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Macron pays tribute to slain AFP reporter Arman Soldin
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» PARIS - France's President Emmanuel Macron Thursday hailed the "bravery" of slain AFP video journalist Arman Soldin in a condolence letter to his colleagues after his death earlier this month in war-torn Ukraine.
Animal rights activists 'rescue' lambs from farm on royal estate
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» LONDON - Animal rights campaigners said on Thursday they had "rescued" three lambs from slaughter on a farm on King Charles III's Sandringham estate in eastern England.
Star conductor Dudamel resigns from Paris Opera
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» PARIS - Venezuela's acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel on Thursday said he was stepping down from his role as musical director of the Paris Opera.
Dark, lustful and complex: It's a woman's world at Cannes
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE) - From a sex offender to far-from-perfect mothers and girls unabashedly exploring their sexuality, this year's Cannes Film Festival has thrown out the stereotype of the one-dimensional female character.
Three killed, including two police, in Japan gun and knife attack
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» TOKYO - A woman and two male police officers were killed in a shooting and stabbing attack at a farm in central Japan on Thursday, media reported.
US lawmakers head home as catastrophic default looms
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - US lawmakers were set to embark on a 10-day break Thursday, despite failing to agree on raising the nation's borrowing limit to avert a looming default that could come while they are away.
Meandering along the Seine: France's roving plastic rubbish
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» ROUEN, France: The scrap of red plastic in among the waterside reeds in northern France could be any fragment of the throwaway consumerism piling up across the planet, flowing into rivers, choking animals, even seeping into our bloodstreams.
TikTok tests AI chatbot 'Tako' in Philippines
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2023
» HONG KONG: Social media platform TikTok said on Thursday it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called "Tako" that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines.
Cambodian opposition party’s election ban upheld
Published on 25/05/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s main opposition party on Thursday lost a bid to overturn its ban from the upcoming elections, paving the way for Prime Minister Hun Sen to run a one-horse race.
Scotland police chief says force is 'institutionally racist'
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» EDINBURGH: Police Scotland is "institutionally racist" and "discriminatory", the force's chief constable said on Thursday, after a review into its culture.