No more taxi service to ISS after Soyuz failure

Russia has grounded rockets until an investigation concludes cause

Goat brigades help battle deadly wildfires

LORIGA, Portugal - Fernando Moura and his herd may not look like heroes, but the Portuguese farmer and his 370 goats are the latest recruits in the country's battle against summer forest fires.

Shredded painting is now worth double

PARIS - When street artist Banksy destroyed one of his works of art last week seconds after it was sold at auction, he probably added to its value, with some experts suggesting it could now be worth double its original price.

WWI brought back to life in 3D color movie

LONDON - Black and white silent film footage from World War I has been transformed by Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson into a 3D color movie to mark the centenary of the end of the conflict.

Novelists aim for 'radical empathy'

FRANKFURT AM MAIN - As alarm bells over global warming ring louder, authors are increasingly turning to climate change fiction to dramatize the catastrophic effects of droughts, hurricanes and floods - and inspire action.

ROK walks back on talk of lifting sanctions

Seoul is not considering lifting its unilateral sanctions toward Pyongyang as US President Donald Trump retorted that Seoul could "do nothing" without Washington's approval.

Hawking sheds new light on black holes

The scientific paper occupying the mind of British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking when he died in March aged 76 has been finished by colleagues from Cambridge and Harvard and published online.

Turkey steps up pressure over missing writer

ISTANBUL - Turkey's president increased his pressure on Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, local media reported on Thursday, while US President Donald Trump expressed reservations over withholding arm sales over the writer.

World's largest fish market reopens at new site

TOKYO - The world's largest fish market resumed operations at a new location in Tokyo on Thursday after final auctions last week at the previous facility in Tsukiji, one of the Japanese capital's top tourist attractions.

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EU agree on 35 percent emission cuts

European Union nations agreed on Tuesday to seek a 35 percent cut in car emissions by 2030, in the wake of a warning by UN experts on the dangers of global warming.

Seoul considers lifting sanctions on Pyongyang

Seoul claimed on Wednesday that it is considering lifting some of its unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang, a move seen as creating more momentum for diplomacy aimed at improving relations and defusing the nuclear crisis in the Korean Peninsula.