BIRDSVILLE, Australia - When Fred Brophy bangs a drum on the floodlit stage outside his boxing tent, the large crowd gathered in front of him falls silent in rapt attention.
Critics have complained of a lack of clarity and pointed to future challenges after Japan enacted a foreign workers bill to allow more than 345,000 people to work there in the next five years.
WASHINGTON - Researchers have found "different patterns" in brain scans among children who record heavy smart device and video game use, according to initial data from a major ongoing US study.
KATOWICE, Poland - Thousands of people from around the world on Saturday marched through the southern Polish city that's hosting this year's United Nations climate talks, demanding that their governments take tougher action to curb global warming.
As an active response to a national appeal to promote educational cooperation and resource exchanges between China and other countries, the Sino-German College of Technology was set up by Shanghai's East China University of Science and Technology in November 2003.
ROME - The 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is causing an unexpected turf war between the two countries the artist called home.
HAVANA - Cuba's sun-splashed streets are open-air museums of brightly painted vintage automobiles, thanks to the time and elbow grease that their owners have invested in their prize vehicles.
NANNING - Ranked by international broadcaster CNN as one of the best 15 waterways for travelers, the Lijiang River is also one of the stars of Guilin's world-renowned scenery.
DoubleTree by Hilton Shenyang in Northeast China's Liaoning province held a Christmas tree lighting ceremony and charity bazaar on Dec 1. All the charity bazaar revenue has been donated to the kids from a special school for mentally challenged students in Shenyang. The hotel said its Care Committee will continue working on developing and implementing creative ideas and innovative approaches to build a real, warm and caring environment in the community.
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam-"They fall in love in the morning, get married at noon, and file for divorce in the afternoon," a judge in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City said about the change in traditional attitudes among younger Vietnamese.
The end of the pager era is nigh in Japan after five decades as the country's last provider announced on Monday that it would be scrapping its service next year.
KABUL - Murtaza Ahmadi moved the world with his love for soccer superstar Lionel Messi in 2016. His dream of meeting the Argentine came true, but now the 7-year-old boy is living a nightmare as one of thousands of Afghans displaced by war.
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