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Amazon makes move into Asia by launching Prime Now service in Singapore By Elizabeth Matsangou   Amazon will finally provide some competition to Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, after making the long-anticipated move into the Asian market with...

Donald Trump’s Historic Mistake Laurence Tubiana Twitter: @LaurenceTubiana  PARIS – US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will no longer participate in the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the landmark United Nations treaty that many...

Kim Jong-un's sister heads North Korea's Winter Olympics delegation - video   https://youtu.be/-bLgqRcniPA   The North Korean leader's younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, arrives in South Korea as part of a high-level delegation attending the opening ceremony of the...

A glimpse of Homs' lost cultural heritage in an Istanbul gallery Melis Alemdar   Since 2011, Homs has become famous around the globe as a symbol of the Syrian uprising. The "Echoes of Homs" exhibition offers a...

Indian government argues Rohingya refugees linked with Pakistani militias   India's top court is hearing an appeal lodged on behalf of Rohingya against the Hindu nationalist government's plan to deport refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar. An...

Smart meter rollout could force household bills to rise, says supplier   Adam Vaughan   Energy company warns rising cost of installations due to ‘customer apathy’ could prompt suppliers to increase tariffs. Energy suppliers face rising costs for putting...

Native Americans fear US-Mexico border wall will destroy ancient culture   Tribal leaders Native American tribes fear a proposed border wall as envisioned by US President Donald Trump will sever access to the Rio Grande river's...

How Alexis Tsipras went from being the Greek Corbyn to the EU's poster boy Denis MacShane   As loud-mouthed, ugly, anti-European politics surge in Rome, Vienna, Budapest and Brexit Britain, Greece’s prime minister has shown another way is possible. At...

Woman Rescues Wingless Queen Bee And Their Friendship Will Make Your Day     Even though we tend to not like insects and crush them with all our might, they do not deserve such a harsh treatment...

Puerto Rican Newspaper Cans Popular Comic Strip, Raising Concerns Over Censorship Ángel Carrión   For Puerto Rican Congresswoman María Milagros “Tata” Charbonier, comic strips are no laughing matter. On July 11, the celebrated local comic strip Pepito made light...

Tesla cuts nine percent of workforce in search of profit   In its fifteen-year existence the company headed up by Elon Musk has not made a profit, and it's burning through cash at an unprecedented rate. Tesla...

Hackers rack up £12,000 phone bill and providers passed it on to me Anna Tims Pennine and Focus Group blame each other after hundreds of premium rate overseas calls were billed to my company. I run a...

Zurich Five reasons to live in Zurich, Switzerland By Simon Brandon The city offers an enviable quality of life, with outdoor adventures on its doorstep. Zurich has a beautiful location and a thriving financial sector — just...

Did they or didn't they? No clarity on Catalan independence bid   Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy exchanged letters on Monday but made no headway in the dispute. Madrid has now...

HRT and vaginal moisturisers? Here's what really helps menopausal women Ann Robinson   Products claiming to ‘fix’ the menopause are now a multibillion-dollar global industry. We asked the experts for their advice on what works and what...

Weather warnings issued as heat wave strikes Eastern Europe   Meteoalarm issues "red warning" for 10 countries in a heatwave that has claimed the lives of two people and been nicknamed "Lucifer". Swathes of southern and eastern...

German court sets bail for ex-Catalan leader   German prosecutors are seeking to extradite separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain, where he faces trial for his role in organising an independence referendum. A picture of Carles Puigdemont...

The virtual platform that makes cancer treatment borderless Author: Fiona Chow   A new virtual platform has been created to help cancer sufferers find the best specialists in the world In 2011, Greg Jarzabek was enjoying a high-powered...

London secret "mail rail" line to reopen for public   The hidden tunnels first opened in 1927 and were used to carry post, but will now become a tourist attraction. A secret underground railway below London is...

'Proud to be Mexican': Meet the baby whose huge image gazes over the border Rory Carroll in Tecate, Mexico   The art installation emerged last week near Tecate, highlighting controversy over Trump’s proposed wall – but Kikito’s...

7 Signs It’s Time to Outsource Medical Billing Services by Harris Dale   Staff feeling overwhelmed? Spending too much time re-filing rejected claims? Don’t feel like you’re getting paid appropriately for the medical services you provide? It may...

How Foreign Brands Court Indian Consumers   Blessed and plagued with its own eccentricities, India is proof that products that are successes elsewhere may need a new twist. An estimated 1,700 new products hit the shelves in...

Catalonia ex-officials surrender to Belgian police Carles Puigdemont fled to Belgium with four former regional ministers after Spain rejected Catalonia's independence referendum and imposed direct rule Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont and four former advisers have...

Has Austria shifted to the far-right? The truth is more complicated   Three coalition scenarios in Austria will determine which direction Austria will shift. Practically, the old guard in Austria is too deeply entrenched in the...