QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, Nepal, - As word came over the radio that a Sherpa had been struck on the head by a falling rock high on Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest, the three doctors at base camp jumped into action, aware that saving him would be a life-or-death race against the unpredictable mountain.
NARITA, Japan - You can't choose your neighbors, as Japanese organic farmer Takao Shito knows all too well after a decadeslong battle against Narita - the country's second busiest airport.
LOS ANGELES - US President Donald Trump jumped into the uproar over comedian Roseanne Barr's racist tweet, complaining on Wednesday that the Walt Disney Co executive who apologized for her comments had turned a deaf ear to criticism of him by the Disney-owned ABC network.
HONOLULU - The hottest and fastest-moving lava of Kilauea volcano's latest eruption spread across new parts of the Big Island on Wednesday, forcing officials to order evacuations in two coastal neighborhoods over fears that the rapidly advancing flows could cut off dwindling escape routes.
PANAMA CITY - Coffee production is becoming an important option for Panama to reduce poverty through increased exports, leading to improving lifestyles along the Panama Canal.
PARIS - Have you ever been on a diet and wished that spinach excited your taste buds? Or that chocolate left you cold?
LIEGE, Belgium/BRUSSELS - Authorities sought to deflect questions on Wednesday over the furlough of a convicted criminal, known to have been radicalized in jail, who killed three people in the city of Liege.
NEW YORK - As one of the world's great fashion capitals, New York boasts many stylish photo studios in every corner of its five boroughs.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Perhaps about 5,000 people died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria in 2017, according to a study published on Tuesday by scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
LOS ANGELES - US television network ABC on Tuesday canceled the hit working-class comedy Roseanne, after its star Roseanne Barr aimed a racist tweet at a former adviser to Barack Obama.
GENEVA - Zurich and Geneva are still the world's two most expensive major cities, the annual rankings of 77 metropolitan areas by Swiss bank UBS showed on Tuesday.
ANKARA - The US attempt to block the delivery of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey has put the bilateral ties between the two NATO allies at risk, said an aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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