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Polish geology experts said they have found no traces of a train at a site allegedly hiding a World War II Nazi train. Experts from the University of Science and Technology
China and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to launch a USD10 billion joint strategic investment fund. Emirati state news agency WAM said the accord was one of several bilateral agreements
China, Egypt and Iran top the list of the world’s leading jailers of journalists in a new annual report by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Eritrea, Ethiopia and
The British Union Jack once symbolized the reach of a powerful empire — but it may need to yield soon to a delicate silver fern. At least on New Zealand’s
TURKEY The state-run news agency says police have detained a Syrian Islamic State militant suspected of planning a suicide attack against the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul. Anadolu Agency said the
A backlash against American Muslims is leaving a mark on some of the nation’s youngest minds. After seeing presidential candidate Donald Trump call on television for barring Muslims from entering the country, 8-year-old Sofia Yassini checked
The climate deal adopted in suburban Paris was the culmination of four years of negotiations on how to get nearly all countries to jointly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that
Her Majesty arrived by car with the Duke of Edinburgh and was greeted by a guard of honour made up of air crews from the British and Commonwealth airlines, headed
When crew members of a passenger plane reported sparks coming from an engine while taxiing at an airport in southern China, eight fire trucks responded within minutes. Then they covered
NEW YORK (AP) — Edith Piaf would have turned 100 this month and never has she been more vital. The cabaret singer who once sang on the streets for spare change
Beijing will build a UNESCO international center for creativity and sustainable development, the first of its kind, a senior official said yesterday, cited by Xinhua. The center will include establishment
A top Beijing official’s research mission to the Portuguese island of Madeira last month has prompted scholars to question whether the central government intends to learn from the Portuguese Autonomous
The school auditorium was full as the choir launched an unorthodox introduction to their performance, with the all-girl choir first onstage to warm the audience up. The concert included full choral
CHINA The reprieved death sentence of former railways minister Liu Zhijun was commuted yesterday to life in prison by the Beijing Higher People’s Court. The Second Intermediate People’s Court of
Just a month after the Paris attacks, France has surmounted that atrocity to help achieve a seemingly unachievable triumph: uniting the world to seal a global climate pact. The Paris climate agreement, adopted
A preliminary investigation into the crash of a Russian passenger plane has found no indication yet of any “illegal or terrorist act,” Egypt’s chief investigator said in a statement released
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Front collapsed in French regional elections Sunday, failing to take a single region after dominating the first round of voting, pollsters projected. The conservatives surged
Speed limits on motorways will remain 112kph, but on dual carriageways they will become 96kph, and on all other roads 80kph. Motorists could previously drive up to a limit of 112kph.
Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman has been awarded this year’s “Jewish Nobel” for his accomplishments as a musician, teacher and advocate for the disabled, organizers of the USD1 million prize announced
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