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Coffee bars. Water parks. Retail therapy. North Korea – a country few would associate with leisure or pleasure – is experiencing an unlikely outbreak of…
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State funeral for Hong Kong’s first leader Tung Chee-hwa set for September 20
The state funeral for the city’s first chief executive, the late Tung Chee-hwa, is scheduled for next Sunday, the South China Morning Post has learned.
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Bhutan banks on high-altitude hazelnuts to remake mountain farming
Farmer Pema Dema had never even heard of hazelnuts when she was first recruited to begin growing them on her land in Bhutan’s Thimphu region.
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Saudi pipeline that bypasses Hormuz shut after attacks
Saudi Arabia said it closed its East-West oil pipeline, a key alternative route to the Strait of Hormuz, following multiple attacks on Thursday.
The conduit was…
Carbon Capture Is Booming. So Is the Push to Shift Oversight to States
In southern Alabama, a major underground carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, the Pine Hills Storage Hub, is slated for the woods of Covington County. Laurie…
Americans mark 25 years since 9/11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection
Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on US soil, Americans paused on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into…