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In Pictures: Millions celebrate Lunar New Year   People around the world usher in the Year of the Dog with dancing, feasting, prayers and ceremony. Incense sticks of various sizes were placed into an urn at a...

Trump travel ban extended to blocks on North Korea, Venezuela and Chad Oliver Laughland   President’s proclamation may throw major hurdle in front of ongoing court challenges to ban which blocked travel from six majority-Muslim countries. Donald Trump...

Panasonic accelerates battery drive with new production line By Barclay Ballard   Japanese company Panasonic will begin production of lithium-ion batteries at its Himeji factory in an effort to increase its presence in the automotive sector. On September...

Jury selection begins in US trial of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo'   The trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on drug trafficking and conspiracy charges, which is expected to last four months,...

  Tracing the tangled tracks of humankind's evolutionary journey Hannah Devlin Science correspondent The path from ape to modern human is not a linear one. Hannah Devlin looks at what we know – and what might be...

Boy unearths treasure of the Danish king Bluetooth in Germany   Discovery by a 13-year-old and an amateur archaeologist leads to hoard linked to king who brought Christianity to Denmar. Part of the hoard linked to Bluetooth,...

Legal Marijuana 101: How To Buy Cannabis Online   Marijuana has not yet been accepted by everyone, but it’s well on its way to total acceptance. Several people support both its recreational and medicinal uses, and,...

Social media is the cornerstone of the luxury lifestyle industry Dominic O’Reilly   With a new wave of competitors sweeping the leisure industry, focusing on customer satisfaction is the best way to generate loyalty and goodwill. Over the...

Walmart’s online sales soar in the US By Luján Scarpinelli   Walmart, the world’s largest offline retailer, sees good results in e-commerce sales. Walmart’s online sales in the US grew by 60 percent year-on-year in Q2 2017, boosting...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry wedding drama FAQ: All the gossip you really want to know by Emily Yahr and Sonia Rao     Video: Global opinions editor Karen Attiah and Democracy Post editor Christian Caryl face off...

German police arrest ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont   Protests against his arrest on charges of charges of "rebellion" and "sedition" broke out in Catalonia barely hours after his arrest in Germany, where he is expected to...

5 Ways to Know You Need Drug Rehab   Have drugs or alcohol taken over your life? Your immediate answer may be “no, of course not.” You could quit anytime you want. While you may say that...

Florida shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz: Guns, depression and a life in trouble By William Wan, David Weingrad, Fred Barbash and Mark Berman   https://youtu.be/4qYfSC73_OU He had been getting treatment at a mental health clinic, but he had...

Trump to impose sanctions over Turkey's detaining of pastor   Tensions rise between Turkey and the US over Andrew Craig Brunson, who was charged by a Turkish court with committing crimes, including spying for terrorist groups. American...

Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin confirm marriage on Instagram Jan Milo Severo   OLLYWOOD — It looks like all indications are saying that celebrity couple Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are now married after months of speculations that...

Koala gene map could help fight threat to species survival   More than 50 researchers in seven countries uncovered 26,558 koala genes in mapping the much loved marsupial's DNA. They say it could help fight threats...

Solidarity with the Venezuelan People   Venezuela is facing a heartbreaking human rights and humanitarian crisis that President Maduro's administration denies is happening. His government is brutally cracking down on dissent while severe food and medicine...

New Paths for Leadership in International Development Por Mark Suzman SEATTLE – Official development assistance (ODA) helps to save lives, build more stable and safer societies, and project soft power around the world. That is a point...

Zimbabwe votes in first general election since Mugabe's removal   As polls closed, in contrast with previous polls during former strongman Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule, there were no reports of violence in this latest election. People wait...

That’s Entertainment in India In India’s entertainment biz, two behemoths dominate: Bollywood and cricket. Things may be about to get a lot more interesting. Digitization, aided by a burgeoning middle class with more money to spend...

“Dirty Dozen” – 12 Common Foods We Need to Buy Organic Only There are certain key foods that are more important to buy organically grown because some crops are more heavily treated than others. Every...

7 charged in Greece with belonging to violent neo-Nazi group   ATHENS, Greece A Greek prosecutor has charged seven men with alleged membership in a violent neo-Nazi group linked to a series of arson attacks on...

Sanchez succeeds Rajoy as Spain's prime minister   Socialist party head Pedro Sanchez becomes Spain's seventh prime minister after outgoing leader Mariano Rajoy lost a parliamentary confidence vote triggered by a long-running corruption trial. Spain's Socialist (PSOE)...

The billion-dollar palaces of Apple, Facebook and Google Rowan Moore   From California to London, the tech giants are employing top architects to build spectacular symbols of their immense global power. But they have their critics… https://youtu.be/NGYmve8L7c0?t=18 The construction...