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Thanks to an explosion of bike share apps and providers, China is rediscovering its love of bicycles. In cities across the country and in the capital of Beijing, a colorful bike-share revolution is taking over on the streets, helping ease traffic snarls and keeping the air cleaner. It is also creating some problems. China used …
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China’s toughest rivals in a maritime sovereignty dispute are defying an extra-strict fishing moratorium declared by Beijing this year in the contested South China Sea, putting their own trawling fleets at risk of arrest. Beijing declared the moratorium on its own from May 1 for three months, 30 days longer than in previous years and …
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The United States on June 8 said it opposes a decision by Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region to hold a referendum in September on independence from Iraq. …
Reuters, the BBC, and Sky News are projecting based on partial results from the snap elections on June 8 that British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative party will lose its majority in Parliament. …
Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview excerpt released on June 8 said his longtime critic U.S. Senator John McCain is living in the “Old World” but he admires the former Republican presidential candidate’s patriotism. …
The diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors is putting China’s political clout in the Middle East to the test as Beijing strives to flex its economic muscle there with its trillion-dollar Belt and Road trade Initiative (BRI). But analysts say many of China’s belt and road projects are often more aspirational than reality, including …
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The United Nations says it has received credible reports indicating that the Islamic State (IS) extremist group has killed more than 231 Iraqi civilians attempting to flee the fighting in northern city of Mosul over the past two weeks. …
A decision to rename the Russian Premier League soccer club Terek Grozny after the late father of Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov is not sitting well with some of its fans. …
The “world’s police” is an essential force to fight international terrorism and organized crime. But rights groups accuse certain countries of misusing Interpol’s system of ‘red notices’ to harass opposition politicians, journalists, and activists. …
Many U.S. states, cities and businesses say they will forge ahead with the U.S. commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, even though President Donald Trump pulled out of the deal. The U.S. under President Barack Obama pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. “As of today, …
Read more “Some US States, Cities Say ‘We Are Still In’ Paris Agreement”
As he works to get his crops planted, the weather keeps Illinois farmer Gerald Thompson in his fields during the day. Worrying about the political direction of his country is what often keeps him up at night. “To me, we are in such a dysfunctional state,” he said as he stands between his green John …
Read more “With Republicans, Trump in Charge, Farmers Ponder New Farm Bill”
A look at the best news photos from around the world. …
Former FBI Director James Comey says President Donald Trump demanded loyalty and pressured him to drop the agency’s criminal investigation into Trump’s first national security adviser and his interactions with Russian officials. …
The Trump administration supports making permanent a law that allows for the collection of digital communications of foreigners believed to be living overseas and which pass through U.S. phone or internet providers, a senior White House official said. The law, which is due to expire on December 31 unless Congress votes to reauthorize it, has …
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The autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq has scheduled an independence referendum for September 25, officials said. …
Deputies from Russia’s nationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) have submitted bills that would restore the country’s tsarist-era national anthem, God Save The Tsar!, and the calendar the country used before the 1917 communist revolution. …
In Myanmar, more than 200,000 people remain internally displaced by past and current conflicts, despite increased international development. Steve Sandford speaks to Karen IDPs about the difficulties that accompany impending camp closures. …
Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to changes in brain structure and an increased risk of worsening brain function, scientists said Tuesday. In a 30-year study that looked at the brains of 550 middle-aged heavy drinkers, moderate drinkers and teetotalers, the researchers found people who drank more alcohol had a greater risk of …
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Developments in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday include President Donald Trump sending out more tweets regarding a spat between Gulf Arab nations, saying Twitter is his way to get his “unfiltered message” to Americans, as well as Washington preparing for fired FBI Director James Comey’s upcoming testimony, and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley warning …
Read more “DC Roundup: Comey Testimony, Trump’s ‘Unfiltered’ Tweets, US on Human Rights”
The World Health Organization published a new classification of antibiotics Tuesday that aims to fight drug resistance, with penicillin-type drugs recommended as the first line of defense and others for use only when absolutely necessary. The new “essential medicines list” includes 39 antibiotics for 21 common syndromes, categorized into three groups: “Access,” “Watch” and “Reserve.” …
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U.S. President Donald Trump had a short message for former FBI Director James Comey on June 6 ahead of Comey’s June 8 testimony to the U.S. Congress. …
The Pentagon says the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group has launched a strike against what it describes as pro-government forces in Syria. …
Russian officials have protested strongly against comments by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in which he mentioned Russia as a threat to global stability on a par with Iran. …
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says that more than 150 people have died as a result of the massive tanker-truck bomb that struck a busy Kabul neighborhood during rush hour on May 31. …