WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump is facing a showdown with Congress after lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill of sanctions against Russia, Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
SEOUL - The Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday welcomed a rescue dog to his official Blue House residence, delivering on a campaign promise to boost awareness of the fast-growing numbers of abandoned animals accompanying a surge in pet ownership.
PARIS - High-kicking dancers are enthralling full houses again at the Moulin Rouge and art lovers are swarming the Louvre as Paris enjoys a tourism revival after plummeting numbers brought on by terror attacks.
OSLO, Norway - Scientists are sucking carbon dioxide from the air with giant fans and preparing to release chemicals from a balloon to dim the sun's rays as part of a climate engineering push to cool the planet.
LONDON - Sperm counts in men from North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand have dropped by more than 50 percent in less than 40 years, researchers said on Tuesday.
LONDON - Beatles music with a Chinese flavor will ring out at a concert in Liverpool on Sunday.
WASHINGTON - "When I first looked from a distance, I thought it was a black man in uniform fighting for China," joked Tafari Excell, a visitor at a photographic exhibition about China's role in World War II.
BOSTON, Massachusetts - The USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat, has returned to Boston's waters.
JAIPUR, India - All-female police units are shaking up the male-dominated force in conservative northwest India, hitting the streets to combat sex crimes and a pervasive culture of silence around rape.
TOKYO - Japan aims to cut suicides by 30 percent over 10 years, with the government on Tuesday approving a plan that seeks to curb extreme work hours seen as contributing to one of the world's highest suicide rates.
WASHINGTON - Yes, you can buy happiness, especially if the money saves you time.
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