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On the Go, 9-year-old turns pro

[2019-01-09 07:06]

A fourth-grade girl in Japan is set to become the youngest-ever professional player of Go, a strategy board game invented in China more than 2,500 years ago, when she makes her debut later this year.

Neighbors reopen border crossing

[2019-01-09 07:06]

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Monday officially reopened the Oumhajir-Humera border crossing that connects the two countries.

S. Africa aiming to narrow wage gap

[2019-01-09 07:06]

South Africa is betting on a newly introduced national minimum wage to increase domestic spending, improve lives and tackle poverty in the African country.

Global pork prices in flux due to ASF

[2019-01-08 07:05]

China is entering the year of the pig on an apt note - its huge pork industry is sending ripples across the global commodities chain.

US withdrawal from Syria put on hold until conditions are met

[2019-01-08 07:05]

The US decision to not immediately withdraw from Syria is an indication of political differences in the United States, analysts said.

Credits roll for Moscow's Soviet-era cinemas as new ones replace them

[2019-01-08 07:05]

MOSCOW - Scattered throughout the city's outlying neighborhoods, Moscow's Soviet-era cinemas have for decades served as the center of communities.

Turkey bans free plastic shop bags

[2019-01-08 07:05]

ANKARA, Turkey - A hotly debated regulation that has divided Turkish society was put into effect on Jan 1 - a ban on free plastic bags.

Japan's wave of controversy

[2019-01-07 07:50]

Tokyo's decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling in July has seen waves of criticism both in Japan and the international community.

Iranian director's unique take on Les Miserables

[2019-01-07 07:50]

TEHERAN, Iran - Iranian theater director Hossein Parsaee calls Victor Hugo's classic a "masterpiece without borders" but his groundbreaking production of Les Miserables that has hit the stage in Teheran has a few unique twists.

Chinese filmmaker wins best picture of the year from critics society

[2019-01-07 07:50]

NEW YORK - The National Society of Film Critics (a US film critic organization) on Saturday chose Chloe Zhao's low-budget debut feature, The Rider, as best picture of 2018.

Johannesburg's colonial Rand Club transformed

[2019-01-07 07:50]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - With its imposing columned facade, hunting trophies and oil portraits, the Rand Club in Johannesburg's city center is a relic of South Africa's colonial past.

Seasonal retreat just the tonic

[2019-01-05 06:18]

For people who are escaping the wintry mainland for tropical areas like Sanya city, their vacation starts as they begin packing.

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