Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo

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.

'Pregnancy rotas' add to working women woes

TOKYO - Sayako had been trying to conceive a second child for two years when her boss at a Japanese day care center suggested she stop because she had missed her "turn".

Praise for star after 'heroic' reaction

LONDON - The food-delivery firm Deliveroo thanked Benedict Cumberbatch on Saturday after a newspaper reported that the Sherlock star had fought off muggers who were attacking one of its cyclists.

Bike taxis reshaping sharing economy, modern transportation in Indian cities

NEW DELHI - First it was the cab revolution and now it is the turn of bike taxis that are changing the way people travel across India.

Entrepreneur taps paper's storied past

KONI GHIL, Uzbekistan - The passage of time seems to have slowed down at Zarif Mukhtarov's paper mill in a village not far from Uzbekistan's Silk Road city of Samarkand.

A storybook ending? Rescued writer gets girl, sails off into sunset

PORTLAND, Maine - A novelist who was twice rescued at sea has sailed 11,000 trouble-free kilometers and envisions a storybook ending to his journey.

ROK, DPRK resume peace talks

High-level officials of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea started talks at the border village of Panmunjom on Friday, Seoul's Unification Ministry said.

Italian populists reach last-ditch deal to take power

ROME - Italy's populist parties were scheduled to be sworn in to power on Friday in Rome after they reached a new coalition deal, narrowly avoiding snap elections and setting in motion an anti-austerity government in the eurozone's third largest economy.

Anniversary of Kenya's China-built railway

NAIROBI - Kenya on Thursday marked the first anniversary since the launch of the Standard Gauge Railway passenger train service amid smooth operations that have endeared it to regular travelers, entrepreneurs and tourists.

Socialist leader wins vote to oust Spain's Rajoy

MADRID - The leader of Spanish Socialist party Pedro Sanchez became prime minister on Friday after center-right Mariano Rajoy was voted out of office in a closely fought no-confidence motion triggered by a long-running corruption trial.

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Pollution fear over UK plastic exports

British recyclers says the United Kingdom is not doing enough to respond to the Chinese ban on plastic waste imports which could lead to more pollution of the world's oceans.