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China helping clear Brexit storm clouds

On Thursday, June 23, 2016, the day of the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, parts of London were hit by a huge storm.

World strikes pose for Yoga Day

NEW DELHI - Downward-facing dogs, cobras and warriors sprouted all over world on Thursday, including high in the Himalayas, up in the air and under the sea, for International Yoga Day.

Tongue-tied T. rex offers insight into evolution of birds

WASHINGTON - Chinese and US researchers have found that Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs could not stick out their tongues, contrary to their classic image in films where they bare their teeth with tongues wildly reaching from their mouths like giant, deranged lizards.

UK government reveals plans for deals outside EU

The British government has announced its intentions of a new post-Brexit era of international relations that will look beyond Europe and open London up to finance markets around the world.

As Fukushima residents return, some see hope in tourism

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - On a cold day in February, Takuto Okamoto guided his first tour group to a sight few outsiders had witnessed in person: the construction cranes looming over Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

UN moves to replace US on rights council

UNITED NATIONS - The vacant seat on the UN Human Rights Council left by the United States will be filled by a member from the same regional group, said the spokesman of Miroslav Lajcak, president of the UN General Assembly, on Wednesday.

Zero-emission buses to hit London's streets

London's commuters will be riding on 68 new zero-emission double-decker buses next summer, a fleet that will largely be possible as a result of China-UK collaboration.

Russia accuses NATO of beefing up forces

MOSCOW - The Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday accused the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of strengthening combat forces near Russia's border and warned that Moscow will take mirror-like actions against NATO's moves.

Japan dreams of hitting jackpot with new law on legal casinos

TOKYO - At a casino school in Tokyo, croupier-in-training Takuto Saito settles behind a green table and reaches for the roulette wheel, addressing a group of imaginary punters: "Spin up. Place your bets."

Meat spat shows power of labeling

NEW YORK - If meat is grown in a lab without slaughtering animals, what should it be called?

Restorers unveil original face of Belgium's 'Mystic Lamb'

GHENT, Belgium - A painstaking restoration of the "Mystic Lamb", a 15th-century Flemish masterpiece by the Van Eyck brothers, was unveiled on Tuesday, revealing a "much more expressive and intense" version of the central image of the giant altarpiece.