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Thieves ram-raid Chanel store in Paris
Paris (AFP) - Several thieves used a car early Monday morning to ram-raid a Chanel store near the Champs-Elysees avenue...
Shadowy exotic pet trade thrives in Pacific island nation
Honiara (AFP) - The Pacific's Solomon Islands has become a key player in the global live animal trade, with foreign...
Shadowy exotic pet trade thrives in Pacific island nation
Honiara (AFP) - The Pacific's Solomon Islands has become a key player in the global live animal trade, with foreign...
After a bitter break-up, Trump makes up with billionaire donors
Washington (AFP) - In an electoral system in which money is the ultimate kingmaker, Donald Trump has been courting the...
Canadian investment group buys French club Saint-Etienne
Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) - Canadian investment group Kilmer Sports Ventures (KSV) have acquired former French footballing giants Saint-Etienne on Monday...
Countries at odds over how to reignite pandemic agreement
Geneva (AFP) - Countries aired stark differences Tuesday on where to go next in trying to strike a global agreement...
Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report
Paris (AFP) - The world experience an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months...
Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plant
Rhyolite Ridge (United States) (AFP) - Delicate pink buds sway in the desert breeze, pregnant with yellow pompoms whose explosion...
Sick of tourists, Japan town blocks view of Mt Fuji
Fujikawaguchiko (Japan) (AFP) - A Japanese town mounted a large mesh barrier at a popular viewing spot for Mount Fuji...
Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar football league a work in progress
Riyadh (AFP) - Anyone expecting immediate results from Saudi Arabia's unprecedented splurge on football stars was probably disappointed as the...
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