North Korea has extended the run of its iconic mass games, which it revived last month to mark the country’s 70th birthday. Despite a travel ban blocking tourists from the …
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Trump Says Proposal Will Lower Some US Drug Prices
Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a plan to lower prices for some prescription drugs, saying it would stop unfair practices that force …
your ads here!WTO Member Group Vows to Reform Rules on Subsidies, Dispute Settlement
Top trade officials from 12 countries and the European Union on Thursday vowed to reform World Trade Organization rules in the face of U.S. actions that threaten to paralyze the …
your ads here!Meghan’s Wedding Gown on Exhibit at Windsor Castle
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has described how she worked with designer Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy to create a “timeless” wedding gown for her wedding to Prince Harry earlier …
your ads here!Water Out of Thin Air: California Couple’s Device Wins $1.5M
It started out modestly enough: David Hertz, having learned that under the right conditions you really can make your own water out of thin air, put a little contraption on …
your ads here!US Stocks Rebound Strongly
Major U.S. stock indexes made strong gains in Thursday’s trading after some upbeat profit reports by major companies. The Nasdaq composite posted its biggest daily gain since March, as Microsoft’s upbeat earnings spurred a rebound …
your ads here!UK Fines Facebook Over Data Privacy Scandal, EU Seeks Audit
British regulators slapped Facebook on Thursday with a fine of 500,000 pounds ($644,000) — the maximum possible — for failing to protect the privacy of its users in the Cambridge …
your ads here!Ice-T Arrested After Failing to Pay Bridge Toll
Police have arrested Ice-T after he failed to pay a toll at the George Washington Bridge. Authorities say the actor and rapper was ticketed for theft of services Wednesday when …
your ads here!Google Abandons Berlin Campus Plan After Locals Protest
Google is abandoning plans to establish a campus for tech startups in Berlin after protests from residents worried about gentrification. The internet giant confirmed reports Thursday it will sublet the …
your ads here!Award-Winning Film Casts Light on ‘Vicious Cycle’ of Sex Trafficking
An award-winning film about a Nigerian woman trapped in the sex trade in Austria aims to shine a light on the cycle of abuse and poverty fueling sexual slavery, the …
your ads here!At Many Hospitals Worldwide, If You Don’t Pay, You Can’t Leave
Doctors at Nairobi’s Kenyatta National Hospital have told Robert Wanyonyi there’s nothing more they can do for him. Yet more than a year after he first arrived, shot and paralyzed …
your ads here!The Embracelet Embraces Refugees
A young man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has set out to do something about the global refugee crisis even if it has only a modest impact. He started a fashion company …
your ads here!Broadway Musical ‘Anatasia’ Begins Word Tour, Skips Russia
A Broadway musical about a woman who may be the last surviving member of Russian royalty is starting its tour around the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Ironically, …
your ads here!EU Parliament Moves to Ban Single-Use Plastics
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to ban single-use plastic products such as straws, eating utensils and coffee sticks across the European Union. The measure passed 571 to 53, with …
your ads here!These Carbon-Capture Methods Are Ready to Fight Climate Change Today, Experts Say
Four cost-effective methods are ready today to remove substantial amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, according to a new report from a panel of top scientists. All …
your ads here!Tech Companies Lead Another Steep Sell-Off in US Stocks
Another torrent of selling gripped Wall Street on Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting more than 600 points and extending a losing streak for the benchmark S&P 500 …
your ads here!Google Abandons Planned Berlin Office Hub
Campaigners in a bohemian district of Berlin celebrated Wednesday after Internet giant Google abandoned strongly-opposed plans to open a large campus there. The US firm had planned to set up …
your ads here!WHO: ‘Very Serious’ Ebola Situation in Eastern DRC
Violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak that has already killed more than 150 people, according to the World Health Organization. …
your ads here!West Africa’s Ebola Outbreak Cost $53 Billion: Study
An Ebola outbreak that ravaged Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia in 2014 cost economies an estimated $53 billion, according to a study in this month’s Journal of Infectious Diseases. The …
your ads here!Indonesian Village Bans 3 HIV+ Orphans From School
Authorities in a North Sumatra village have banned three HIV+ orphans from elementary school, and threatened the children, who are from outside the area, with expulsion from Nainggolan due to …
your ads here!Saudi Crown Prince Expects Economic Growth of 2.5 Percent in 2018
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday the kingdom will continue with reforms and spending on infrastructure, predicting the economy will grow by 2.5 percent this year. Speaking …
your ads here!Facebook Unveils Systems for Catching Child Nudity, ‘Grooming’ of Children
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that company moderators during the last quarter removed 8.7 million user images of child nudity with the help of previously undisclosed software that automatically flags …
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