No agreement in sight on UN treaty to halt plastic waste
There is still no sign of agreement on a treaty for a global deal to prevent plastic waste, after more than a week of wrangling in Geneva.Around 180 countries plan to f...
US returns to Mexico 500-year-old manuscript signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés
Nearly five centuries after Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés signed it and decades after someone swiped it from Mexico’s national archives, the FBI returned a pricele...
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Vietnam wants to be the next Asian tiger and it’s overhauling its economy to make it happen...
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Powerful sister of North Korean leader denies removal of front-line speakersSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday...
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War-weary Ukrainians find solace by frontline lake
Raisa Ustimenko barely looked up as a fighter jet swooped overhead, roaring over the lakeshore in Sloviansk towards the agonisingly close war front in eastern Ukraine.T...
Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates
BENXI, China (AP) — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different w...
US sanctions Brazil health officials over Cuba’s overseas medical missions
The United States has announced it is revoking the visas of Brazilian, African and Caribbean officials over their ties to Cuba’s programme that sends doctors abroad, wh...
China braces for heavy rains as Tropical Storm Podul makes landfall in southern maritime provinces
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China braced Thursday for heavy rains as Tropical Storm Podul made landfall in several southern provinces and thousands of people were evacuated.F...
Okinawa a reluctant host for US troops 80 years after WWII
Okinawa resident Hiromasa Iha can still recall the screams of his classmates and teachers after a US military jet crashed into his elementary school, killing 18 people...