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Paris poster activists aim to keep Hamas's hostages in public eye
AFP, Published on 23/10/2023
» PARIS - Under cover of darkness in the western districts of Paris, activists armed with buckets of glue and thousands of posters get to work.
'Shaken beliefs': Israelis evacuate from tense Lebanon border
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» TIBERIAS (ISRAEL) - Israel has been bombing Gaza since Palestinian militants launched their bloody attack but tensions have also flared on the northern border with Lebanon, the base of another sworn enemy, Hezbollah.
Ship blaze off Dutch coast losing 'intensity'
AFP, Published on 29/07/2023
» THE HAGUE - Rescuers were on Friday finally able to board a cargo ship packed with electric vehicles that caught fire off the Dutch coast but authorities said the flames, though less intense, still pose a risk to nearby natural sites.
Vuitton accused over Joan Mitchell paintings in handbag ads
AFP, Published on 23/02/2023
» NEW YORK - The Joan Mitchell Foundation has sent a cease and desist letter to Louis Vuitton alleging the luxury brand is using reproductions of the artist's paintings in handbag advertisements without authorization.
Twitter chaos deepens as key executives quit
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter descended ever deeper into chaos on Thursday as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp warning from US regulators.
Aristocrats flock to Russia for rare royal wedding
AFP, Published on 02/10/2021
» SAINT PETERSBURG: Russia on Friday held its first royal wedding since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution toppled the Romanov monarchy, with aristocrats travelling from across Europe for the lavish ceremony.
Conservationists urge Congo to reverse pay-to-poach decision
AFP, Published on 23/07/2021
» KINSHASA: Environmentalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday urged the government to reverse a move to tax rather than forbid poaching, saying the move endangered millions in conservation funds.
Neglected creator of 'Bambi' celebrated in Vienna show
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» VIENNA: While the 1942 Disney film "Bambi" is world famous as a classic of animated cinema, the man behind the story -- an eminent writer in pre-war Vienna who had to flee the Nazis -- is little known.
Slew of auteurs and award-winners for reborn Cannes
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» PARIS: A rich crop of past Palme d'Or winners and arthouse favourites are set to return to the Cannes Film Festival in July as organisers announced a bumper selection for its competition on Thursday.
1 in 3 Covid survivors suffer mental, neurological problems: study
AFP, Published on 07/04/2021
» PARIS - One in three people who overcome Covid-19 suffer from a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis six months on, according to the largest study so far published on the mental toll that long-Covid takes on survivors.