HAVANA - The 35th Havana International Trade Fair opened on Monday with 3,400 businesses and exhibitors from 70 countries in Havana's quest to attract foreign investment and diversify its economy.
PARIS - Extreme weather caused about $129 billion in economic losses last year, said a report Tuesday that warned the bill will keep climbing as climate change boosts droughts, storms and floods.
NEW YORK - The fallout facing Kevin Spacey widened on Monday following an accusation that he allegedly made sexual advances toward a teenage boy, with Netflix pulling the plug on his hit show House of Cards and "deeply troubled" producers of the political thriller arriving on set to comfort cast mates.
NEW YORK - The Big Apple has been usurped as the country's premiere gastronomic destination, at least in terms of the Michelin Guide's celebrated three-star ranking.
GARMSAR, Iran - Iranian environmentalists have mobilized to protect the world's last Asiatic cheetahs, estimated to number just 50 and faced with the threats of becoming roadkill, a shortage of prey and farmers' dogs.
JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Extracting pine nuts is providing a lucrative and natural source of income for people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba - The government hopes to revive the country's once-thriving coffee industry by offering attractive wages in harvest season and replanting old plantations with low yields.
LA SERENA, Chile - Long one of the country's favorite seafoods, Chile's macha clam has become a victim of its own popularity, with over-exploitation forcing authorities to ban clam fishing in all but a few areas to help stocks recover.
TEHERAN - Iran will continue to produce missiles for its defense and does not consider that a violation of international accords, President Hassan Rouhani has said in a speech broadcast on state television.
China studies are taking root in the Bluegrass State.
AL-QARYATAYN, Syria - Twenty six Syrian hostages who escaped from their Islamic State captors received an emotional homecoming on Sunday in the central province of Homs, witnesses and officials said.
BANGKOK - Thailand officially ended a year of mourning for late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Monday, marking a return to colors for some after a monotone year during which many wore black from head-to-toe out of respect for their revered monarch.
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