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Desperate search for 12 children and soccer coach trapped in Thai cave

[2018-06-27 07:25]

MAE SAI, Thailand - Desperate parents led a prayer ceremony outside a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 children have been trapped for days as Navy rescue divers packing food rations resumed their search on Tuesday.

Old-style wooden water tanks hang tough

[2018-06-27 07:25]

NEW YORK - They are part of New York's skyline and millions of people unknowingly depend on them: Behold, the venerable rooftop water tank, made of plain old wood.

Govt failed in Dutch egg scandal

[2018-06-27 07:25]

THE HAGUE - Poultry farmers, the Dutch food safety board and the government all failed in their duties during a tainted egg scandal which spread to 45 countries causing millions in damage, a scathing report found on Monday.

China's know-how to help Myanmar alleviate poverty

[2018-06-26 07:41]

NAY PYI TAW - "When I was pregnant, I had to walk a long way to fetch water. Now I'm so happy to see a well being dug here," said Thei Ma, mother of two, holding her 3-month-old baby girl in her arms.

Supermarket joins backlash against plastic waste

[2018-06-26 07:41]

British shoppers can take a trip down memory lane on their local high street, thanks to supermarket giant Morrisons reverting to old-fashioned brown paper bags for loose fresh fruit and vegetables.

Bodybuilding: The pursuit of beauty in war-torn Kabul

[2018-06-26 07:41]

KABUL - Hindi music pumps from the speakers as dozens of Afghan men grunt and sweat their way through a workout beneath the watchful eye of a young Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose musclebound image hangs from the wall.

Annual training camp draws US qigong teachers, enthusiasts

[2018-06-26 07:41]

NEW YORK - Learning wuqinxi, which imitates the moves of bears, tigers, monkeys, deer and birds to promote health, listening to lectures on the "harmony of the universe" from the world's top-grade qigong masters, and sharing experiences and lessons of your daily exercise and training.

Refugee chefs offer a taste of home

[2018-06-26 07:41]

SAN FRANCISCO - At the city's Tawla restaurant, Muna Anaee powdered her hands with flour and gently broke off a piece of golden dough to prepare a type of bread eaten in Iraq, the country she fled with her family.

China helps Cuba to boost transport

[2018-06-25 08:11]

HAVANA - There is unlikely to be a Cuban who has not used a Chinese-made bus, car, or motorcycle in the last decade, which indicates the importance of Chinese transportation technologies to the Caribbean nation.

Displaced families stranded in Yemeni city

[2018-06-25 08:11]

SANAA - Thousands of families arrived on Saturday in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, after fleeing military confrontations between pro-government forces and armed rebels in Yemen's Hodeidah port city.

Fashion company sells its take on US first lady's controversial jacket

[2018-06-25 08:11]

NEW YORK - A US clothing company is taking a sartorial swipe at first lady Melania Trump, selling jackets saying "I really care, don't you?" in response to the "I really don't care" jacket she wore to visit migrant children separated from their parents.

Republicans delay second vote on immigration bill

[2018-06-23 07:21]

WASHINGTON - Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives on Thursday were forced to twice delay a vote on a "moderate" immigration bill amid chaos over the White House practice of separating families who illegally cross the US border.

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