NAIROBI, Kenya - Nearly 200 countries signed a United Nations resolution in Nairobi on Wednesday to eliminate plastic pollution in the sea, a move some delegates hoped would pave the way to a legally binding treaty.
PHUKET, Thailand - Just over a year after he was maimed for gnawing on someone's shoes, Cola is romping across a beach on new sleek paws: Curved "blade runner" prosthetics modeled on those used by Paralympian sprinters.
Britain's comprehensive laws and its welfare system are crucial in the protection of children enrolled in early-years education, said the founder of the United Kingdom's first Chinese-English nursery school.
TOKYO - A tiny replica of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus and a plastic cat squatting on sushi: Just two of the weird-and-wonderful capsule toys that have become a multimillion-dollar craze in cute-obsessed Japan.
LONDON - Peppa Pig, a cartoon loved by children around the world, could be to blame for creating unrealistic expectations of doctors, according to an article in the lighthearted Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal.
NEW YORK - China's digital transformation is likely to have an increasing influence on the worldwide landscape, considering the profound impact it is already having on its own economy, experts have said.
LONDON - Prince William and Prince Harry joined the cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the film's European premiere on Tuesday, delighting fans who braved the London cold for a glimpse of Hollywood stars and British royalty.
LAGOS, Nigeria - A live performance of an aria from an Italian opera, sung by a professional soprano, isn't a common sound in Nigeria's bustling commercial and entertainment capital, Lagos.
WASHINGTON - Scientists have unearthed in New Zealand fossil bones of what might be the heavyweight champion of the penguin world, a bird nearly 1.8 meters that thrived 55 to 60 million years ago, relatively soon after the demise of the dinosaurs.
Mandarin will be introduced as a subject in Ireland's Leaving Certificate exam, which is the final test of the Irish secondary school system.
While the United Nations urged countries to use the world's wealth to fight climate change, a Chinese senior official said Beijing has set a successful example in using fiscal investment to leverage huge amounts of capital to meet the targets of cutting greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants.
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump directed NASA on Monday to send US astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972, in order to prepare for future trips to Mars.
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