HANOI, Vietnam - Fluffy, soft and easy to buy off the back of a bike: Vietnam's chicken feather dusters have ruled the roost for generations. But artisans fear for their future as buyers turn to cheaper alternatives.
BANGKOK - Dozens of supercars including Lamborghinis, Porsches and BMWs have been stolen from the streets of the United Kingdom and shipped to Thailand in a complex scam that police from both countries are now rushing to dismantle.
LONDON - A sailing ship built almost 150 years ago to rush consignments of tea from China to Britain has seen record numbers of Chinese tourists catching a glimpse of maritime history.
WASHINGTON - NASA has revealed 10 new rocky, Earth-sized planets that could potentially have liquid water and support life.
WEST TABIR, Indonesia - Hulking excavators claw at riverbanks on Indonesia's Sumatra island in the hunt for gold, transforming what was once a rural idyll into a scarred, pitted moonscape.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - They were jailed for murder, armed robbery and other violent crimes. But the inmates of a maximum-security prison in Argentina are now seeking redemption through the rough and tumble of rugby.
CAIRO - It is after midnight at a main street in the classy Heliopolis suburb of Egypt's capital Cairo, when a crowd gathers around a food stand on a sidewalk.
SANTA FE, New Mexico - New Mexico's top law enforcement officer is urging the author and antiquities dealer who inspired thousands to search remote corners of the western United States for a hidden chest of gold and jewels to end the treasure hunt.
HAVANA - Measures announced by US President Donald Trump to roll back policies toward Cuba have been rejected by the island's private sector, which is now taking steps to protect its interests.
ORONO, Maine - The unwanted crabs that have plagued Maine's clam beds for years might soon play a new role - as appetizer.
BUENOS AIRES - In a hidden room in a house near Argentina's capital, police believe they have found the biggest collection of Nazi artifacts in the country's history, including a bust relief of Adolf Hitler, magnifying glasses inside elegant boxes with swastikas and even a macabre medical device used to measure head size.
NEW YORK - Long before cats became the darlings of Facebook and YouTube, they spread through the ancient human world.
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