The big day finally arrived for Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as the couple married Saturday in the town of Windsor, outside London. Prince Charles, Prince Harry’s father, walked …
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Wed
Millions around the world watch the union of British royalty and Hollywood glamour at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, near London, England. …
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Three new cases of the often lethal Ebola virus have been confirmed in a city of more than 1 million people, Congo’s health minister announced, as the spread of the …
your ads here!Progress in Struggle to Save Animals From Extinction
Conservationists around the world are making great strides in rescuing animal species from the brink of extinction. Despite the recent death of the last male white rhinoceros, there is hope …
your ads here!India, EU Give WTO Lists of US Goods for Potential Tariff Retaliation
India and the European Union have given the World Trade Organization lists of the U.S. products that could incur high tariffs in retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump’s global tariffs …
your ads here!Rise of Chinese Middle Class Fuels Interest in Craft Beers
“Panda Beer,” “Little General,” “Flying Fist IPA,” and “Mandarin Wheat” are among the offerings on tap at a craft beer exhibition this week in Shanghai dedicated to expanding the palette …
your ads here!Canada’s Trudeau Talks Tech at MIT Gathering
Canadian computer scientists helped pioneer the field of artificial intelligence before it was a buzzword, and now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hoping to capitalize on their intellectual lead. Trudeau …
your ads here!Huge Security Operation Under Way as Britain Prepares For Royal Wedding
The big day is nearly here for Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as the couple are to wed Saturday in the town of Windsor, just outside London. The former …
your ads here!China Ends US Sorghum Anti-Dumping Probe, OKs Toshiba Deal
China has dropped an anti-dumping investigation and given long awaited approval for the sale of Toshiba’s memory chip business, in gestures that could suggest a thaw between Beijing and the …
your ads here!EU Mulls Direct Iran Central Bank Transfers to Beat US Sanctions
The European Commission is proposing that EU governments make direct money transfers to Iran’s central bank to avoid U.S. penalties, an EU official said, in what would be the most …
your ads here!WHO: Ebola in Congo Not Yet Global Health Emergency
Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak does not yet warrant being declared a global health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Friday, as health officials rushed to contain the often deadly virus …
your ads here!Inventors Honored in Hall of Fame Special Ceremony
Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Apple founder Steve Jobs are some of America’s best known inventors. But there are other, less recognizable individuals whose innovative products have greatly impacted our …
your ads here!Researchers Take Two-Pronged Approach to Testing for Zika
Researchers at New York University College of Dentistry are taking a new approach to quickly identifying Zika and other infections. As Faith Lapidus reports, unlike currently available tests, the approach …
your ads here!In the Name of Safety: NYC Tradition – Blessing of the Bikes
For almost 20 years, cyclists have gathered in New York’s Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine for what might seem like an unusual ceremony the blessing of the bikes. …
your ads here!Silicon Valley Startup Peddles 3-D-printed Bike
After a career that included helping Alphabet’s Google build out data centers and speeding packages for Amazon.com to customers, Jim Miller is doing what many Silicon Valley executives do after …
your ads here!Cryptocurrency May Fast-Track Solar Power in Moldova
Moldova, a small, landlocked country in eastern Europe, imports three-quarters of its energy and has seen its energy costs rise by more than half in the past five years. But …
your ads here!Switzerland Seeks a Study of Starting Its Own Cryptocurrency
Switzerland’s government has requested a report into the risks and opportunities of launching its own cryptocurrency, a so-called “e-franc” that would use technology similar to privately launched coins like bitcoin …
your ads here!New US Sanctions Hit at Hezbollah-Linked Financier, Companies
The United States sought on Thursday to further choke off funding sources for Iranian-backed Hezbollah, imposing sanctions on its representative to Iran, as well as a major financier and his …
your ads here!Afghanistan Attacks Threaten Health System Gains
Deteriorating security is forcing Afghanistan to spend more money on trauma care, rather than investing in women and children’s health, its health minister said Thursday. The government has come under …
your ads here!In ‘Solo,’ a Battle for the Soul, and Tone, of ‘Star Wars’
When J.J. Abrams was a Star Wars novice, Lawrence Kasdan, the writer of The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi, had some advice for him: Star Wars …
your ads here!For Some African-Americans, Meghan Markle Is Cause for Celebration
Ishea Brown and more than a dozen of her black friends will gather around the TV set in her Seattle home on Saturday to watch the biracial actress Meghan Markle …
your ads here!US Warns China Against Imposing ‘Political Correctness’ on US Firms
U.S. officials and politicians say they are increasingly frustrated and looking for ways to fight back against what they see as China’s use of its market power to impose “politically …
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