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‘Despacito’ Declared Most Streamed Song Ever
Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi's "Despacito," whose reggaeton beat has swept the globe, on Wednesday was named the most...
Bad Weather Caused Deadly Plane Crash
Bad weather caused a Myanmar military plane to crash last month with 122 people on board, state media reported on...
South Korea Probes N. Korean Celebrity Who ‘returned Home’
South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently...
Madonna Asks Court To Block Love Letter Auction
Madonna asked a judge Tuesday to block an auction of memorabilia including a breakup letter from rapper Tupac Shakur,...
Nigeria and the Hunt For Oil In Boko Haram’s Heartland
Nigeria is reviving its search for oil in the country's conflict-riven northeast, aided by China and emboldened by...
China Boxing Star Zou Primed For Biggest Battle Yet
He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and reigning world champion, but Chinese boxing star Zou Shiming is eyeing an...
Dark Days For China’s Democracy Dream
The death of Liu Xiaobo deprives China's dissident movement of a crucial figurehead at a time when political activism...
ICC Judges To Rule On Release of Ivory Coast Ex-Leader Gbagbo
War crimes judges will rule Wednesday whether former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo can be released from prison for...
Court Begins Ruling In Major Thai Human Trafficking Trial
A Thai general is among more than 100 defendants facing a verdict Wednesday in a sprawling 2015 human trafficking case...
Foreign Food Chains Brave Risks For A Bite of Iran
For years, Iranians have had to put up with the likes of "Mash Donalds" and "Pizza Hat". Now real Western food...
Magic Johnson Dazzled By Lonzo Ball’s Magic For Lakers
Magic Johnson believes Lonzo Ball's dazzling performances in the Las Vegas Summer League are a shape of things to come...
Duterte Bodyguards Wounded In Philippine Ambush
Four of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's bodyguards were shot and wounded on Wednesday by suspected communist...
Rwanda’s Essential Oils Offer Big Profits From Little Land
Inside a metal shed in southeastern Rwanda, Nicholas Hitimana brandished a plastic container holding a green liquid:...
Big Names In Fight For Form Coming Into British Open
While uncertainty surrounds the form of leading names such as Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy, the British Open begins...
Rare Birth of Endangered Hairy-Nosed Wombat In Australia
The population of one of the world's rarest species has been boosted with the birth of a northern hairy-nosed wombat...
Dollar Struggles In Asia As Hong Kong Gains For Eighth Day
The dollar's travails extended into Wednesday as Donald Trump faces a battle to push through his much-vaunted economic...
Trump Lays Blame As US Health Care Reform Bid Collapses
An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to...
Master Director of the Lethal Female
Long before he was the auteur behind some of the most spectacular, extravagant action movies ever made, Luc Besson was...
Mosul Looks To Rise From the Ashes
The battle over, it's now time to start rebuilding Iraq's second city, parts of which were literally flattened during...