UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations' Central Emergency Response Fund supported relief operations in 36 countries with more than $420 million dedicated to lifesaving actions for millions of people in need throughout 2017, according to a report issued by the fund.
Thanks to its famed coastal landscape and nature, great accommodation and celebrated wildlife, Australia is fast becoming the holiday magnet for savvy Chinese tourists, according to Tourism Australia.
To celebrate its first anniversary, Pan Pacific Beijing will host a cocktail party on the Monday evening.
While the majority of star-rated hotels in China continue to ban pets, a growing number of economy hotels and homestay service providers have begun to open their doors to man's best friend and other family companion animals.
US short-term accommodation rental service Airbnb Inc has hit a wall with its newest marketing scheme in China, after regulators objected to a promotion offering sleepovers on the Great Wall of China.
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON - The United States has ruled out removing steel tariffs that have contributed to a currency crisis in Turkey even if Ankara frees a US pastor, as Qatar pledged $15 billion in investment to support a rise in the Turkish lira.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ajla Nizic did not know what cancer was when she was diagnosed with it at age 4.
The London mayor is seeking powers to limit the number of private hire drivers operating in the capital city of the United Kingdom.
TEHERAN - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has admitted he made a mistake in allowing the country's foreign minister to speak to his US counterpart during negotiations that led to a 2015 international nuclear agreement.
NEW DELHI - With more deaths in the past 12 hours, the death toll in rain-related incidents since Aug 8 in India's tourist hot spot of Kerala state crossed 80, with more than 50,000 people seeking shelter in relief camps, officials said on Thursday.
ISTANBUL - Turkey has doubled tariffs on some imports from the United States, such as cars, alcohol and tobacco, in what its vice-president said was a response to deliberate US attacks on the Turkish economy.
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