US scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made and put the number at 8.3 billion tonnes. It is an astonishing mass of material that has essentially been created only in the last 65 years or so. The 8.3 billion tonnes is...
(CNN) — Only men can put the mystical Okinoshima on their UNESCO World Heritage Sites must-see list. The sacred Japanese island, among several added in 2017 to the prestigious list of monuments with historical significan...
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South Korea has released what it says is the first known footage of "comfort women" forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War Two. Filmed by US troops in China, the clip was found by government-funded rese...
Tom Holland says he had 8 auditions for 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'...
Are tuna carousels and spinning matcha cups the future of Tokyo's beloved Tsukiji Fish Market? The fate of the famed Tsukiji market took another turn Tuesday, as the capital's governor Yuriko Koike announced she may scrap plans to clos...
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President Donald Trump's son-in-law and trusted aide Jared Kushner may have discussed creating a secret communications channel between the Trump transition team and the Kremlin with Russia's ambassador Sergei Kislyak,The Washington Po...
$24 million lottery winner comes forward 2 days before deadline...
Newly-crownedMiss USAKara McCullough clarified her remarks on health care that had drawn ire on social media, saying she believes health care \\\\\"should be a right\\\\\" for all. \\\\\"I am privileged to have health care and I ...
Sushi lovers are being warned of the dangers of ingesting parasites from raw and undercooked fish. Doctors writing in British Medical Journal Case Reports said sushi's growing popularity in the West could be linked to a rise in parasitic inf...
FBIDirector James Comey has been fired, according to the White House. \\\\\"Today, President Donald J. Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from office,\\\\\" the White House statement reads. ...
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Mr Macron won by 66.06% to 33.94% to become, at 39, the country's youngest president. Mr Macron will also b...
China's first large jetliner has successfully completed its maiden flight, a key moment in the country's push to challenge the U.S. and Europe as a global manufacturer....
US President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to his Florida resort for their first summit. Mr Trump said the two men had "developed a friendship" as they sat for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago retreat. The America...
This decade, the mantra in real estate has been people want to live near mass transit. Now it seems people want to livewiththe transit. At least that's the case in Chongqing, China, where an apartment building has been buil...
The 89th Academy Awards were certainly one for the books. After it was all said and done, front-runner "La La Land" won 6 out of its 14 total nominations going in, including best actress and best director. But the big and strange m...
A banner reading \\\\\"Refugees welcome\\\\\" was put up illegally on the base of theStatue of LibertyTuesday afternoon, authorities said. The banner, 3 feet by 20 feet, was unfurled atop the pedestal around 12:50 p.m., according toNat...
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President Obama granted a commutation today to Chelsea Manning, a transgender soldier who was convicted of Espionage Act violations and other charges for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks. Manning w...