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Designer found dead in apparent suicide

[2018-06-07 07:40]

NEW YORK - Kate Spade, the designer who built a fashion empire on the popularity of her signature handbags before selling the brand, was found dead in her New York City apartment on Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, police said.

From shrieks in bucket to laughter, Brazil Zika baby improves

[2018-06-07 07:40]

BONITO, Brazil - It's 3:30 am, and Jose Wesley Campos giggles nonstop as his mother plays with the toddler's thick glasses while preparing to take him to a doctor's appointment three hours away.

Mandarin on the up in down time

[2018-06-06 07:20]

NEW YORK - Final exams are approaching for school students in the United States, as is the summer holiday, when many will spend the time at camps or doing volunteer jobs.

Swimmer begins Pacific challenge

[2018-06-06 07:20]

CHOSHI, Japan - Ben Lecomte dove into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, kicking off an epic quest to swim 9,000 kilometers from Tokyo to San Francisco.

UN urges more efforts to cut pollution

[2018-06-06 07:20]

OSLO - Less than a 10th of all the plastic ever made has been recycled, and governments should consider banning or taxing single-use bags or food containers to stem a tide of pollution, a United Nations report said on Tuesday - UN World Environment Day.

Volunteers cue the music on streets of NY

[2018-06-06 07:20]

Eileen Kinberg, who has been playing piano at home for almost 60 years, is showing off her skills on city streets this summer.

Women gear up for life on the road with first batch of Saudi licenses

[2018-06-06 07:20]

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has started issuing its first driver's licenses to women in decades, authorities said, just weeks before the historic lifting of the kingdom's ban on female motorists.

Merkel rules out relief for Italy, gives nod to Macron

[2018-06-05 07:17]

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed suggestions from Italy that the European Central Bank might write off 250 billion euros ($296 billion) of the country's debt.

Iran calls on world to save accord

[2018-06-05 07:17]

LONDON - The world should stand up to Washington's bullying behavior, Iran's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday by state media in a letter to counterparts, as the top diplomat intensifies efforts to save a nuclear deal after a US exit.

'Cat man' brings sanctuary to Syria's strays

[2018-06-05 07:17]

KAFR NAHA, Syria - At an unlikely cat shelter in rebel-held northern Syria, Mohammed Alaa al-Jaleel gently holds a feline patient on her back as an ultrasound probe is rolled across her pregnant belly.

California feeling impact of Chinese ban

[2018-06-05 07:17]

Authorities in California are thinking hard how to cut down on the amount of junk their residents throw away, as China's waste import ban is starting to have an impact on the state's economy and environmental goals.

Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo

[2018-06-05 07:17]

CHICAGO - Some 70 percent of women with early-stage breast cancer and an intermediate risk of cancer recurrence can safely skip chemotherapy after their tumors have been removed, US researchers said on Sunday.

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