Why bring your girl to a bookstore?

I've recently become hooked on taking my two-year-old daughter to visit children's bookstores, and with more and more of them popping up around Beijing, there are plenty to choose from when I'm drawing up my "must-see" list.

Public health warning a tough nut to crack

When the dry season sets in across China's southernmost province of Hainan in November, local farmers will gear up to harvest from rows of areca palms in its vast coastal fields.

One man's story of addiction and suffering

Name: Xu BingBin

May hopes to find softer way forward

British Prime Minister Theresa May appeared to finally concede she had run into a Brexit brick wall on Tuesday when she announced her intention to sit down with the leader of the United Kingdom's official opposition in search of a way forward.

Guaido stripped of immunity

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly, or ANC, on Tuesday unanimously approved the revocation of parliamentary immunity for Juan Guaido, the National Assembly president and head of the opposition.

Higher tax for NYC trophy homes

It just got more expensive to be a millionaire in Manhattan.

Donald Trump retreats from healthcare agenda

US President Donald Trump has retreated from plans to scrap the law that provides healthcare insurance to more than 20 million US citizens. Last week he said that Republicans would be the new "party of healthcare" and would scrap the Affordable Care Act, known as ACA or Obamacare, which was passed during the administration of Barack Obama.

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Red Cross calls for united action

UNITED NATIONS - Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, or ICRC, on Monday asked the international community to protect principled humanitarian action even as the shape of conflict has undergone a rapid transformation in recent years.

Cholera cases surge over 1,000 in cyclone-hit Mozambique

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Cholera has infected at least 1,052 people in Mozambique's cyclone-hit region, the nation's Health Ministry said on Monday in a new report, marking a massive increase from 139 cases reported four days before, Agence France-Presse reported.

Tough New Zealand gun bill easily passes first hurdle

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New legislation to tighten New Zealand gun laws in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings drew overwhelming support when it was introduced to parliament on Tuesday.

Australian Treasurer promises tax relief for 'average families' in budget

CANBERRA, Australia - Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has promised that his federal budget for 2019-20 will deliver "more money in the hip pocket" of regular Australians.