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Typhoon kills three, causes chaos in Tokyo

[2019-09-10 08:20]

One of the strongest typhoons in recent years swept through Tokyo on Monday, leaving at least three people dead, dozens injured and nearly 1 million people without power.

Hezbollah group says it downed Israeli drone

[2019-09-10 08:20]

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Hezbollah military group said it downed an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon on Monday, a week after the group's leader said it would shoot down Israeli drones in Lebanese airspace.

Dorian lashes Canada, then weakens

[2019-09-10 08:20]

TORONTO, Canada - The storm that already walloped the Virgin Islands, Bahamas and North Carolina lashed at far eastern Canada with hurricane-force winds for much of on Sunday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people before weakening and heading into the North Atlantic Ocean.

Philippines starts reintegrating former Mindanao rebels into society

[2019-09-10 08:20]

MANILA - The Philippines has started the reintegration of former rebels into the society, a move Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said will bring "lasting peace" in the southern Mindanao region.

Political row with S. Korea starts to hurt Japan

[2019-09-10 08:20]

TOKYO - Japan's surplus in spending by overseas visitors declined in July from a year earlier as the numbers from South Korea tumbled, a sign the souring bilateral relations are taking a toll on the world's third largest economy.

Indoor farming companies set sights on China

[2019-09-09 07:51]

While indoor farming companies race to transform the future of food production, they have set their sights on China to capitalize on the country's growing demand for food production and food safety.

New Yorkers celebrate 25th anniversary of Friends

[2019-09-09 07:51]

NEW YORK - Central Perk's famous orange sofa, Chandler and Joey's reclining leather armchairs and Phoebe's guitar: All are on display at an exhibition to mark the 25th anniversary of the hit TV sitcom Friends.

Amid fears of higher death toll, islanders vie to leave Bahamas

[2019-09-09 07:51]

MARSH HARBOR, Bahamas - Bahamians scrambled to escape the islands hardest hit by Dorian, which has killed at least 43 people, while the storm wreaked "havoc" farther north in Canada after making landfall near Halifax on Saturday.

Weak supply chains hamper expansion of Chinese businesses in East Africa

[2019-09-09 07:51]

Chinese private investors in Kenya and Tanzania say poor supply linkages are the biggest hindrance to their businesses, discouraging them from upgrading their ventures into more sophisticated production activities, according to a new paper from the China Africa Research Initiative at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.

Grumbles on whirring e-bikes echo in the Bavarian Alps

[2019-09-09 07:51]

LENGGRIES, Germany - Robert Werner and his wife Ursula usually make time to say a friendly hello to hikers as they ride their gently whirring e-bikes up trails in the Bavarian Alps.

West Coast ports losing traffic to tariffs

[2019-09-07 06:45]

The latest round of tariffs stemming from the US-China trade dispute has led to significant losses in cargo volume from China at US West Coast ports, which also has had a negative impact on local economies, port directors said.

North Carolina faces 'long night' as Dorian's Bahamas toll rises to 30

[2019-09-07 06:45]

CHARLESTON/MARSH HARBOUR, United States - North Carolina braced for a "long night" of strong winds and driving rain as Hurricane Dorian moved near the US state's coast on Friday after devastating the northern Bahamas, where it left at least 30 people dead and thousands homeless.

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