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S.Koreans cheered up by their friendly first lady

[2017-06-17 07:18]

SEOUL - She shops for fish for her family and is not afraid to go out in public in her slippers without a fancy hairdo, but one thing sets "Happy Mrs Jung-sook" apart from other South Korean housewives.

Law forced through in spite of protests

[2017-06-16 07:55]

TOKYO - Controversial legislation to criminalize the planning of serious crimes was enacted by Japan's parliament on Thursday despite vociferous calls from opposition parties and the public.

Chinese TV sparks love of language in Vietnam's youth

[2017-06-16 07:55]

HANOI - Wearing pajamas and lying on her bed at her home in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, 19-year-old Nguyen Nhu Van wasn't planning to sleep anytime soon on Wednesday, despite it being midnight.

Yoga with goats craze takes off in US

[2017-06-16 07:55]

LOS ANGELES - Adonna Ebrahimi is stretched out on her yoga mat, struggling to maintain a cobra pose - and her composure - as a couple of baby goats do a balancing act on her back.

Top conductor creates UN of orchestras

[2017-06-16 07:55]

NEW YORK - In his eight years leading the New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert has witnessed the power of music to connect cultures - and watched as political strife consumes much of the world.

India launches effort to cut diarrhea deaths

[2017-06-16 07:55]

NEW DELHI - India's Health Ministry has launched a nationwide campaign to reduce child deaths due to diarrhea, officials said on Thursday.

Cubans in favor of continued thaw

[2017-06-15 07:33]

HAVANA - Rumors have been hovering in the streets of Havana in the past few days about a possible rollback in the United States' policy toward the Caribbean island, reversing the historic detente initiated in 2014 by former president Barack Obama.

Bringing ancient tapestries back to their former glory

[2017-06-15 07:33]

MECHELEN, Belgium - The painstaking job of restoring some of the world's finest ancient tapestries, stitch by stitch, is not for the highly strung or restless.

Diddy ousts Swift to top list

[2017-06-15 07:33]

NEW YORK - Rapper turned businessman Diddy was the world's top-paid celebrity in the past year, edging out closest competitor Beyonce, Forbes said in its annual list on Monday.

Old-school typewriters attract new generation of enthusiasts

[2017-06-15 07:33]

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Typewriter enthusiasts gather at an Albuquerque restaurant to experiment with vintage Smith Coronas. Fans in Boston kneel in a city square and type stories about their lives during a pro-immigration demonstration. A new documentary on typewriters featuring Tom Hanks and musician John Mayer is set for release this summer.

Weighty problem for third of people

[2017-06-14 07:32]

WASHINGTON - More than 2 billion children and adults, or one third of the world's population, are now overweight or obese, according to a new study released on Monday.

Summer of Love legacy lingers as city marks 50th anniversary

[2017-06-14 07:32]

SAN FRANCISCO - They came for the music, the mind-bending drugs, to resist the Vietnam War and 1960s US orthodoxy, or simply to escape summer boredom. And they left an enduring legacy.

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