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Pollard hits six sixes off hat-trick man Dananjaya in T20 triumph
AFP, Published on 04/03/2021
» ST. JOHN'S (ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA) - West Indies captain Kieron Pollard on Wednesday became only the third man to hit six sixes in an international over in his team's four-wicket Twenty20 victory over Sri Lanka.
Bleeding on lungs sees Aussie paceman Hastings retire
AFP, Published on 14/11/2018
» MELBOURNE - Australian fast bowler John Hastings has retired from all forms of cricket fearing a mystery ailment could lead him to bleed to death on the field.
Extremism must be defeated, prince tells New Zealand mosque survivors
AFP, Published on 26/04/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - In an emotional meeting with survivors of the New Zealand mosques massacre, Britain's Prince William appealed Friday for "extremism in all forms" to be defeated.
Even mild coronavirus illness may confer some immunity: study
AFP, Published on 26/05/2020
» PARIS - Even people with minor illness from the coronavirus can develop antibodies that could leave them immunised for several weeks or more, according to an early French study that tested hospital staff with mild infections.
Classrooms grapple with racial slurs in classic American novels
AFP, Published on 27/06/2021
» NEW YORK - The recent dismissal of a white New York professor for reading aloud the "N-word" from a Mark Twain novel has shone a spotlight on the use of racial slurs in American classrooms.
Relieved to be in Canada, an Afghan refugee weeps for Kabul
AFP, Published on 18/08/2021
» MONTREAL - Over six days, the lives of Afghan researcher Mohammad Ehsan Saadat and his family turned upside down: enough time to fill out an asylum application and flee to Canada just before the Taliban walked into Kabul.
Meta tests 'Community Notes' to replace fact-checkers
AFP, Published on 14/03/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — Social media giant Meta on Thursday announced it would begin testing its new "Community Notes" feature across its platforms in the United States next week, as it shifts away from third-party fact-checking toward a crowd-sourced approach to content moderation.
Melania Trump in the limelight -- briefly
AFP, Published on 08/05/2018
» WASHINGTON - Melania Trump, until now seemingly more comfortable outside the media glare, briefly stepped into the spotlight Monday to unveil the focus of her work as first lady -- an awareness campaign aimed at helping children.
Blackhawks fined $2million, execs out over sex assault probe
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» NEW YORK - The National Hockey League fined the Chicago Blackhawks $2 million and two senior executives left the franchise on Tuesday after an investigation found the team failed to properly deal with allegations of sexual misconduct made against a former video coach in 2010.
'Stan & Ollie,' an intimate portait of comedic genius
AFP, Published on 26/12/2018
» NEW YORK - They hung up their bowler hats decades ago, but Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy remain cinema's most iconic comic duo, with a unique chemistry explored in a new feature centered on their careers' tricky end.