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Young climber conquers summit for ill mother

[2018-06-12 07:30]

LONDON - Schoolboy climber Edward Mills, aged 8, has become the youngest person ever to scale a famous rocky column in Scotland known as the Old Man of Hoy.

Ethiopia vows not to harm Egypt's share of Nile water

[2018-06-12 07:30]

CAIRO - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali vowed on Sunday that Ethiopia will not harm Egypt's share of the Nile River water through the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD.

Birthplace draws on artist's legacy to attract visitors

[2018-06-12 07:30]

SAGUA LA GRANDE, Cuba - At a midday, sunshine falls vertically on a dusty street in the Cuban town of Sagua La Grande, the birthplace of the late Wifredo Lam, the son of a Chinese-Cuban couple and one of Cuba's most revered artists.

Small Iraqi town a factory for raising weightlifting champs

[2018-06-12 07:30]

BADRA, Iraq - While some places are known for producing oil or textiles, a small town in eastern Iraq boasts its own special conveyor belt - churning out weightlifting champions.

Painful past gets a novel approach

[2018-06-11 07:41]

NEW YORK - Not a single copy of The Poppy War was left, even for Rebecca F. Kuang herself, after a signing event at BookCon 2018 held in Javits Center over the weekend.

Tourism keeps water puppets afloat

[2018-06-11 07:41]

HANOI - In a darkened theater in central Hanoi, a wooden dragon emerges from a pool to the sound of cymbals crashing in a traditional water puppet show that lures hundreds of tourists daily but is largely shunned by locals.

Afghan shoppers go online to avoid attacks

[2018-06-11 07:41]

KABUL - Shoppers in the Afghan capital are going online for everything from fashion to furniture to avoid bomb attacks and sexual harassment, with dozens of startups doing a brisk trade where there were few on the ground two years ago.

Holiday snaps of artist Warhol in China to go on display

[2018-06-11 07:41]

LONDON - A selection of private photographs taken by iconic US artist Andy Warhol on a holiday to China are to be displayed in Britain for the first time ever.

Joining the Scottish nobility for just $40

[2018-06-11 07:41]

GLENCOE, Scotland - Fancy joining the ranks of Scottish nobility? An industry has grown up in Scotland allowing ordinary people to do just that - some with more legal justification than others.

New mighty dredger set sail for trial

[2018-06-09 07:37]

China started sea trials on Friday of Asia's largest and most advanced cutter-suction dredger, which is expected to become a mighty "island-maker".

Scientists find artificial cream substitute

[2018-06-09 07:37]

Chinese scientists have developed a substitute for artificial cream that has a similar taste but contains no harmful trans fat, a major culprit in cardiovascular diseases.

Websites ordered to take down 'sleep aid' porn

[2018-06-09 07:37]

China's anti-pornography office has told online media companies to clean up vulgar content posted under the guise of a sleep aid.

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