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Italy's Mount Vesuvius closed to tourists as wildfire rages

Rome (AFP) — Italian firefighters on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists.

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6 days ago World

A wildfire has forced the closure of hiking paths on Mount Vesuvius, pictured here in 2024

Antonio Banderas rules out retirement as he turns 65

Madrid (AFP) — Spanish film star Antonio Banderas said in an interview published Sunday for his birthday that he has no plans to slow down now that he has reached 65.

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6 days ago Celebrity

Antonio Banderas, pictured with Salma Hayek in 2023, is 65 but says he has no plans to stop working.

Designer says regrets Adidas 'appropriated' Mexican footwear

Mexico City (AFP) — US fashion designer Willy Chavarria said Saturday he regrets that sandals he created together with Adidas “appropriated” a traditional design from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.

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August 9, 2025 World

Sportswear giant Adidas is being accused of cultural appropriation for designer Willy Chavarria's latest shoe design

Greeks count cost of wildfire 'tragedy' near Athens

Palaia Fokaia (Greece) (AFP) — In the municipality of Palaia Fokaia, an hour’s drive south of Athens, a typical bucolic Greek landscape of olive groves and hamlets was transformed by a raging Friday wildfire into a dystopia of blackened land and incinerated homes.

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August 9, 2025 World

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Death toll from northwest China floods rises to 13

Beijing (AFP) — The death toll from flash floods and mudslides in northwest China has risen to 13, state media said on Saturday, after the bodies of three people were found.

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August 9, 2025 World

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Both Montreal tennis finalists Mboko, Osaka bow out of Cincinnati Open

Mboko, the 18-year-old Canadian Open winner, cited the wrist injury she suffered in the semi-finals while four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka blamed a ‘schedule change‘

August 8, 2025 Tennis

New Instagram location sharing feature sparks privacy fears

San Francisco (United States) (AFP) — Instagram users are warning about a new location sharing feature, fearing that the hugely popular app could be putting people in danger by revealing their whereabouts without their knowledge.

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August 8, 2025 Technology