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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Their icy hunting grounds are rapidly shrinking, but polar bears in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago have defied the odds by bulking up instead of wasting away, a study said on Thursday.
US Supreme Court backs Trump admin's passport gender policy
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration on Thursday to require passport applicants to be identified on the document by their biological sex at birth rather than their gender identity.
CBS says Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' to end in May 2026
AFP, Published on 19/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show", long a staple of late night US television, will end in 2026, the CBS network said, days after the comedian blasted parent company Paramount's $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump as "a big fat bribe."
500 tourists evacuated from Grand Canyon wildfires
AFP, Published on 12/07/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service saying at least 500 people had been guided out of the danger zone.
Northern Ireland hit by fourth night of clashes
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» PORTADOWN (UNITED KINGDOM) - Northern Ireland was rocked by a fourth night of anti-immigrant unrest on Thursday as police clashed with protestors in a second town, undeterred by driving rain.
UK PM condemns ‘mindless’ Northern Irish violence
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined Northern Irish authorities on Wednesday in condemning what he called two nights of “mindless” violence targeting foreigners.
Rare earth production outside China 'major milestone'
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» An Australian firm's production of a heavy rare earth, a first outside of China, is a "major milestone" in diversifying a critical supply chain dominated by Beijing, experts say.
SpaceX launches crewed polar spaceflight funded by crypto investor
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/04/2025
» MIAMI - Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the first human spaceflight mission to fly over the Earth’s polar regions, funded and commanded by cryptocurrency investor Chun Wang.
US govt shutdown in balance after top Democrat avoids fight
AFP, Published on 14/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Senate appeared closer Friday to avoiding an economically damaging government funding shutdown after the Democrats' leader shied away from a major confrontation with President Donald Trump.
Trump’s Gaza stunner builds on expansionist aims
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s jaw-dropping statement that he would like the United States to take control of and redevelop the Gaza Strip might have sounded like it came from nowhere, but it was in keeping with his new administration’s expansionist ambitions.