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Myanmar marks month of misery since historic quake
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» YANGON - Myanmar marked one month since suffering its fiercest earthquake in more than a century on Monday, with military bombardments unabated despite a humanitarian truce as thousands of survivors camp in makeshift shelters.
Women's flag football explodes in US as 2028 Olympics beckon
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» STATEN ISLAND, New York - Flag football, a non-contact version of American football, is spreading like wildfire among US girls drawn by the prospect of its inclusion in the 2028 Olympics, its popularity even sparking plans for a professional league.
'Hunger breaks everything': desperate Gazans scramble for food
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» GAZA CITY - At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.
Romanian far-right rides TikTok wave in election re-run
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» BUCHAREST - With 1.3 million followers, a Donald Trump-supporting far-right candidate is riding a wave of popularity on TikTok ahead of the re-run of Romania's presidential election in which he is expected to win Sunday's first round.
Trial begins in Paris over 2016 gunpoint robbery of Kim Kardashian
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» PARIS - Ten suspects go on trial in Paris on Monday over the 2016 robbery of the US celebrity Kim Kardashian, which saw some US$10 million worth of jewellery stolen from the reality TV star and influencer.
Conflicts spur 'unprecedented' rise in military spending
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» STOCKHOLM - Worldwide military expenditure saw its steepest rise in 2024 since the end of the Cold War, reaching US$2.7 trillion as wars and rising tensions drove up spending, researchers said on Monday.
Cardinals set to pick conclave date to elect new pope
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, following the death of Pope Francis.
After 100 days in office, Trump voters still back US president
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has come racing out of the gates in his second term in office, slashing government agencies, launching trade wars with friends and foes alike and even taking on the judiciary over his immigration crackdown.
US says it struck 800 targets in Yemen, killed 100s of Huthis since March 15
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group's leadership, the US military said Sunday.
PSG hope to have Dembele firing for Arsenal Champions League showdown
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» PARIS - Paris Saint-Germain's chances of beating Arsenal and reaching the Champions League final may depend to a large extent on Ousmane Dembele rediscovering the form in front of goal that made him Europe's most lethal finisher in the first three months of this year.