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Racing towards great white sharks in Australia
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Sensible people might prefer to flee at torpedo speed from a great white shark, but there’s one job in Australia that pays you to race towards the predators.
EU agrees single charger standard, in blow to Apple
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» BRUSSELS - European officials on Tuesday agreed the text of a proposed EU law imposing a standard charger for smartphones, tablets and laptops sold in the bloc, in a blow to Apple.
The male model testing gender norms in a changing Saudi Arabia
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» With his hot pink hair extensions and leopard print pantsuit, model Ziad al-Mesfer was bound to turn heads during his recent public photo shoot in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia.
Wrong number: 'Squid Game' card triggers call deluge
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» SEOUL: Global streaming giant Netflix has edited a phone number that appears in its global hit series "Squid Game" after South Koreans who use it or similar combinations were deluged with calls — some asking to join the show's life-or-death games.
WHO warns Europe virus surge of 'great concern'
AFP, Published on 15/10/2020
» COPENHAGEN - European countries have unveiled tough new measures to try to curb a surge in coronavirus infections which the World Health Organization warned Thursday is of "great concern".
US artist's holiday park sculpture fetches millions
AFP, Published on 09/07/2020
» PARIS - A huge sculpture by American artist Alexander Calder sold at auction in Paris on Wednesday for over 4.9 million euros, auctioneers Artcurial said, after nearly six decades on display at a holiday park in southern France.
After deadly clash, India bans 59 Chinese mobile apps over 'security'
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» NEW DELHI - India on Monday banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the wildly popular TikTok and WeChat, over national security and privacy concerns just weeks after a deadly Himalayan border clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Virus update: Infections hit grim level, $4.1tn cost seen
Agencies, Published on 03/04/2020
» Global coronavirus infections surpassed 1 million, a milestone reached just four months after the first cases surfaced in China. More than 53,000 people have died around the world.
Wurst night ever? Taste takes a holiday at German sausage hotel
AFP, Published on 30/01/2019
» GEORGENSGMüND (GERMANY) - Sausages on the menu, sausage motifs on the wallpaper, sausage mobiles hanging from the ceiling -- and to top it off, a sausage-shaped pillow on your bed.
The short, sharp shock of no-deal Brexit
AFP, Published on 24/11/2018
» LONDON - A London fine wine merchant this week became the latest business to announce stockpiling in case Britain splits from the European Union without a deal in March.