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Ice hockey coach warms to the challenge of Olympics

[2019-04-05 08:21]

For coach Hu Jiang and China's ice hockey players, the clock is ticking to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Vaccines arrive as cholera infects 1,400

[2019-04-04 06:55]

Cholera cases in cyclone-hit Mozambique have risen above 1,400, government officials said on Tuesday, as nearly 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine arrived in an attempt to limit the rapid spread of the disease.

Japan mulls higher climate change goals

[2019-04-04 06:55]

In an effort to introduce a long-term strategy against climate change before the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in June, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called on the government to set a more ambitious goal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

British teachers reject duties to report youth crime

[2019-04-04 06:55]

Teachers in the United Kingdom have reacted angrily to government proposals to draw them into the fight against knife crime by requiring them to report anyone they fear may be at risk or involved, saying the suggestion is unworkable and unreasonable, and that the problem has nothing to do with schools.

Najib in the dock as trial begins

[2019-04-04 06:55]

Ten years to the day after he was sworn in, disgraced former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak stood trial on Wednesday for corruption charges linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal that brought down his government, Reuters reported.

Chinese singer nominated for top prize

[2019-04-04 06:55]

When Chinese tenor Lei Mingjie found he was on the shortlist for the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019, he thought there had been a mistake.

College hopes cowboys lasso new students

[2019-04-03 06:54]

The University of Wyoming, a small school in a sparsely populated Rocky Mountain state, has successfully employed an unusual marketing pitch to round up new students: cowboys.

Downtown Cairo battles to keep its cosmopolitan heritage alive

[2019-04-03 06:54]

CAIRO - Downtown Cairo, with its old European-designed buildings, is wrestling to preserve its cultural heritage as Egypt readies a new capital in the desert.

Endangered amphibians get long-awaited first date

[2019-04-03 06:54]

LA PAZ, Bolivia - The fate of a species may just rest on this love story.

Families spend half of dinnertime distracted by technology and toys

[2019-04-03 06:54]

CHICAGO - When young US families gather for dinner, half the time is spent preoccupied with electronic devices, toys and tasks that take them physically or mentally away from the table, a study posted on the website of the University of Illinois on Monday shows.

UK unveils measures to fight violent youth crime

[2019-04-03 06:54]

Professionals in the health and education sector, police service and other walks of life in the United Kingdom will be required to report warning signs help tackle the problem of youth violence.

A US first: NY adopts congestion toll

[2019-04-02 07:38]

New York has become the first city in the US to adopt congestion pricing on vehicles that enter its central downtown streets. Most of the anticipated $1 billion in revenue from the toll will be targeted at securing bonds to fix the city's troubled subway system.

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