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Pakistanis enchanted by 11-year-old coach

[2018-06-08 07:40]

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Several hundred Pakistani university students sit enraptured as Hammad Safi lectures them on the merits of bettering their diction by watching Barack Obama speeches on YouTube.

Three Chinese confirmed as victims of plane crash

[2018-06-08 07:40]

Three Chinese citizens were identified on Wednesday as victims of a fatal plane crash in San Diego last month, officials said.

Edible proposal on pesky invaders

[2018-06-08 07:40]

PORTLAND, Maine - If we eat them, will they go away?

Growing pains for 'bio' farmers

[2018-06-07 07:40]

INZAI, Japan - Yuya Shibakai sometimes feels he is plowing a lonely furrow.

Israel promotes desert tourism

[2018-06-07 07:40]

MITZPE RAMON, Israel - The Middle East country has already been credited with making the desert bloom. Now it hopes to make it boom - with tourists.

'Spiderman' foiled in tower attempt

[2018-06-07 07:40]

SEOUL - Urban freeclimber Alain Robert attempted to scale the world's fifth-tallest building on Wednesday, getting more than half way up the 123-story Lotte World Tower in Seoul before security forced him to abandon the ascent.

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.

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