The world's oldest living man, 113-year-old Masazo Nonaka of Japan, died at his home - a hot springs inn - on Sunday, local media reported.
WASHINGTON - An unusual set of celestial circumstances came together on Sunday night and the wee hours of Monday for skywatchers in Europe, Africa and the Americas, where the moon was fully obscured before lighting up again with a faint red glow.
DAVOS, Switzerland - The world's 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, Oxfam said on Monday, urging governments to hike taxes on the wealthy to fight soaring inequality.
WASHINGTON - Thousands of women marched on Saturday in Washington and across the United States to convey a now-annual message opposing US President Donald Trump and supporting women's rights, but internal divisions appeared to steal some energy from the rallies.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Every evening, the night watchman clambers to the top of the Lausanne cathedral bell tower and gets to work: he shouts out the time each hour, keeping a six-century-old tradition alive.
YAOUNDE, Cameroon - Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative Yang Jiechi and Cameroonian President Paul Biya agreed on Friday to further boost bilateral cooperation.
PULLACH IM ISARTAL, Germany - Harold Voit takes out his wallet, extracts a wad of 50-euro bills and gazes at it calmly as the cash goes up in flames.
DETROIT, Michigan - A plane carrying 129 people skidded off a slick Chicago runway on Saturday and a plow driver died when his truck rolled over outside Kansas City following a winter storm that covered many parts of the Midwest in snow and ice.
BEIJING - Replicas of the iconic Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, capital of northwestern Shaanxi province, have been used as pen containers, ashtrays or even dolls. This time around, the figurines are not made of clay but something else: chocolate.
After a three-year upgrade project, China World Hotel, Beijing unveiled 126 refurbished Horizon Club rooms and suites to provide guests with better experiences.
NEW YORK - New York City in the United States welcomed a record 65.2 million tourists in 2018, marking a ninth consecutive year of growth, the city's tourism board said on Wednesday.
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