Swedish kids take the plunge in icy lake survival lessons
SOLLENTUNA, Sweden (AFP) -- The frigid water under the frozen Ravalen lake north of Stockholm doesn't intimidate Elton as the…
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China’s Alibaba joins global chatbot race
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday it was working on a rival to ChatGPT, joining a…
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Lakers acquiring Russell in three-team deal that sends Westbrook to Jazz: reports
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The Los Angeles Lakers are poised to trade Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz…
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DEVELOPING STORY: Death toll rises above 15,000 in Turkey, Syria quake
The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria climbed above 15,000 on Wednesday, as rescuers raced…
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Texas executes man who admitted murders but said trial was tainted
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US state of Texas on Wednesday executed a man sentenced to death for a…
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Mars rover finds rippled rocks caused by waves: NASA
Washington, United States (AFP) -- NASA's Curiosity rover has found wave-rippled rocks -- evidence of an ancient lake -- in…
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Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Thousands of Twitter users on Wednesday reported problems using the platform as the Elon…
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Two children killed in ‘deliberate’ bus crash into Quebec day care
by Anne-Sophie THILL and Justine LEBLOND Agence France-Presse LAVAL, Canada (AFP) -- A bus driver rammed his vehicle into a…
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Australia vows to hold Russia accountable for MH17 disaster
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Thursday pledged to hold Russia accountable for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, after…
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Biden says US ‘not looking for conflict’ with China
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the United States is "not looking for conflict" with…
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