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British PM chimes in on decision to silence Big Ben

[2017-08-18 09:21]

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that it is wrong for the London landmark Big Ben to go silent for four years.

Naturalist gets his wings after damselfly discovery

[2017-08-18 09:21]

PARIS - David Attenborough earned his wings on Wednesday after scientists named a 100-million-year-old damselfly after the veteran British broadcaster and naturalist.

'Anti-terror' course under fire

[2017-08-17 08:43]

EFRAT, Palestinian Territories - The foreigners yell "fire, fire, fire" before shooting their automatic weapons as Israeli instructors look on - but this is no military training.

Labor-short Japan at home with automation

[2017-08-17 08:43]

MORIYA, Japan - Thousands upon thousands of cans are filled with beer, capped and washed, wrapped into six-packs, and boxed at dizzying speeds on humming conveyor belts that zip and wind in a sprawling factory near Tokyo.

Dangerously cheesy? Cheetos pop-up restaurant opens in NY

[2017-08-17 08:43]

NEW YORK - Gourmet fun or just plain cheesy?

'Missing link' bolsters bold theory on dinosaur evolution

[2017-08-17 08:43]

PARIS - An oddball, vegetarian dinosaur with the silhouette of a flesh-ripping velociraptor, whose fossilized remains were unearthed in southern Chile 13 years ago, is a missing link in evolution, researchers said on Wednesday.

Veteran calls for Japan war reflection

[2017-08-16 08:47]

TOKYO - A Japanese man who joined the Chinese Eighth Route Army during World War II has called for reflection on history ahead of the 72nd anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in the war.

Wooden boats still kings of the Nile for Sudan's fisherman

[2017-08-16 08:47]

KHARTOUM, Sudan - Wooden boats in Sudan are still favored today as a means of crossing the Nile River, particularly during seasonal flooding.

Big Apple draws on past with revival of hand-painted street ads

[2017-08-16 08:47]

NEW YORK - Once outdated relics in a digital world, painted advertisements are flourishing once again in New York, putting a dose of hip attitude into 21st century commercial art in the city that never sleeps.

Experts applaud Australian plan for world's largest solar power plant

[2017-08-16 08:47]

CANBERRA - Energy experts on Tuesday hailed the South Australian government's decision to build the world's largest solar thermal power plant.

Singer voices support for victims

[2017-08-16 08:47]

DENVER, Colorado - Immediately after a jury determined that Taylor Swift had been groped by a radio station host before a concert, the singer-songwriter turned to one of her closest allies - her mother - and said she hoped the verdict would inspire other victims of sexual assault.

Castro remembered on 91st birthday

[2017-08-15 09:22]

HAVANA - Cubans on Sunday commemorated the 91st birthday of their former president Fidel Castro by remembering his legacy of major social and economic changes.

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