Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru
Lima (AFP) – Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died Sunday at the age of 89 in the Peruvian capital, his family announced on the social network X.
A coffin for Pol Pot's memory, 50 years after Phnom Penh's fall
Anlong Veng (AFP) – A new coffin-shaped structure topped with a clear plastic roof looms over the cremation site of Pol Pot in Anlong Veng, a testament to the estimated two million Cambodian lives lost under his genocidal rule.
Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere' as starts SE Asia tour
Hanoi (AFP) – Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned Monday that protectionism “leads nowhere” and that a trade war would have “no winners”, state media said, as he was due to kick off a tour of Southeast Asia with a visit to Vietnam.
Vargas Llosa, last of Latin America's literary golden generation
Madrid (AFP) – Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was the last survivor of a golden generation of Latin American literary giants, his writing exploring universal themes often set outside his native Peru.
McIlroy in no mood to talk on the way to Masters win: DeChambeau
Augusta (United States) (AFP) – The Augusta National atmosphere was electric as Rory McIlroy stopped-and-started his way to a longed-for Masters triumph on Sunday, but inside the ropes the Northern Ireland star was strictly business, playing partner Bryson DeChambeau said.
Rollercoaster carries McIlroy to Masters glory at last
Augusta (United States) (AFP) – Rory McIlroy put major championship miseries behind him with a heart-stopping victory at the Masters on Sunday that was nearly as nerve-wracking as some of the near-misses that came before.
German archive where victims of the Nazis come back to life
Bad Arolsen (Germany) (AFP) – If it wasn’t for the Arolsen Archives, half-sisters Sula Miller and Helen Schaller would never have met.
From deadly rave to recovery: Israeli study examines MDMA's effect on trauma
Re'im (Israel) (AFP) – Artillery fire echoed from nearby Gaza as Shye Klein-Weinstein slowly walked around a memorial honouring the nearly 400 people killed at the Nova music festival in Reim, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.
McIlroy rides luck of the Irish to overcome Masters
Augusta (United States) (AFP) – Whether it was resetting after missing a putt to win or riding some well-earned luck at Augusta National, Rory McIlroy took pride in little details that made him a Masters champion.
Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere' as starts SE Asia tour
Beijing (AFP) – Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned Monday that protectionism “leads nowhere” and that a trade war would have “no winners”, state media said, as he was due to kick off a tour of Southeast Asia with a visit to Vietnam.