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By The Associated Press
North Dakota will again enlist the help of Hollywood actor Josh Duhamel to help promote tourism in his home state.
Published: December 31, 2019 at 11:51AM
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By Patrick Scott
Phong Nha has become one of Vietnam’s premier adventure tourism destinations. Can it continue to succeed by staying small?
Published: December 31, 2019 at 05:00AM
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By Reuters
Indonesia said on Monday it had protested to Beijing over the presence of a Chinese coastguard vessel in its territorial waters near the disputed South China Sea, saying it marked a “violation of sovereignty”.
Published: December 31, 2019 at 03:48AM
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By Reuters
Crude oil smudges have been spotted at some Brazilian beaches in the northeast state of Ceará, the country’s navy said on Monday, almost two months after the area was hit by another oil slick.
Published: December 30, 2019 at 05:51PM
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By The Associated Press
A Mississippi company accuses a rival firm of stealing its idea for a double fishing seat by making prototypes in China and then selling its version on Amazon and other online sites.
Published: December 30, 2019 at 12:15PM
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By Reuters
Indonesia said on Monday it had protested to Beijing over the presence of a Chinese coastguard vessel in its territorial waters near the disputed South China Sea, saying it marked a “violation of sovereignty”.
Published: December 30, 2019 at 09:09AM
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By The Associated Press
As much of central Appalachia looks to reinvent itself amid the decline of coal, community leaders in southwest Virginia say they are seeing some early success by focusing on another natural resource: the Clinch River.
Published: December 28, 2019 at 09:12AM
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By The Associated Press
Tina Gomez told no one in her family when she boarded a boat with more than 200 people here in Gambia last month, setting off in hopes of reaching Spain with her 2-year-old son. News of their journey came only once their boat capsized, killing 63 …
Published: December 28, 2019 at 05:09AM
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By The Associated Press
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld former President Barack Obama’s designation of a federally protected conservation area in the Atlantic Ocean, a move that commercial fishermen oppose.
Published: December 27, 2019 at 01:15PM
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By Reuters
Two former ministers and four others accused of taking bribes to offer fishing rights in Namibia’s biggest corruption scandal will see in the New Year from custody after a court dismissed their urgent release application on Friday.
Published: December 27, 2019 at 06:51AM
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By Reuters
The death toll from a Christmas typhoon that tore through the central Philippines rose to 28 on Friday, with 12 people missing, the disaster agency said, as authorities moved to restore power and residents tried to repair damaged homes.
Published: December 26, 2019 at 02:57AM
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By The Associated Press
Japan on Friday revised a roadmap for the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup, further delaying the removal of thousands of spent fuel units that remain in cooling pools since the 2011 disaster. It’s a key step in the decadeslong proce…
Published: December 26, 2019 at 08:42PM
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By The Associated Press
Thousands of people knelt in prayer in Indonesia’s Aceh province at ceremonies Thursday marking the 15th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters.
Published: December 26, 2019 at 03:57AM
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By Reuters
Communities across Asia commemorated the more than 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world’s most deadly disasters.
Published: December 26, 2019 at 02:06AM
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By The Associated Press
A rare environmental success story is unfolding in waters off the U.S. West Coast.
Published: December 26, 2019 at 01:06AM
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By Reuters
Communities across Asia commemorated the 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world’s most deadly disasters.
Published: December 25, 2019 at 11:27PM
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By Hannah Kirshner
The Sasakis have gathered in Washington State to make osechi for more than a century. Their history, including internment, is the story of many Japanese in America.
Published: December 24, 2019 at 11:13AM
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By Raphael Minder
The holiday light show in the industrial hub of Vigo is a draw for tourists. But some have begun to wonder: How much is too much?
Published: December 24, 2019 at 05:44AM
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By Reuters
Russia on Tuesday released five Japanese fishing boats detained last week near Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said, adding that all crew members are in good health.
Published: December 24, 2019 at 03:21AM
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By Reuters
An art exhibition exploring the impact of facial recognition technology has opened in China, offering a rare public space for reflection on increasingly pervasive surveillance by tech companies and the government.
Published: December 24, 2019 at 12:06AM
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By Reuters
An art exhibition exploring the impact of facial recognition technology has opened in China, offering a rare public space for reflection on increasingly pervasive surveillance by tech companies and the government.
Published: December 24, 2019 at 12:00AM
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By Reuters
Ecuador’s environment minister, Raul Ledesma, said on Monday that a situation involving a sunken barge in the Galapagos Islands which was carrying 600 gallons of diesel is under control but added that authorities are “very concerned” about the ves…
Published: December 23, 2019 at 06:24PM
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By Reuters
Ecuador’s environment minister, Raul Ledesma, said on Monday that a situation involving a sunken barge in the Galapagos Islands which was carrying 600 gallons of diesel is under control but added that authorities are “very concerned” about the ves…
Published: December 23, 2019 at 06:00PM
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By Sam Anderson
He submerged himself in literature — more grandly, and grandiosely, than anyone.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 04:52PM
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By Unknown Author
Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 02:58PM
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By Susan Dominus
Her books sold some 80 million copies, freeing up millions of young women to imagine themselves as ardent sexual protagonists in their own lives.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 02:56PM
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By David Marchese
He channeled his suffering into a comfort for many, including my friend in pain.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 02:56PM
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By Michael Paterniti
She fed presidents and paupers alike and made her New Orleans restaurant into a kind of church.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 02:56PM
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By Sam Dolnick
She stunned everyone when she won the Boston Marathon. But it didn’t take long to uncover the truth: She cheated.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 02:56PM
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By Taffy Brodesser-Akner
He played a smoldering cool boy on TV. In real life, he wanted to make the world a better place.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 02:56PM
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By Maggie Jones
She was arrested dozens of times, and Klan members threw Molotov cocktails into her yard — but that didn’t stop her fight for civil rights.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 02:56PM
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By Unknown Author
He worked as a book and magazine editor for nearly 50 years. Five of his writers remember his gifts.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 02:56PM
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By Irina Aleksander
He created up to 17 collections a year for 54 years, but his greatest invention may have been himself.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 02:56PM
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By Astead W. Herndon
The Maryland congressman pledged his service to a country that from his earliest years tried to thwart his ambitions.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 02:56PM
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By Donald G. McNeil Jr. and Poras Chaudhary
This sacred river offers clues to the spread of one of the world’s most daunting health problems: germs impervious to common medicines.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 10:51AM
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By The Associated Press
Japan’s economy and industry ministry proposed on Monday the gradual release or evaporation of massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water being stored at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant.
Published: December 22, 2019 at 11:54PM
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By John Clarke
The yacht race is marking its 75th year, but nearby bush fires may hinder the party.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 05:00AM
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By Motoko Rich and Makiko Inoue
The water from the Fukushima disaster is more radioactive than the authorities have previously publicized, raising doubts about government assurances that it will be made safe.
Published: December 23, 2019 at 03:54AM
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By Reuters
When 12-meter (39 ft) waves slammed into Banda Aceh on the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Boxing Day in 2004, Arif Munandar lost his wife, three sons, and 20 other members of his family as much of the city was obliterated.
Published: December 22, 2019 at 08:12PM
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By Winston Choi-Schagrin
The clothing industry produces tons of fabric that is never sold. FabScrap wants to help.
Published: December 21, 2019 at 06:00AM
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By The Associated Press
A Michigan man recently identified as the newborn boy snatched from his mother in 1964 by someone posing as a maternity-ward nurse was found through commercial ancestry websites after the man or a child of his submitted DNA to the sites to learn m…
Published: December 20, 2019 at 05:45PM
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