SANTA FE, New Mexico - It's 2007, and Steve Jobs has just finished launching the first iPhone before an enraptured audience when he nearly collapses, exhausted by the illness that will kill him four years later.
LONDON - Negotiations over Britain's withdrawal from the European Union have barely started, but some British families are already feeling the bite as the number of au pairs coming from across Europe declines.
MIAMI, Florida - Dogs that are extra friendly share certain genetic similarities with people who are born with a developmental disorder sometimes called the "opposite of autism," which makes them hyper social, researchers said Wednesday.
LONDON - Nearly two-thirds of people in Britain believe cows laying down on the grass is a sign it's about to rain.
NAGOYA, Japan - The sound of bodies slapping against each other rocks the stifling sumo "stable" in the Japanese city of Nagoya, as 11 gigantic wrestlers wearing only loincloths take turns throwing each other out of a ring of sand.
TEL AVIV, Israel - An Israeli who developed an unorthodox model for treating mental trauma and preventing post-traumatic stress disorder during his years in the military is now sharing it with first responders in other countries.
GENEVA - The bodies of a Swiss couple that disappeared in the Alps 75 years ago have been found preserved in a receding glacier, ending decades of uncertainty for their family, relatives and media said on Tuesday.
NAXOS, Greece - It took more than 1,500 kilograms of potatoes, 22 huge caldrons, the hard work of 40 volunteers and the determination of a whole island.
NEW YORK - The grandchildren of US President Donald Trump endeared themselves to Chinese-speaking communities in early April when they performed a folk song in Mandarin for Chinese President Xi Jinping during the leaders' first meeting in Florida.
QUITO, Ecuador - Poachers in Ecuador have long known the hefty prices their country's rare frogs can fetch. But now environmentally conscious companies are starting to sell the amphibians too - to try to save them from the black market and threatened extinction.
TOKYO - Bleaching has damaged the world's northernmost coral reef in Japan, a researcher said on Tuesday, the latest example of a global phenomenon scientists have attributed to high ocean temperatures.
SEOUL - The young woman labored up the steps, past brightly decorated walls akin to a child's nursery, her daughter in her arms. Opening a hatch in the wall, she put her inside, turned around and walked away.
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