- Thu. May 1st, 2025
Fires, strikes, pandemic and AI: Hollywood workers can't catch a break
Burbank (United States) (AFP) – Dutch Merrick isn't really in a party mood for this year's Oscars. Issued on: 25/02/2025 - 02:43Modified: 25/02/2025 - 02:48 4 min
Their dreams dashed by Trump, migrants make return journey home
Cartà (AFP) – Months after trekking through the treacherous jungle between Colombia and Panama, Saudy Palacios abandoned her hopes of a new life in the United States and joined other…
Judge declines to immediately grant AP access to White House events
Washington (AFP) – A US judge on Monday declined to immediately order the White House to restore full access to President Donald Trump's events to the Associated Press news agency.…
Confusion reigns as US federal workers face Musk job deadline
Washington (AFP) – Employees of the US federal government on Monday faced a deadline imposed by Elon Musk that required them to explain their work achievements in an email or…
'All eyes on Arctic': Canada boosts its northern force
Yellowknife (Canada) (AFP) – In the mess hall of a Canadian military base a few hundred kilometers south of the Arctic Circle, Brigadier-General Daniel Riviere pointed to a map highlighting…
Bolivia inaugurates steel plant built with Chinese loan
Puerto Suárez (Bolivia) (AFP) – Short on foreign currency, Bolivia inaugurated a steel plant Monday that it hopes will reduce its reliance on metal imports, thanks to a loan from…
'Assassin's Creed Shadows' leaked ahead of release
Paris (AFP) – French video game giant Ubisoft said Monday that players had managed to "access" its hotly awaited new instalment of the popular "Assassin's Creed" series, which is scheduled…
Spain's Telefonica sells Argentina subsidiary for $1.2 bn
Madrid (AFP) – Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica agreed to sell its Argentine subsidiary to Telecom Argentina for $1.2 billion on Monday, prompting libertarian President Javier Milei's government to announce an…
Macron and Trump rekindle Le Bromance
Washington (AFP) – They hugged, they gripped hands, they touched knees and they backslapped. But they didn't agree on everything. Issued on: 24/02/2025 - 23:11Modified: 24/02/2025 - 23:08 3 min
NFL could vote on banning Eagles' 'tush push'
Miami (AFP) – The NFL could vote on banning the "tush push" -- the trademark play of the Super Bowl winning Philadelphia Eagles, a league official told reporters on Monday.…