Stevie Nicks cried on her living room floor when she first saw LeAnn Rimes perform “Borrowed” on her TV in 2013. The song, about an intimate, yet fleeting romance …
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Activists: Thousands of Congolese Threatened by National Park Oil Plans
Democratic Republic of Congo’s plan to drill for oil in national parks could leave thousands of farmers and fishermen who rely on the land in a struggle to survive, rights …
your ads here!UN Envoy Says Reforms Needed to Resume Libyan Oil Production
The U.N. envoy for Libya said Monday he fears the recent agreement to resume oil production in the conflict-torn country will not hold unless two issues are speedily tackled — distribution …
your ads here!Top US Official: China Overloading Poor Nations With Debt
China is saddling poor nations with unsustainable debt through large-scale infrastructure projects that are not economically viable, the head of the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) said on Monday. …
your ads here!Scarlett Johansson Film Exit Spotlights Lack of Transgender Actors on Screen
Scarlett Johansson’s decision to pull out of a film role playing an American gangster who was born a woman but identified as male could kickstart a drive to get more …
your ads here!Cardi B Crowns Break-Out Year With Leading 10 MTV VMA Nominations
Rapper Cardi B earned a leading 10 nominations on Monday for the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA), reflecting a break-out year that has seen her become one of the industry’s …
your ads here!Study: CRISPR Gene Editing Can Cause Risky Collateral DNA Damage
Scientists studying the effects of the potentially game-changing gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 have found it can cause unexpected genetic damage which could lead to dangerous changes in some cells. The findings, …
your ads here!Boxer Mayweather, George Clooney Lead World’s Highest Paid Entertainers
American boxer Floyd Mayweather was named the world’s highest-paid entertainer on Monday on a list that saw actor George Clooney take the No. 2 spot with the highest annual pay …
your ads here!China’s Economic Growth Cools Amid Trade Tensions
China’s economic growth slowed in the quarter ending in June, adding to challenges for Beijing amid a mounting tariff battle with Washington. The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6.7 percent, …
your ads here!Aid Group Warns: Clean Water for All Is Still Centuries Away
Supplying clean water and toilets for all could take hundreds of years in countries like Eritrea and Namibia unless governments step up funding to tackle the problem and its harmful …
your ads here!Djokovic Wins Wimbledon Championship
Novak Djokovic of Serbia has won his first Wimbledon title since 2015, defeating South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in straight sets 6-2, 6-2, 7-6. It is Dkokovic’s fourth Wimbledon championship and …
your ads here!Women’s Soccer Gaining Popularity in US
With so much attention focused on the World Cup in Russia, the popularity of women’s soccer in the United States is expected to grow as the sport attracts new fans …
your ads here!Trump to May: ‘Sue the EU’
U.S. President Donald Trump advised British Prime Minister Theresa May to sue the European Union instead of negotiating with the bloc, as part of her Brexit strategy. “He told …
your ads here!Trump’s Advice to Britain’s May: ‘Sue the EU’
U.S. President Donald Trump advised British Prime Minister Theresa May to sue the European Union instead of negotiating with the bloc, as part of her Brexit strategy. “He told …
your ads here!Largest US Port Complex Braces for Extended US-China Trade War
Liang Liang is feeling a lot of stress lately. He owns an import wholesale business in Los Angeles. “I have been watching the news every day — when will the …
your ads here!Largest US Port Complex Bracing for Extended US-China Trade War
As the Trump administration announces tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports, the largest port complex in the United States is bracing for its impact. For the twin …
your ads here!Australian Trial Crushes Numbers of Disease-Spreading Mosquitoes
Mosquitos are one of the deadliest creatures on Earth. In a town in northern Australia, more than 80 percent of the mosquitoes that spread dengue fever have been wiped out …
your ads here!Pacquiao Wins 60th Career Bout With 7th-Round Knockout
Manny Pacquiao clinched his 60th victory with a seventh-round knockout Sunday of Argentinian Lucas Matthysse, his first stoppage in nine years. Pacquiao said he worked hard but was surprised by …
your ads here!Buddhist Monks in India Take to Basketball
The game of basketball is finding fans in an unlikely place — among young Tibetan Buddhist monks in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, where many monasteries are nestled along …
your ads here!150-Year-Old Organ in NYC in Danger of Falling Silent
At more than a century old, a giant pipe organ in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral has been played during thousands of Masses, weddings and funerals. Although the …
your ads here!What Fat Dogs May Tell Us About Overweight Humans
Fat dogs may have more in common with obese humans than we think. Hungarian researchers have discovered that overweight dogs were interested only in top quality food and would not …
your ads here!Artificial Intelligence Cannot Replace Doctors, Can Work Alongside Them
Robots can do a lot of things people can do… but can they replace doctors? A London-based artificial intelligence company says its AI robot doctors can diagnose patients just as …
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