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Paris (AFP) – From Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to British actress Maggie Smith and US music titan Quincy Jones, here are some of 2024's most notable deaths. Issued on: 20/12/2024…

Washington (AFP) – US diplomats have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new Islamist-led rulers, hoping to encourage a moderate, inclusive path and to find clues on missing…

Stockholm (AFP) – As one of Europe's biggest suppliers of electricity, Sweden is seeing red over Germany's energy policy, which it says ends up punishing Swedish consumers. Issued on: 20/12/2024…

Lewes (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sitting by the fireplace in her house in the south of England, Jackie Bennett recalls the shock she felt when she received out-of-the-blue an eviction…

Lisbon (AFP) – Salt cod has long been a national staple in Portugal, where it is said there are as many recipes for this humble fish as there are days…

Paris (AFP) – La Rochelle host Clermont in the French Top 14 on Saturday with an Australian feel to both clubs' hefty second rows. Issued on: 20/12/2024 - 05:41 3…

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Workers at Starbucks will walk off the job Friday in three US cities in a strike their union threatened could spread around the country…

Melbourne (AFP) – Opener Nathan McSweeney was dropped from Australia's squad for the fourth Test against India on Friday, with teenager Sam Konstas getting his first call-up. Issued on: 20/12/2024…

Karachi (AFP) – In Pakistan's largest city, cars inch forward in bumper-to-bumper traffic. But some seamlessly carve through the jam: SUVs flanked by Toyota Hilux pickup trucks. Issued on: 20/12/2024…

Port Vila (Vanuatu) (AFP) – Rescuers say they have expanded a search for trapped survivors in quake-rocked Vanuatu to "numerous places of collapse" beyond the capital, as the reported death…