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Chinese President Xi Jinping departed for Pyongyang on Thursday morning on his historic visit to North Korea, according to BBC News. Xi will visit North Korea for two days, making him the first Chinese leader to visit the country in 14 years, and Pyongyang hopes the visit can revive support to help its struggling economy. China is one of North Korea's essential allies and the visit comes as tensions have been renewed on the Korean Peninsula after North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un…

New Zealand's government started a six-month "buy-back" scheme on Thursday to pay owners of the newly banned semi-automatic weapons which were outlawed in the country after two deadly attacks targeted mosques in Christchurch earlier this year, according to The Straits Times. The terrorist attack killed 51 people on March 15, but Auckland took swift action after the event to implement more regulation on weapons across the country. Thursday is only the beginning of the NZ$208 million ($135.97

Beekeepers in the United States had the worst winter decline on record since officials started documenting the state of colonies across the country, according to a new study published on Tuesday. The Guardian said four in 10 of the honeybee colonies across the U.S. were lost over the last year, which reignites concern about the crucial pollinators this year. “It’s disconcerting that we’re still seeing elevated losses after over a decade of survey and quite intense work to try to understand and

A 26-year-old student in the United Kingdom has become the first person to be convicted for using a 3D-printer to manufacture a gun on Wednesday, according to The Telegraph. Tendai Muswere pleaded guilty at Southwark crown court on Wednesday to the charge of manufacturing a 3D printed gun. Police obtained a drug warrant in 2017 to access Muswere's residence in Pimlico in central London where they found components of a 3D-printed gun. Muswere, a student who does not hold a firearms licence said

Whether you are planning an overseas vacation, getting ready for a staycation, or will be working outdoors, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention’s latest health tips, alerts, and social media updates include practical advice for travelers, swimmers, and everyone who wants to...

The Trump administration finalized the largest climate change policy rollback on Wednesday by replacing an Obama-era rule with a much weaker mandate , according to The Huffington Post. The Affordable Clean Energy rule would instead demand much smaller carbon dioxide reductions than the industry is already on track to achieve, which climatologists warmed would lead to a catastrophic warming event across the planet. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the new policy among a crowd of

Solar energy is one of the fastest-growing energy sectors in the world, and has the great advantage of producing no carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is raising the average surface temperature of the earth. India is now for the first time in history investing more in solar energy than in coal. There is a simple reason for this. Coal costs

This week on the TPG Miles Away podcast, guest host Brian Biros and I discuss my best tips and insights regarding solo female travel. You’ll hear about how I met and made a new friend over a five-minute cab ride in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia; learn about the most dangerous country for women that …

Fibromyalgia is a complex disorder with symptoms of chronic widespread pain and fatigue. Find out what you can do to treat it...

France has the lowest levels of trust in vaccines globally, according to the world’s biggest survey on public attitudes toward health and science, which was published on Wednesday. A third (33 percent) of French people do not agree that immunization is safe, and it is also the only country where a majority (55 percent) believe […] ...

General News Euroclear , one of the world’s largest securities depositories, says it will push forward with building a pilot blockchain-based platform for the issuance and settlement of European commercial paper (ECP). This follows their successfully completed study for an ECP-focused blockchain platform together with European Investment Bank, Santander and EY. Facebook’s Libra Network will be subject to the “highest standards” in global regulation, said Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of

Research shows government could make more than £5m by charging vulnerable children The UK government could profit by more than £5m by charging children who have fled war-torn Syria to apply for British citizenship, according to research . The revelation, based on the Home Office’s own data, has

An exhausted-looking she-bear has been spotted wandering through the industrial zone of the Siberian city of Norilsk, far away from its natural home. Authorities fear the animal might be ill. ...

In southern India, the four main water reservoirs for the city of Chennai (once known as Madras) have reportedly run completely dry. Chennai is the sixth largest

Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling “Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.” – Plato Will the “real” Donald Trump please stand up! In other words, is his presidency truly authentic or the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people? By the looks of his reelection bid this week in Orlando, Fla., it appears the answer is still in the “eyes of the beholders.” Indeed, thousands of fans stood for hours in the sweltering heat to catch a glimpse of their…

A Belgian diplomat is expected to arrive in China on Wednesday to visit the Xinjiang region and confirm the whereabouts of a Uighur family who were taken from Belgium's embassy in Beijing by Chinese police last month, according to SBS World News. The disappearance of the woman and their four children has alarmed her husband, Abdulhamid Tursun, who is a political refugee living in Belgium. Tursun said he has not heard from his family since May 31, just a few days after they…

Turmeric, a bright-yellow spice best known as an ingredient in curry, is gaining scientific interest as a natural alternative to arthritis medications.

A new report published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association using data published by the United States Center For Disease Control and Prevention said the rate of young adults and adolescents dying of suicide reached its highest level in nearly two decades, according to PBS NewsHour. The report said there were 47 percent more suicides among people aged 15 to 19 in 2017 than in the year 2000; while there were also 36 percent more people aged 20 to…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Russia and Turkey to come together and stabilize Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, according to Deutsche Welle. Civilians have been bearing the brunt of Russian and Syrian forces carrying out daily airstrikes in Idlib province and some hospitals were even resorting to not sharing their locations with the warring parties out of fear that “paints a target on their back.” Moscow has been working in support of Syrian

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Italy is now experiencing its third recession in a decade, its economy’s downward trajectory increasingly resembling Dante’s descent into his Inferno’s nine circles of hell (minus the prospects of ultimate redemption). Following the EU rule book to which it promised compliance has “asphyxiated Italy’s domestic demand and exports—and resulted not just in economic stagnation and a generalized productivity slowdown, but in relative and absolute decline in many major dimensions of economic

A new study published this week is warning East Coast beach-goers a dangerous flesh-eating bacteria is on the rise at their local spots, potentially due to warming water temperatures related to climate change, according to CBS News. The report published on Tuesday said there have been five cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterial infection which is spread by handling or eating contaminated seafood, over the past two years and have been linked to the Delaware Bay. All five patients

Two former federal prosecutors Barbara McQuade and Joyce Vance wrote a new report for NBC News on Tueday which emphasized even though Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded his Russia investigation, t here is still work for Congress to pick up, according to AlterNet. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff said he still plans to call on Mueller to publicly testify about his investigation into Russian intereference during the 2016 presidential election. “Time is running out,” Schiff said

Le Bourgeot — Boeing won a major vote of confidence at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday as British Airways (BA) owner IAG signed a letter of intent to buy 200 of its 737 MAX aircraft that have been grounded since March after two deadly crashes. The deal, worth more than $24bn at list prices, came as European rival Airbus also bagged a series of orders for its newly launched A321XLR model, easing investors’ concerns about a sharp slowdown in demand

Watchdog says Nigel Farage’s party must return or forfeit any illegitimate money Nigel Farage’s Brexit party has been asked to check £2.5m it has received in donations to ensure it has come from legitimate sources. The Electoral Commission will oversee checks carried out by the fledgling political

Report says plan lacks key details about how UK will cut emissions over next 12 years A British government climate action plan is “unclear” and lacks key details about how the UK will reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next 12 years, the European commission has said. In a report on UK climate

General News Facebook has announced its Libra white paper. It includes a new Facebook subsidiary, Calibra, and an independent consortium, Libra Association, with 28 founding members including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber, Lyft, Coinbase and others. “The central goal here really is financial inclusion.” Calibra will be building a digital wallet for Libra coin and is now working to acquire money transmitter licenses in U.S. states “that treat cryptocurrencies as the equivalent of money.” The

The United Nations released a new report on Monday which predicted the world's population will expand by nearly 2 billion people over the next 26 years, according to Phys Org. The "World Population Prospects" report said half of that growth will be concentrated in only nine countries as the rest of the world continues to get older. India is projected by UN experts to become the world's most populated country by 2027. The report said by 2050 more than half the world's population…

A string of strong earthquakes hit the southwestern province of Sichuan late on Monday, killing at least 11 with more than 120 people injured, according to state media Xinhua. Rescuers were quickly working to pull any survivors from the rubble after two major quakes hit the area, roughly 30 minutes apart. Even the provincial capital of Chengdu and the metropolis of Chongqing reported strong shaking around 10:55 pm (1455 GMT), according to local reports. Social media accounts described how many

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The Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said he authorized the Philippine Embassy to make an appeal to the United Nations and its International Maritime Organization to make protecting life at sea a priority on Monday following a collision between a Filipino fishing boat and a Chinese vessel in the South China Sea , according to The Japan Times. Locsin made a post on his Twitter account which said he allowed the "appeal" along with a statement to the IMO which said the…

Donald Trump has said he knows who was behind the al-Qaeda attacks on America in September 2001 and added that “Iraq did not knock down the World Trade Centre”. “It was not Iraq,” the president told ABC News. “It were other people. And I think I know who the other people were. And you might also.” Mr Trump was criticising America’s military intervention in the

Egyptian state television said former president Mohammed Morsi, who was removed from office by the army in 2013, died shortly after appearing in court on Monday, according to Al Jazeera. Morsi, 67, fainted after a court session where he was facing espionage charges. The former president who was overthrown after mass protests died shortly after fainting. "He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he later

Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar unveiled a new climate change action plan on Monday which he said provided a "way forward that is both effective and sensible," according to The Guardian. Varadkar said the plan will help “nudge people and businesses to change behavior” and address climate change across the country. He said this plan is "one that achieves our targets, and in a way that is thought through and considered, supports employment and living standards and enables a just transition." The

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The French government is to declare a natural emergency for farming areas in the southeast blasted by a fierce storm at the weekend. A German tourist was one of those killed when her caravan was hit by a tree. ...

Washington's clampdown on Huawei is part of a broader push-back against the company,