No longer the preserve of risk-taking adrenaline junkies, extreme sports are shaking off their niche status to become increasingly popular lifestyle choices within China's fitness mainstream.
MEXICO CITY - In 2017, Latin American economies have shown signs of recovery and growth, thanks to their look-to-the-east approach, or seeking synergy in development plans with China, which has maintained dialogue and trade cooperation with the region despite the rising threat of protectionism and isolationism.
MILAN - In the heart of Milan, there is a gem local people sometimes call the "time machine".
POITIERS, France - It's a modern story of an ancient fairy tale castle: A crowdfunding effort online has raised 1.6 million euros ($1.9 million) to restore a chateau in western France.
NEW YORK - US citizens differ widely in their views of what constitutes sexual harassment, with age and race as well as gender throwing up the dividing lines, posing a challenge for those who police such conducts in the workplace.
TOKYO - A Japanese researcher has developed - by accident - a new type of glass that can be repaired simply by pressing it back together after it cracks.
MOSCOW - China and the countries of Eurasia strengthened cooperation across various fields in 2017, opening opportunities of economic development for the whole region.
ACCRA, Ghana - Joseph Awuah-Darko sits on a stool at one of the world's largest electronic waste dumps, watching polystyrene and insulation cables burn on the blackened ground.
DUBAI - A Chinese delegation introducing the achievements of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China wrapped up its tour in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance, according to eight lawsuits filed in various federal courts in the week since the company opened up about the year-old software change.
MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey - Earle Naval Weapons Station, where the US Navy loads some of the country's most sophisticated weapons onto warships, suffered $50 million worth of damage in Superstorm Sandy. Now the naval pier is fortifying itself with some decidedly low-tech protection: Oysters.
NAIROBI, Kenya - Nowadays, one can hardly travel around Africa without noticing the presence of Chinese nationals - regardless of whether they are tourists, businessmen, peacekeepers, staff members of medical teams, or employees of Chinese-owned enterprises.
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