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Creator of 'refugee bear' dies aged 91

[2017-06-30 10:15]

LONDON - Michael Bond, the British creator of Paddington Bear, a marmalade sandwich-loving refugee from Peru who entertained generations of children with his exploits in London, died on Tuesday after a short illness. He was 91.

China offers equitable, open economy

[2017-06-29 07:20]

Premier Li Keqiang delivers the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2017, also known as the Summer Davos, in Dalian, on Tuesday. The following is the full text of his speech:

ROK vice-minister says sorry for THAAD push

[2017-06-28 07:32]

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea's vice-defense minister who was appointed by the new government apologized to residents on Tuesday for the previous administration's push for the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile interception system in their hometown.

'Pay as you like' bookstore saved by online effort

[2017-06-28 07:32]

AMMAN, Jordan - For years, Hamzeh al-Maaytah nurtured a community of book lovers in Jordan, keeping his bookstore in Amman's old center open around the clock, encouraging customers to linger over rare treasures and often allowing them to set the price for a purchase.

Temer formally accused of corruption

[2017-06-28 07:32]

BRASILIA - Brazil's top federal prosecutor charged President Michel Temer on Monday with accepting bribes, the first of what is expected to be a series of formal graft charges against the leader in the coming weeks.

Alaska lauds black soldiers' work on WWII highway

[2017-06-28 07:32]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Leonard Larkins and nearly 4,000 other segregated black soldiers helped build a highway across Alaska and Canada during World War II, a contribution largely ignored for decades but drawing attention as the 75th anniversary approaches.

Manila won't talk with militants

[2017-06-28 07:32]

MANILA - The Philippine government will stick to its policy of not negotiating with extremists allied with the Islamic State group that overran Marawi City in the southern Philippines in May, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.

Hogwarts, horcruxes and hippogriffs: Harry turns 20

[2017-06-27 07:05]

LONDON - Harry Potter turns 20 on Monday when muggle readers in gowns and glasses from Indonesia to Uruguay will celebrate the birth of a global publishing phenomenon in 1997.

Soccer draw for young refugees

[2017-06-27 07:05]

BIDI BIDI, Uganda - The soccer field is littered with sharp stones, but the girls who attack the ball with their bare feet play on.

Reef report sends economic warning

[2017-06-27 07:05]

SYDNEY - Australia's under-pressure Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth A$56 billion ($42 billion) and as an ecosystem and economic driver is "too big to fail", a study said on Monday.

SpaceX launches 10 satellites from air base

[2017-06-27 07:05]

LOS ANGELES - A SpaceX rocket carried 10 communications satellites into orbit from California on Sunday, two days after the company launched a satellite from Florida.

Disneyland map fetches $708,000

[2017-06-27 07:05]

LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney's "presentation map", which the late animation entrepreneur drew in the 1950s to attract investors to the idea for his Disneyland theme park, sold for $708,000 at an auction on Sunday.

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