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#MeToo strong after six months

[2018-04-02 07:15]

NEW YORK - Six months after bursting into the spotlight, the #MeToo movement has toppled scores of men from prominent positions and fueled a widespread conversation about workplace sexual harassment.

Japanese blind prodigy gets joy in music

[2018-04-02 07:15]

TOKYO - It has been over 10 years since pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii released his first CD. Having gained his fair share of experiences at home and abroad, the 29-year-old has successfully transcended his reputation as a blind prodigy and matured into one of the country's foremost talents in the field.

Memorial held for the last male white rhino

[2018-04-02 07:15]

NAIROBI - Kenyan wildlife officials and global wildlife conservationists on Saturday converged at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya where a memorial service for the late world's only remaining male northern white rhino fondly named Sudan took place.

Thousands mourn Stephen Hawking at funeral held in Cambridge church

[2018-04-02 07:15]

CAMBRIDGE, Britain - The drizzle kept falling. Cambridge seemed to be weeping as thousands of citizens and visitors gathered on Saturday in respectful mourning silence outside the university church, Great St Mary's.

Overlooked 'organ' could play role in the spread of cancer

[2018-04-02 07:15]

PARIS - Thanks to a laser-equipped mini-microscope developed by a French startup, scientists have discovered a previously undetected feature of the human anatomy that could help explain why some cancers spread so quickly.

Trump says US to withdraw from Syria

[2018-03-31 07:20]

RICHFIELD, Ohio - US President Donald Trump insisted on Thursday that US forces would pull out of Syria "very soon" and lamented what he said was Washington's waste of $7 trillion in Middle East wars.

Sarkozy ordered to stand trial in corruption case

[2018-03-31 07:20]

PARIS - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to stand trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling involving a judge from whom he sought information about an investigation, a legal source said on Thursday.

Huge Gaza rally as border tensions rise

[2018-03-31 07:20]

GAZA, Middle East - Large crowds of flag-waving Palestinians marched toward the Gaza border fence with Israel on Friday, some of them throwing stones and drawing Israeli fire that officials said killed at least five people.

US to seek social media details from all visa applicants

[2018-03-31 07:20]

WASHINGTON - The US State Department wants to require all US visa applicants to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers, vastly expanding the Donald Trump administration's enhanced vetting of potential immigrants and visitors.

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[2018-03-31 07:20]

LA takes to Chinese folk music

[2018-03-31 07:20]

LOS ANGELES - The Dolby Theater, recent host to Hollywood's star-studded Academy Awards, hosted entirely different types of stars on Wednesday night: A performance of Enchanting China, a Chinese folk music concert with a surprise Hollywood guest star.

Electricity finally lights up life on Elephanta island

[2018-03-31 07:20]

MUMBAI - Deepa Bhoir used to sit in darkness outside her island home and stare at Mumbai glowing in the distance.

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