REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Pop singer Helgi Bjornsson, who is well-known in his native Iceland for a 1980s hit titled I Do Like the Rain, recently appeared on national television while a deadpan reporter challenged him to defend the song's premise.
BANYULS-SUR-MER, France - Wine lovers have risen up in revolt after a Japanese couple who make "outstanding" wine were threatened with deportation.
BOSTON - In these complex times, a simple question about the quintessential US holiday of fireworks, cookouts and parades isn't always so simple.
BELGRADE - When the mutual visa-free regime between Serbia and China came into effect early last year - making Serbia the first European country to lift visa requirement for Chinese nationals traveling to the country - other countries in the Balkan region followed suit.
NAIROBI - Kenya's jobless graduates are turning to the farming sector as demand for produce rises amid a fast-growing population.
ADDIS ABABA - Sophia, the famous humanoid robot, on Tuesday met with more than 200,000 young artificial intelligence enthusiasts as part of her visit to Ethiopia's capital.
HONOLULU - Hawaii Governor David Ige on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban the sale of sunscreens containing two chemicals believed to harm coral reefs.
Expert floats idea of using iceberg from Antarctica to solve water crisis
BOISE, Idaho - A 3-year-old girl who was among nine people stabbed by a man who went on a rampage at the toddler's birthday party on Saturday evening in Boise, Idaho, has died of her injuries, authorities said on Monday.
CHICAGO - New research has linked outdoor air pollution, even at levels deemed safe, to an increased risk of diabetes.
WAJIR, Kenya - Halima Sheikh Ali is the proud owner of one of the few ATMs in Wajir town in northeast Kenya. But rather than doling out shilling notes, it dispenses something tastier: a fresh pint of camel milk.
Seattle has become the first major city in the United States to ban plastic straws and utensils at all food service businesses.
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