Parents in the United Kingdom are increasingly showing an interest in their children learning Mandarin at school, ahead of other more common language options.
Improved technology and awareness of pollution mean that, in recent years, the worldwide transport industry has become cleaner and greener, but researchers are now warning that cows - rather than vehicles - could soon be the chief causes of climate change.
BOSTON - US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump on Tuesday said she was shutting her fashion line to focus on her role as an informal White House adviser, where she is working on advancing working women.
PARIS - The longest "blood moon" eclipse this century will coincide with Mars' closest approach in 15 years to offer skygazers a thrilling astronomical double bill on Friday, astronomers say.
LONDON - Bad dogs tend to die young, according to a British study that says aggression, excessive barking and disobedience are among behaviors that can doom canine pets to an early demise.
TOKYO - Japan logged its highest ever temperature on Monday, as a heat wave continued to scorch wide swathes of the country, killing dozens in what the weather agency classified as a "natural disaster".
HAWAII - The eruption of the Kilauea volcano could last for months or years and threaten new communities on Hawaii's Big Island, according to a report by US government geologists.
PARIS - A woman who survived Ebola four years ago may have infected her husband and two sons more than a year later, said a study on Tuesday, highlighting the need for "continued surveillance".
NEWPORT BEACH, California - Victims of a mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival have said they were outraged when they learned they were being sued by the company that owns the hotel where the gunman opened fire.
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, known as Defra, has said it is committed to overhauling the country's waste recycling system after a public spending watchdog said the government has not done enough to respond to China's waste import ban.
JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Standing in a field of roses in eastern Afghanistan, former poppy grower Mohammad Din Sapai quickly but carefully plucks the delicate petals that will be turned into rose water and oils for sale around the world.
ATHENS - As Greece was in the grip of the first heat wave of the summer on Sunday, with the temperature rising to 40 C in many parts of the mainland, including the capital Athens, a smartphone app was unveiled with the aim of reducing heat risks.
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