Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed legislation ending the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and Russia, the presidential press service said.
SYDNEY - Corals on Australia's Great Barrier Reef that survived bleaching from rising sea temperatures were more resistant to another bout of hot conditions the following year, scientists said on Tuesday, a "silver lining" for the embattled ecosystem.
BRUSSELS - The European Union's foreign policy chief has said that a system to facilitate nondollar trade with Iran and circumvent US sanctions could be in place by year's end.
WASHINGTON - Voyager 2, a NASA probe launched in 1977 and designed for just a five-year mission, has become only the second humanmade object to enter interstellar space as it continues its marathon trek billions of kilometers from Earth, scientists said on Monday.
MILAN - If Italy's fashion capital has a predominant color, it is gray not only because of the blocks of neoclassical stone buildings for which the city is celebrated, but also due to its often-gray sky, which traps pollution.
PARIS - Amid loud calls for him to end the "yellow vest" crisis gripping the country, French President Emmanuel Macron was expected to address the nation late on Monday as authorities count the cost of weeks of anti-government protests.
TOKYO - Japanese prosecutors have formally charged Carlos Ghosn with financial misconduct for underreporting his salary and also served a fresh warrant on separate allegations, local media reported on Monday, meaning the tycoon will likely spend Christmas in a cell.
BIRDSVILLE, Australia - When Fred Brophy bangs a drum on the floodlit stage outside his boxing tent, the large crowd gathered in front of him falls silent in rapt attention.
Critics have complained of a lack of clarity and pointed to future challenges after Japan enacted a foreign workers bill to allow more than 345,000 people to work there in the next five years.
WASHINGTON - Researchers have found "different patterns" in brain scans among children who record heavy smart device and video game use, according to initial data from a major ongoing US study.
KATOWICE, Poland - Thousands of people from around the world on Saturday marched through the southern Polish city that's hosting this year's United Nations climate talks, demanding that their governments take tougher action to curb global warming.
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