Dembele hits brace as PSG edge out Saint
Paris (AFP) – Ousmane Dembele scored twice in the first half as Paris Saint-Germain beat Saint-Etienne 2-1 on Sunday to sit seven points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table halfway through the season.
Five
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Barcelona hammered rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era.
Bills trample Broncos, Eagles beat Packers in NFL playoffs
New York (AFP) – Josh Allen threw two touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills trounced the Denver Broncos 31-7 to cruise into the next round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday.
US panel could not reach consensus on US
New York (AFP) – A US government panel failed to reach a consensus on whether US Steel’s acquisition by Nippon Steel threatens Washington’s national security, shifting the decision to the White House, the Japanese company said late Monday.
The real
Seoul (AFP) – A factory turned into a battlefield, riot police armed with tasers and an activist who spent 100 days atop a chimney — the unrest that inspired Netflix’s most successful show ever has all the hallmarks of a TV drama.
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Blogs to Bluesky: social media shifts responses after 2004 tsunami
Jakarta (AFP) – The world’s deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters — from finding the missing to swift crowdfunding.
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Tennis power couple de Minaur and Boulter get engaged
Sydney (AFP) – Tennis glamour couple Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter have announced their engagement ahead of the start of the 2025 season this week.
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Supermaxi yachts eye record in gruelling Sydney
Sydney (AFP) – Forecast favourable winds could see the prestigious Sydney-Hobart race record challenged by the supermaxi yachts when the often-brutal bluewater classic sets sail on Thursday.
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing columns of lava
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – One of the world’s most active volcanoes sprang into life again Monday, spewing columns of lava 80 meters (260 feet) above Hawaii, US vulcanologists said.
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El Salvador Congress votes to end ban on metal mining
San Salvador (AFP) – El Salvador’s Congress on Monday approved a bill promoted by President Nayib Bukele to roll back a ban on the mining of gold and other metals, dismaying environmentalists.
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Five things to know about Panama Canal, in Trump's sights
Panama City (AFP) – US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to demand control of the Panama Canal be returned to Washington, complaining of “unfair” treatment of American ships and hinting at China’s growing influence.
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NBA fines Minnesota guard Edwards $75,000 for outburst
New York (AFP) – Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined $75,000 by the NBA for public criticism of officiating and using inappropriate and profane language, the league announced on Monday.
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Haitians massacred for practicing voodoo were abducted, hacked to death: UN
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – A massacre of more than 200 people in Haiti this month followed a gang-ordered manhunt that saw victims, many of them elderly, pulled from their homes and shot or killed with machetes, the UN said Monday.
