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Choked by traffic, Bangkok revs up to beat air pollution

[2017-05-19 07:20]

BANGKOK - There are two pictures Thai air pollution expert Supat Wangwongwatana likes to show whenever he talks about Bangkok's transition, in a little over a decade, from a city blanketed in smog to one boasting clear blue skies.

Horsemen of Hunza face final whistle for ancient game

[2017-05-19 07:20]

HUNZA, Pakistan - In a remote northern Pakistani valley surrounded by giant ice-capped peaks, villagers gather to watch a game of Buzkashi, an ancient equestrian sport once seen as a key test of virility that is now struggling for survival.

Black Harvard students to hold graduation of their own

[2017-05-19 07:20]

BOSTON, Massachusetts - Black students at Harvard University are organizing a graduation ceremony of their own this year to recognize the achievements of black students and faculty members some say have been overlooked.

Theater still making impression at 90

[2017-05-18 07:31]

LOS ANGELES - Shirley Temple did it barefoot. Mel Brooks wore an extra finger. Whoopi Goldberg buried her dreadlocks. Steve McQueen and actress wife Ali MacGraw did it facing the wrong way.

Vaquita porpoise could be extinct by 2018: WWF

[2017-05-18 07:31]

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - The vaquita marina, a tiny porpoise native to Mexico, could be extinct by next year if urgent action including a ban on gillnets is not taken, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature warned.

'Greatest Show on Earth' takes final bow

[2017-05-18 07:31]

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick child. A woman gives birth and three months later is back performing on the high wire. A handler of big cats weeps as the beasts lope out of the ring for the last time.

Dubai company dreams of harvesting icebergs for water

[2017-05-18 07:31]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Dubai company's dream of towing icebergs from the Antarctic to the Arabian Peninsula could face some titanic obstacles.

Startup brings bikes to Bangkok

[2017-05-18 07:31]

BANGKOK - A Singaporean start-up has launched a bike-sharing service in Bangkok in a bid to transform the traffic-clogged city.

Syrian refugee kids act, direct, 'escape'

[2017-05-17 07:50]

BEIRUT - "Three, two, one, action!" shouts Syrian refugee Mostafa Abdallah, 11, energetically directing his fellow child actors in a musical being filmed in a camp in the Lebanese capital.

Afghan seeks to be youngest to make solo flight

[2017-05-17 07:50]

MONTREAL, Canada - An Afghan pilot hoping to become the youngest woman in history to complete a solo round-the-world flight was preparing on Monday to start the Transatlantic leg of her journey.

Paradise lost as plastic pollution chokes remote South Pacific island

[2017-05-17 07:50]

MIAMI - One of the planet's most remote islands is polluted with the highest density of plastic particles ever reported, with more than 3,500 pieces washing up daily, researchers said on Monday.

Dubai plans resort project in tourism drive

[2017-05-17 07:50]

Dubai - The United Arab Emirates plans to develop a 6.3 billion dirham ($1.7 billion) tourist resort on two man-made islands it will build either side of the Burj Al Arab, its luxury sail-shaped hotel.

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