A youth-led protest movement in the southern Iraqi port city of Basra, which saw riots last summer over failing services and soaring unemployment, has found an artistic outlet in the …
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Resumption of High-level US-China Trade Talks Raises Hopes
The Trump administration is set Thursday to resume high-level talks with Chinese officials, aiming to ease a trade standoff that’s unnerved global investors and clouded the outlook for the world …
your ads here!United Methodists Confront Possible Split Over LGBT Issues
The United Methodist Church’s top legislative assembly convenes Sunday for a high-stakes, three-day meeting likely to determine whether America’s second-largest Protestant denomination will fracture due to divisions over same-sex marriage …
your ads here!WhatsApp Bug Lets Users Bypass New Privacy Controls
A security bug is allowing users to bypass new privacy controls introduced by Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp on iPhones this month, the service said Wednesday after users posted about the problem on social …
your ads here!Samsung Unveils Folding Phone With 5G — at $1,980
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday said it will release a folding smartphone in April that works with the next-generation 5G networks and will cost almost $2,000, a move to …
your ads here!Venezuela’s Health Care System Continues Downward Spiral
U.N. and international health agencies say Venezuela’s health care crisis is causing a rise in infectious diseases and the re-emergence of illnesses such as malaria and tuberculosis, once considered vanquished. …
your ads here!Meghan Markle Spotted in NYC for Rumored Baby Shower
Meghan Markle has been spotted at several swanky venues in New York City, cradling her baby bump as she visited friends for what is rumored to be a baby shower. …
your ads here!US Trade Representative to Testify on China Next Week
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will testify next week at a U.S. House of Representatives hearing on U.S.-China trade issues, a spokesman for the House Ways and Means Committee said …
your ads here!China Faces Challenges in Containing Swine Flu Infection
The Year of the Pig is getting off to a rough start in China as the world’s largest consumer of pork and home to half the world’s pigs struggles to …
your ads here!China Faces Challenges in Containing African Swine Fever
The Year of the Pig is getting off to a rough start in China as the world’s largest consumer of pork and home to half the world’s pigs struggles to …
your ads here!Obama Joined by Curry to Tell Minority Boys ‘You Matter’
Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a …
your ads here!Putin Announces Social Handouts in Bid to Stop Opinion Poll Slide
A year ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin sailed to victory in what challengers dubbed a “filthy election.” Facing weak candidates — some likely encouraged to run by a Kremlin eager to …
your ads here!Microsoft Detects Hacking Targeting Europe Democracy Groups
A hacking group has targeted European democratic institutions including think tanks and non-profit groups ahead of highly anticipated EU parliamentary elections in May, Microsoft said. The company said Tuesday that …
your ads here!Actress Julianne Moore Helps Unveil Sex Misconduct Policies
winning actress Julianne Moore has helped New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration unveil the governor’s series of initiatives aimed at improving the lives of women in New York. Moore joined …
your ads here!OK for Direct US Flights Moves Vietnam Into Economic Fast Lane
The U.S. decision last week to permit Vietnam to fly its commercial aircraft directly to American airports is seen as a continuation of improving relations and follows other signs of …
your ads here!Ancient Art of Mongolian Mask Making
When Gankhuyag Natsag makes one of his famous masks, he spends a lot of time thinking. “During that time I am thinking that it’s all based on Buddhist philosophy. It …
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Gankhuyag Natsag, also known as Ganna, has dedicated his life to spreading Mongolian culture abroad. The Buddhist ritual dance masks he makes are displayed in museums outside his homeland and …
your ads here!Analysts: Venezuela’s Failed Socialist Policies Could Make Market Reforms Easier
Oil-rich Venezuela’s near economic collapse may make it easier for U.S.-backed opposition leaders to reverse socialist policies instituted by late President Hugo Chavez, if they are able to oust his …
your ads here!Border Wall, Bullet Train: California vs. Trump Escalates
Disputes over President Donald Trump’s border wall and California’s bullet train are intensifying the feud between the White House and the nation’s most populous state. The Trump administration on Tuesday …
your ads here!Amazon’s ‘Collaborative’ Robots Offer Peek into the Future
Hundreds of orange robots zoom and whiz back and forth like miniature bumper cars — but instead of colliding, they’re following a carefully plotted path to transport thousands of items …
your ads here!App-Based Delivery Men Highlight India’s Growing Gig Economy
Suraj Nachre works long hours and regularly misses meals but he treasures his job as a driver for a food delivery startup — working in a booming industry that highlights …
your ads here!Tech Enables Holocaust Survivors to Engage in Conversations Beyond the Grave
The life history of Holocaust survivors is being kept alive in a very real and personal way with the help of technology. Imagine speaking to a video image of a …
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