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Big Ben silenced for four years
Associated Press, Published on 22/08/2017
» LONDON - After more than 150 years as Britain's most famous timekeeper, London's Big Ben bell fell silent Monday for four years of repair work that will keep it quiet on all but a few special occasions.
Surge of parasitic sea lice disrupting salmon farms
Business, Associated Press, Published on 19/09/2017
» ST ANDREWS, New Brunswick: Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe.
US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2019
» TALUSTUSAN, Philippines: The American priest's voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt.
China seizes Uighurs, abducts children as 'orphans'
Associated Press, Published on 24/09/2018
» ISTANBUL: Every morning, Meripet wakes up to her nightmare: The Chinese government has turned four of her children into orphans, even though she and their father are alive.
50 years on, McDonald's Big Mac survives
Associated Press, Published on 31/07/2018
» NEW YORK: McDonald's is fighting to hold onto customers as the Big Mac turns 50, but it isn't changing the makings of its most famous burger.
1MDB graft scandal heats up Malaysia politics
Associated Press, Published on 02/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's image as a striving, modern nation that upholds the rule of law has been undermined by an epic corruption scandal at state investment fund 1MDB. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who set up the fund, is facing May 9 national elections that will test his legitimacy.
Brands say Alibaba punished them for refusing exclusivity
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2018
» SHANGHAI: It was looking like a banner year for business in China. The US clothing company was expecting a 20% jump in online sales on Alibaba's Tmall, thanks to the e-commerce giant's massive reach.
The 'Garlic Girls': Korean curlers a global sensation
Associated Press, Published on 23/02/2018
» GANGNEUNG, South Korea: Forget Lindsey Vonn and Adam Rippon. The real rock stars of the Pyeongchang Olympics are a humble group of Korean curlers who have no idea they've become a global sensation.
Myanmar bulldozes what is left of Rohingya villages
Associated Press, Published on 23/02/2018
» First, their villages were burned to the ground. Now, Myanmar's government is using bulldozers to literally erase them from the earth -- in a vast operation rights groups say is destroying crucial evidence of mass atrocities against the nation's ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority.
'Senator Tammy' still breaking barriers
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: Breaking down barriers is nothing new for Senator Tammy Duckworth, and that's the way she likes it.