AKRON, Ohio - When William Bayliss is in the air, he wants to make sure he's the one flying the machine, not the machine flying him. That's why blimps are more his speed than planes.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The African Union is calling upon the United States to rejoin the Paris climate agreement, saying the recent US withdrawal negatively affects Africa's vulnerable agriculture sector, said Josefa Sacko, AU Commissioner for rural economy and agriculture.
MANILA, Philippines - Islamist militants occupying a southern Philippine city have forced nearly 400,000 people in the wider area to flee their homes, officials said on Saturday, while warning of disease outbreaks and psychological trauma among refugees.
LONDON - The United Kingdom is pulling out of an agreement that permits fishermen from five other countries to operate in its waters, the first step in reasserting control over its fishing industry as it prepares to leave the European Union.
MOSUL, Iraq - United States Army Colonel Pat Work and a small team of about a dozen soldiers drove through western Mosul in two unmarked armored vehicles.
CANBERRA, Australia - The cost of air travel will continue to plummet as passenger numbers grow, an Australian expert forecast on Sunday.
Editor's Note: On June 27, following his address at the opening ceremony of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2017, Premier Li Keqiang answered questions from Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, at the Dalian International Conference Center. On June 28, Li sat down for a dialogue with representatives of international business leaders attending the meeting. Below is the full text of the two interactions:
A highly influential manufacturing survey has showed that China's economy is picking up at a faster pace than analysts predicted.
China aims to make breakthroughs in high value-added products like the next-generation numerical control machines, large passenger jets, sensors and industrial software, to improve its capability in key manufacturing technologies so as to compete with established global rivals, said senior officials on Friday.
Vanke Co Ltd, China's real estate major, has constituted a new board of directors at its shareholder meeting on Friday.
Rap outlet to resist violence that permeates the favelas
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