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Saudi oasis town adjusts to life in the firing line
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» AL KHARJ (SAUDI ARABIA) - For generations, a Saudi oasis town has been a favoured spot for stressed visitors from the nearby capital Riyadh to come and decompress.
Poppies offer hope in fire-scarred Los Angeles
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» ALTADENA, California - When wildfires raged around Los Angeles last year, Rene Amy’s home was razed to a pile of toxic ash.
Historic Moon mission set for launch
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» MERRITT ISLAND — On Wednesday three men and one woman are set to embark on the first crewed journey to the Moon since 1972, a landmark odyssey that aims to launch the United States into a new era of space exploration.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
French soldier killed in attack in Iraqi Kurdistan
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» PARIS — A French soldier was killed in an attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, confirming the first French military death in the Middle East war.
Noma's star chef quits after claims that he hit and bullied staff
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» COPENHAGEN - Danish superchef Rene Redzepi -- whose Noma restaurant was long regarded as the world's best -- said he was stepping down Thursday after allegations that he abused and bullied staff for years.
Extreme heat ‘making life increasingly unliveable’
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/03/2026
» The number of days when extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and engage in other ordinary pursuits has doubled around the world over the past 75 years, according to new research.
Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs
AFP, Published on 08/03/2026
» LOS BANOS, Philippines - A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands.
French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex trafficking
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - He traded on the glamour of owning Harrods, the Paris Ritz and luxury yachts, but Mohamed Al-Fayed was at the centre of a dark web of alleged abuse, say French lawyers for women who liken him to US sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Frayed nerves in France ahead of far-right rally
AFP, Published on 21/02/2026
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Saturday for cooler heads to prevail ahead of a rally for a far-right activist whose killing, blamed on the hard left, has put the country on edge.