Trump seeks to rename Denali, highest peak in N. America
Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump announced in his inaugural speech Monday that he will seek to rename Alaska’s Denali as part of his day one actions, overriding the will of the state’s Indigenous population and its elected leaders.
Trump vows US 'taking back' Panama Canal despite 'peacemaker' pledge
Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump on Monday cast himself as a peacemaker in his second inaugural address, but immediately vowed that the United States would be “taking back” the Panama Canal.
Relatives of freed Gaza hostages call for release of remaining captives
Ramat Gan (Israel) (AFP) – The relatives of the three Israeli hostages released from Gaza by Palestinian militants Hamas called on Monday for all those remaining in the territory to be freed.
Taiwan's TSMC says net profit rose 57% in fourth quarter
Taipei (AFP) – Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC on Thursday announced a better-than-expected net profit for the fourth quarter as it benefits from booming demand for AI technology.
Olympic push for kho kho, India's ancient tag sport
New Delhi (AFP) – The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport’s place in the Olympics.
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Dangerous Fritz sets up Monfils clash at Australian Open
Melbourne (AFP) – Fired-up Taylor Fritz scorched through to an Australian Open third-round clash against Gael Monfils with another emphatic win Thursday, dropping just eight games in the tournament so far.
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AFP photographer's search for his mother in the Nazi camps
Paris (AFP) – AFP photographer Eric Schwab recorded the horrors of the Holocaust — the crematoria, the piles of skeletal bodies and emaciated faces — as he went from one Nazi extermination camp to the next in the spring of 1945 searching for his mother.
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Life after the unthinkable: Shoah survivors who began again in Israel
Jerusalem (AFP) – For years, Auschwitz survivor Naftali Furst kept his story to himself.
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Israeli cabinet to vote on Gaza ceasefire deal
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel’s cabinet was expected to meet Thursday to approve a ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas, Israeli media reported, a day after mediators announced an agreement they hope will lead to a permanent end to the Gaza war.
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Jabeur finds it 'hard to breathe' as asthma flares up in Melbourne
Melbourne (AFP) – A bad bout of asthma nearly derailed the comeback of former world number two Ons Jabeur at the Australian Open on Thursday, with the Tunisian saying she found it hard to breathe and nearly gave up in her second-round victory.
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South Korea's Yoon avoids fresh questioning after dramatic arrest
Seoul (AFP) – South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to appear for fresh questioning by investigators Thursday, a day after his dramatic arrest over a failed martial law declaration.
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Swiatek powers into Raducanu clash as Fritz fires Melbourne warning
Melbourne (AFP) – Iga Swiatek romped into a third-round showdown with Emma Raducanu in the Australian Open on Thursday while Taylor Fritz was just as emphatic in his pursuit of a maiden Grand Slam title.
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Nintendo rumour mill in overdrive over new Switch
Tokyo (AFP) – Speculation over Nintendo’s new console, a successor to the wildly popular Switch, reached a fever pitch Thursday with specialist media predicting an imminent announcement from the Japanese gaming giant.
