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Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
Environment

Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this…
‘Gangster’ Peppa back in China’s good graces in Year of the Pig
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‘Gangster’ Peppa back in China’s good graces in Year of the Pig

Roasted as a subversive symbol and chopped from a video streaming website in China, it seemed Peppa Pig, the loveable…
Porcine pickle: Hong Kongers divided over city’s emboldened wild boars
Environment

Porcine pickle: Hong Kongers divided over city’s emboldened wild boars

As Hong Kong prepares to celebrate the Year of the Pig, the city is facing its own peculiar porcine pickle…
European telecoms’ dilemma: Huawei or the highway?
Technology

European telecoms’ dilemma: Huawei or the highway?

  It’s a dilemma for European telecoms firms: Should they steal a march on competitors and rapidly roll out next-generation…
Venezuelans rally for and against embattled Maduro on revolution anniversary
World

Venezuelans rally for and against embattled Maduro on revolution anniversary

  Buoyed by the defection of a top general, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido predicted Saturday the month of February…
Rival rallies set up tense standoff in Venezuela
World

Rival rallies set up tense standoff in Venezuela

  Tens of thousands of protesters were set to pour onto the streets of Caracas on Saturday to back opposition…
China pulls textbook, highlights debate over academic freedom
World

China pulls textbook, highlights debate over academic freedom

BEIJING (Reuters) – A constitutional law textbook written by one China’s best-known reform-minded legal scholars has been pulled from book…
European powers launch mechanism for trade with Iran
Middle East

European powers launch mechanism for trade with Iran

PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – France, Germany and Britain have set up a European mechanism for non-dollar trade with Iran to avert…
US intel chiefs at odds with Trump claims on N. Korea, IS and Iran
World

US intel chiefs at odds with Trump claims on N. Korea, IS and Iran

  US intelligence chiefs contradicted some of President Donald Trump’s most fundamental foreign policy claims Tuesday, underscoring a persistent division…
US, China resume trade talks with a chill in the air
World

US, China resume trade talks with a chill in the air

  Top US and Chinese trade officials return to the bargaining table on Wednesday, with extra tension in the atmosphere…
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