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US athletes using Winter Olympics to express Trump criticism
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics is in danger of developing into a Cold War between the athletes and US President Donald Trump with several competitors voicing criticism of his administration.
Jacinda Ardern replaced as New Zealand PM at official ceremony
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» WELLINGTON - Jacinda Ardern was officially replaced on Wednesday as New Zealand prime minister, after stunning the country by announcing her abrupt departure from the role last week.
FA chief says LGBTQ fans won't face arrest for kissing at World Cup
AFP, Published on 22/09/2022
» LONDON: English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham says he has been told LGBTQ+ fans won't be arrested for holding hands or kissing in public at the World Cup in Qatar.
Bangladesh series becomes farewell tour for New Zealand great Taylor
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» WELLINGTON - The decision by New Zealand great Ross Taylor to end his illustrious Test career after the looming Bangladesh series has placed a new emphasis on the two matches which start at Mt Maunganui's Bay Oval on Saturday.
Unbeaten Davis defends against Nunez in troubled hometown
AFP, Published on 26/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: Unbeaten Gervonta Davis, hoping to bring something positive to his murder-plagued hometown, defends his World Boxing Association super featherweight crown against Panama's Ricardo Nunez on Saturday at Baltimore, Maryland.
Tearful Muslims return to Christchurch mosque
AFP, Published on 23/03/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: Muslims prayed at Christchurch's main mosque on Saturday for the first time since a white supremacist massacred worshippers there as New Zealand sought to return to normality after the tragedy.
'Multiple fatalities' as New Zealand mosques targeted
AFP, Published on 15/03/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - An attack on two crowded mosques during Friday prayers left multiple people dead, police said, on what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described as "one of New Zealand's darkest days".