The European Union unveiled ambitious plans on Tuesday to tackle the mountain of plastic waste that is starting to build following China's decision to no longer import and recycle a wide range of such products.
TOKYO - The Japanese government called on public broadcaster NHK on Wednesday to make sure a false alarm warning of a missile launch of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will not be repeated, with tensions still high because of Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs.
SEOUL - The Republic of Korea's trade deficit in kimchi, its proud traditional side dish of fermented cabbage, reached an all-time high last year as low-priced Chinese imports flooded the market, statistics showed on Wednesday.
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's Cape Town, one of the world's iconic tourist destinations, could run out of water by April as the city's worst drought in a century risks forcing residents to join queues for emergency rations.
WASHINGTON - The United States has informed a UN body in charge of aiding Palestinian refugees that the nation will withhold $65 million in a bid to push for the agency's "reform", the US State Department has said.
A Chinese venture capital company is injecting cash into a United Kingdom biotech company that is trialing a "universal" vaccine that promises to protect against all major types of flu.
The number of people admitted to hospitals in England with influenza in the first week of this year was six times higher than during the same period last year.
SAN FRANCISCO - US tech giant Apple Inc has confirmed that the slowdown resulting from degradation of batteries will only affect older iPhones and shouldn't impact other products.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan - The rugged men of northern Afghanistan raise their buzkashi horses to be warrior princes, ready for the savagery of polo with a headless carcass.
SHATI REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Mahmoud al-Qouqa can't imagine life without the three sacks of flour, cooking oil and other staples he receives from the United Nations every three months.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should correct his historical attitudes and clarify his country's militarist crimes in World War II before promoting a diplomat who is credited with helping about 6,000 Jewish refugees escape Nazi persecution, a Chinese expert said.
MOSCOW - Russians are drinking less than at any point since the fall of the Soviet Union, figures show, as a raft of government measures bear fruit and healthy living becomes ever more fashionable.
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