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Young People In China Flock To Take Courses In Becoming A Viral Star
When you ask someone what they'd like their career to be, it used to be a doctor or a football player but now young...
Intel Becomes Top Olympic Partner After McDonald’s Split
Just days after splitting with long-term partner McDonald's, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday...
In the Red Sea, Coral Reefs Can Take the Heat of Climate Change
In the azure waters of the Red Sea, Maoz Fine and his team dive to study what may be the planet's most unique coral:...
US Watchdog Decries Woodland Uniforms For Afghan Army
The Pentagon wasted millions of dollars buying the Afghanistan army a woodland camouflage uniform that was apparently...
Islamic Militants Attack Philippine Village
Islamic militants launched a day-long assault on a southern Philippine village Wednesday during which they held 31...
Court Gives Lagos Poor Demolition Reprieve
Impoverished fishing communities in Nigeria's financial capital, Lagos, celebrated a court ruling on Wednesday that...
Kalanick, Uber’s Disruptive Driving Force
Travis Kalanick was the driving force behind Uber, taking a spur-of-moment idea and turning it into the world's most...
Turkey Says Liberal German Mosque ‘incompatible’ With Islam
Turkey's religious affairs agency has expressed distaste over a new mosque in Berlin where men and women mingle freely,...
US Existing Home Sales Rebound In May As Prices Rise
Sales of existing homes rebounded in May after April's surprise dip, and prices edged higher, according to industry...
Five Killed In Boko Haram Mine Blast, Ambush
Five people have been killed in a landmine explosion and a roadside ambush in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram ,...
Egypt Top Court Suspends All Rulings On Islands Transfer
Egypt's top court on Wednesday suspended all previous rulings on whether Cairo can transfer two Red Sea islands to...
UN Security Council Unanimously Welcomes Sahel Force
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that paves the way for the deployment of a...
No Autopsy For US Student Detained By N. Korea
The family of Otto Warmbier has asked that no autopsy be performed on the body of the US student who died days after...
Former Indian Judge Arrested After 40 Days On the Run
A former judge who led police on a 40-day manhunt across India has been arrested and jailed on contempt charges after a...
German Teenagers Shoot At Thai King With Rubber Pellets
Thailand's king was targeted by two teenagers firing rubber pellets while he was cycling in southern Germany's Bavaria,...
Around 100 Killed In C. Africa After Truce Deal
The death toll from clashes in Central African Republic has surged to around 100, local officials said Wednesday of...
Three Things To Watch As Saudi Names New Heir To Throne
Mohammed bin Salman, named Saudi crown prince on Wednesday, becomes first in line to the throne as the historically...
Russian Fighter Jet Warns Off NATO Aircraft By Showing Weapons
A Russian fighter jet chased off a NATO aircraft after it buzzed a plane carrying defence minister Sergei Shoigu over...
Sri Lanka’s Fugitive Monk Surrenders
A radical Buddhist monk wanted in connection with a string of hate attacks in Sri Lanka surrendered Wednesday after...