With PM, Merkel, new French leader wastes no time

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron is set to name a prime minister and visit German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a busy first full day in office on Monday.

Moon sends special envoy to China

SEOUL - ROK President Moon Jae-in has picked special envoys to be dispatched to China, the United States, Russia, Japan and the European Union, senior presidential press secretary Yoon Young-chan said on Monday.

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US lawmakers ask Trump to turn over any Comey tapes

WASHINGTON - US lawmakers on Sunday called on President Donald Trump to turn over any tapes of conversations with fired FBI chief James Comey, potentially setting up a showdown with the White House as Democrats considered a boycott of the vote on Comey's replacement.

Macron takes French reins with vow on European role

PARIS - Emmanuel Macron was inaugurated as France's youngest ever president on Sunday, saying the country had chosen "hope" and promising to relaunch the flagging European Union.

Cyber attack 'hit 200,000 victims'

LONDON - Friday's cyber attack hit 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries and that number could grow when people return to work on Monday, the head of the European Union's police agency said on Sunday.

Iraqi forces push into IS-held neighborhoods

MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi forces battling Islamic State pushed into four neighborhoods on Sunday amid heavy clashes in Mosul, the Iraqi military said.

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Cuba looks to diversify sugarcane

HAVANA - Cuba is looking to make the most of its key cash crop by diversifying the range of products it derives from sugarcane, such as rum, candy and cattle feed.

Grassroots benefit most from Ankara-Istanbul high-speed rail

ISTANBUL - For Ahmet Cankoyu, a freshman at a university in Ankara, the high-speed railway linking the Turkish capital with the country's most populous city of Istanbul is a boon that lifts him out of a dilemma.

'Bionic skin' could help robots interact

LOS ANGELES - Researchers have developed a "revolutionary" process for 3-D printing stretchable electronic sensory devices that could give robots the ability to feel their environment.

Pink Floyd takes center stage in London exhibition

LONDON - The first international exhibition on Pink Floyd opened at the weekend, describing how the British the rock band became a cultural icon after it was formed in the 1960s Western counterculture movement.