China's past points way to future travel

Michele Pallmer is just one of many people today who uses a compass app on their smartphones, but it was not until she visited the Vienna International Center on the campus of the city's United Nations office that she discovered the device's Chinese origins.

India set to evacuate 300,000 in path of 2nd major cyclone this year

AHMEDABAD, India - Almost 300,000 people are set to be evacuated from India's western state of Gujarat and union territory Diu. Both areas appear to be in the likely path of India's second major storm of the season, which is due in two days, authorities said on Wednesday.

Yum! People eat 250g of plastic a year

PARIS - People worldwide could be ingesting five grams of microscopic plastic particles every week, equivalent in weight to a credit card, researchers said on Wednesday.

Humans driving more plants to extinction

Scientists want parents to teach their children about the importance of plants and to ensure that they can recognize and name some, as part of a drive to better protect the world's flora, which is disappearing at an alarming rate.

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Iran-US stalemate continues

A year after the United States left the landmark Iran nuclear deal, the world has yet to reach a compromise as both the US and Iran exchange words of hostility.

UN pushes to end poverty among disabled

China's envoy to the United Nations stressed that eradicating poverty among persons with disabilities is essential to achieving the UN's sustainable development goals.

Labour attempts to stop no-deal Brexit

Britain's Labour Party made a fresh bid to seize control of the Brexit parliamentary process on Wednesday - and at the same time potentially change the direction of the race to be the country's next prime minister.

Trump says Kim's letter 'beautiful'

A year after US President Donald Trump and DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un met for the first time, the pair appears committed to a closer personal relation, despite a stalemate in efforts to get an agreement on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.

Future of Korean Peninsula remains unclear

The luxurious Capella Hotel on the resort Island of Sentosa in Singapore is now a popular spot for tourists to pose for photos.

Trump renews Mexico tariff threat amid row

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Monday that tariffs on Mexican goods "will be reinstated" if Mexico's Congress doesn't approve an immigration deal between the United States and Mexico.

Israeli coral conservation plan needs chisel and deep blue sea

EILAT, Israel - Nearly four meters deep in the waters of the Red Sea, Israeli marine ecologist Assaf Zvuloni firmly grasped a bright red coral fastened to a metal jetty piling.