six months of renovations.
Israel insists it calls shots in Gaza despite truce
AFP, Published on 27/10/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel insisted on Sunday that it will maintain control of security inside Gaza despite signing up to a US-brokered ceasefire that foresees the deployment of an international security force.
In Gaza's ruins, a grandmother keeps family and hope alive
AFP, Published on 26/10/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - With no shoes to protect their tiny dust-covered feet, Hiam Muqdad's grandchildren toddled unfazed through the bombed-out ruins of their Gaza City neighbourhood in search of clean water.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
Pope declares 'God's influencer' first millennial saint
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Catholic Church's first millennial saint, an Italian teenager dubbed "God's Influencer" for his efforts to spread the faith online.
UK pensioner, student arrested for backing Palestine Action
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» LONDON — Pensioner Marji Mansfield never imagined she would end up suspected of terrorism for protesting against the banning of a pro-Palestinian group.
Fears grow that Texas flood death toll could surge
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» HUNT, Texas - The death toll from the Texas flash floods rose to 119 on Wednesday, as worries grew that the figure could more than double with over 160 people still reported missing.
Death toll in Texas floods climbs to 108, with more rain expected
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» HUNT (UNITED STATES) - Hundreds of rescuers on Tuesday continued their search for people swept away by catastrophic Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, officials said, amid threats of more heavy rain.