• February 13, 2025
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Lebanon says refuses Israeli demand to stay in five southern locations

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said on Thursday that Beirut rejected Israel’s demand to remain in five southern locations after a February 18 deadline for fully implementing a ceasefire deal.

  • February 13, 2025
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Injury forces Olympic champion Hodgkinson out of 800m record bid in own race

London (AFP) – Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson has been forced to abandon a world record attempt this weekend after the British middle-distance star withdrew from her own event, the Keely Klassic, with a hamstring injury.

  • February 13, 2025
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North Korea destroys family reunion centre in 'inhumane act', Seoul says

Seoul (AFP) – North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul said Thursday, decrying the “inhumane” move.

  • February 13, 2025
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Asian stocks rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace hopes

Hong Kong (AFP) – Asian markets mostly rose Thursday and oil prices extended losses as forecast-topping US inflation was overshadowed by hopes for an end to the Ukraine war after news Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin had discussed peace talks.

  • February 13, 2025
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Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art pieces, part of the kingdom’s bid to transform its ultraconservative image.

  • February 13, 2025
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Tens of thousands go hungry in Sudan after Trump aid freeze

Cairo (AFP) – For the first time in nearly two years of war, soup kitchens in famine-stricken Sudan are being forced to turn people away, with US President Donald Trump’s aid freeze gutting the life-saving schemes.

  • February 13, 2025
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Chinese authorities play cash

Luliang (China) (AFP) – Moments after registering their marriage, Zhang Gang and Weng Linbin posed in front of a red backdrop adorned with a Chinese government emblem, fanning out the wad of cash they had received as an incentive to wed.

  • February 13, 2025
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New York, Paris, Berlin to mark anniversaries of iconic Christo art

New York (AFP) – New York, Paris and Berlin are celebrating the anniversaries this year of iconic art installations that saw some of their most prominent landmarks wrapped in fabric by the late artists known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

  • February 13, 2025
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Musk's DOGE team raises major cyber security concerns

Washington (AFP) – Young engineers deployed across the US government as part of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have triggered alarm throughout Washington’s security establishment.

  • February 13, 2025
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Facing egg shortage, Americans bring chickens home to roost

Houston (AFP) – A Houston poultry supply company is selling chickens like there is no tomorrow, as sky-high prices for eggs prompt some Americans to produce their own at home.