The earliest origins of modern equestrian sports can be found, in large part, in the bygone age of British chivalry and knighthood.
On a night in May 1979, as China was launching its reform and opening-up drive, a young soldier from Taiwan braved the Taiwan Straits by swimming from the outlying island of Quemoy to the mainland using basketballs as a floatation device.
An increasing number of Chinese jewelry designers are starting to challenge the dominance of top Western luxury jewelry brands, which have continued to briskly open stores in China in the past few years.
At a jewelry exhibition in London two years ago celebrating the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ascension to the throne, a selection of jewelry made by a young Chinese designer was put on display with masterpieces by many world-class Western designers.
The huge Huajian shoe factory, on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, comes to life about 6:30 am.
Two years ago Ren Ye was in the sunset years of his career as the clock ticked down to his retirement. He had spent more than 30 years with China's largest manufacturer of electrical transmission equipment, beginning as a hot metals technician in a switch factory, and rising to become its deputy chief engineer.
Cuba to send 165 doctors and nurses to W. Africa as death toll tops 2,400
The biggest dinosaur predator that ever stalked the Earth was also the weirdest.
Scotland's independence battle is a tough one to call. The Yes side has James Bond, but the No campaign has Harry Potter.
Vietnam and the United States will resume limited intercountry adoptions, both nations said on Friday, six years after a ban was imposed because of allegations of widespread baby-selling and children offered without the consent of their birthparents.
Adults who say they sleep between seven and eight hours per night miss fewer work days due to illness than others, according to a Finnish study.
Sentencing phase to begin in October; 'Blade Runner' could be sent to prison
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