• February 17, 2025
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Canada down Finland to set up USA ice hockey grudge clash

New York (AFP) – Canada set up another politically charged ice hockey grudge match against the United States on Monday by beating Finland 5-3 to reach the final of the NHL Four Nations tournament.

  • February 17, 2025
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Shakira resumes world tour after Lima hospital stay

Lima (AFP) – Colombian pop star Shakira said her concert in Peru Monday will go ahead a day after she called off another performance because of a sudden hospitalization.

  • February 17, 2025
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Mexico says to sue Google if it insists on using 'Gulf of America'

Mexico City (AFP) – Mexico will take Google to court if it insists on changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America” for Maps users in the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday.

  • February 17, 2025
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Pope's condition 'complex', hospital stay extended: Vatican

Rome (AFP) – Pope Francis did some work during his fourth day in hospital Monday, but the 88-year-old faces a “complex clinical picture” that will require a longer than expected stay, the Vatican said.

  • February 17, 2025
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Djokovic calls for overhaul of 'unfair' anti

Doha (AFP) – Novak Djokovic on Monday urged tennis authorities to overhaul the sport’s anti-doping system, pointing to “inconsistencies” in cases involving top stars Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek and those of lower-ranked players.

  • February 17, 2025
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Rio swelters in heatwave in run

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) – Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists were baking Monday in scorching temperatures as the city’s crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear.

  • February 17, 2025
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Argentine prosecutors to probe Milei over 'cryptogate'

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentine prosecutors will investigate President Javier Milei for promoting a cryptocurrency that crashed, losing investors billions of dollars and prompting a flood of complaints, local media reported Monday.

  • February 14, 2025
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Taiwan's Lai vows more investment in US as chip tariffs loom

Taipei (AFP) – Taiwan will boost investment in the United States and on its own defences, President Lai Ching-te said Friday, as Taipei seeks to head off US President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs on its semiconductor chips.

  • February 14, 2025
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Hamas expected to name Israeli hostages it will free this weekend

Jerusalem (AFP) – Hamas was expected Friday to name three hostages it will release this weekend as part of a planned exchange for Palestinian prisoners, local media said, after days of uncertainty in which Israel threatened to scrap a nearly month-old Gaza ceasefire deal.

  • February 14, 2025
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Timberwolves stun Thunder, Warriors hold off Rockets

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – The short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves halted Oklahoma City’s seven-game NBA winning streak, beating the Western Conference-leading Thunder 116-101 on Thursday on the eve of the All-Star break.