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Viking ships in peril due to funding shortage

[2018-10-22 08:12]

OSLO - Norway's famed Viking ships, considered part of the country's most iconic cultural heritage, are in danger of "total breakdown" due to lack of funding, experts have warned.

Elderly in the US opt to defy or delay retirement

[2018-10-22 08:12]

WASHINGTON - They tidy the baggage carts in airports, they sell clothes or work as cashiers in supermarkets at an age when their peers have long ago retired.

Robots land in English lessons in Japan ahead of new curriculum

[2018-10-22 08:12]

TOKYO - An increasing number of elementary schools are using robots and artificial intelligence in their English classes.

Delhi holds breath as burning farms herald pollution season

[2018-10-22 08:12]

ISHARGARH, India - Harpal Singh struck a match and watched his fields burn, the acrid smoke drifting toward New Delhi, where a lethal smog cocktail is once again intensifying over the world's most polluted megacity.

Rural lodges promise tranquil paths into the life bucolic

[2018-10-20 07:12]

SHANGHAI - It is the second day of China's weeklong National Day holiday and Lai Xingcai, owner of a countryside lodge in the outskirts of Shanghai, is busy receiving guests from downtown.

Shangri-La sponsors fundraiser for kids with hip dislocation

[2018-10-20 07:12]

A bicycle riding charity event, co-launched by 30 Shangri-La hotels, kicks of on Saturday simultaneously in three Chinese cities to raise funds for 100 children with congenital hip dislocation.

Image raises profile of endangered monkey

[2018-10-19 07:51]

A photograph of two golden snub-nosed monkeys has won top prize at this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award, to the delight of primatologists who hope the image will raise awareness for this threatened Chinese species.

Official steps down over alleged misconduct

[2018-10-19 07:51]

NEW DELHI - M.J. Akbar, India's junior external affairs minister, resigned on Wednesday amid accusations by 20 women of sexual harassment during his previous career as one of the country's most prominent news editors, becoming the most powerful man to fall in India's burgeoning #MeToo movement.

End of an era: Big Bird is flying the coop

[2018-10-19 07:51]

NEW YORK - After nearly 50 years on Sesame Street, the actor who has brought Big Bird to life on the iconic children's television series since its debut in 1969 is retiring.

Chinese-born scientists among Breakthrough Prize winners

[2018-10-19 07:51]

SAN FRANCISCO - Nine scientists were recognized on Wednesday with a "Breakthrough Prize," a $3 million Silicon Valley-funded award meant to confer Oscars-style glamor and prestige on the basic sciences.

Afghan war veterans prepare for new battle at Invictus Games

[2018-10-19 07:51]

KABUL - Discarding their prosthetic legs and wheelchairs, Afghan war veterans disfigured by Taliban bombs and bullets begin pumping iron in preparation for their next battle: The Invictus Games.

US eyes trade talks with EU, Japan, UK

[2018-10-18 07:19]

WASHINGTON - The US government notified Congress on Tuesday that it plans to pursue trade agreements with the European Union, Japan and the United Kingdom.

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