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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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