ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A group of 40 Pakistani teachers left for language training in Beijing on Sunday under the 2017 International Chinese Language Teacher Training Program sponsored by the Chinese government.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico City - In a boxing world often dominated by promoters, self-promoters and glitz, Alberto Reyes likes to do things the old-fashioned way: his company still makes gloves by hand, just as it did for Muhammad Ali.
LONDON - Prominent women at the BBC want the broadcaster's gender pay gap to be resolved immediately rather than in several years.
SHIJIAZHUANG - At 11 am, when her classmates have completed their morning exercises and started their academic courses, Jessica Doolin is the only person in the training room, practicing with her hula hoops.
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba - With China's help, Cuba hopes to produce more solar panels as part of efforts to promote renewable energy and bring electricity to remote areas.
LONDON - Whether in search of a glowing skull or a bright red heart, God's Own Junkyard in London is a maze of multicolored neon of all shapes and sizes which is thriving on its retro reputation.
LOS ANGELES - Thousands of fans were treated to a first look at Steven Spielberg's hotly anticipated sci-fi adventure Ready Player One at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday.
KOS, Greece - A powerful earthquake sent a building crashing down on tourists at a bar on the Greek holiday island of Kos and struck panic on the nearby shores of Turkey on Friday, killing two tourists and injuring nearly 500 people.
NEW YORK - US entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Thursday he'd received "verbal approval" from the government to build a conceptual "hyperloop" system that would blast passenger pods down vacuum-sealed tubes from New York to Washington at near-supersonic speeds.
SEOUL - The Republic of Korea on Friday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to make a positive response to dialogue overtures earlier this week to discuss military and humanitarian affairs.
MANILA, Philippines - President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday that peace talks with rebels are to cease, saying the government is just wasting money in negotiating with them.
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