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Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft
Middle East

Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft

Hunched and shriveled, Afghan glassblower Ghulam Sakhi deftly blows and twirls molten glass into delicate blue and green goblets and…
Inside China’s internment camps: tear gas, Tasers and textbooks
World

Inside China’s internment camps: tear gas, Tasers and textbooks

  On state television, the vocational education center in China’s far west looked like a modern school where happy students…
As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources
Middle East

As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources

BEIJING (Reuters) – Bank of Kunlun Co, the key Chinese conduit for transactions with Iran, is set to halt handling…
Trump says US ready to bolster nuclear arsenal after vowing treaty pullout
World

Trump says US ready to bolster nuclear arsenal after vowing treaty pullout

  President Donald Trump said Monday the United States is ready to build up its nuclear arsenal after announcing it…
China’s president inaugurates Hong Kong-mainland mega bridge
World

China’s president inaugurates Hong Kong-mainland mega bridge

  China’s President Xi Jinping officially opened the world’s longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China Tuesday,…
China denounces Pompeo’s ‘malicious’ Latam comments amid influence battle
World

China denounces Pompeo’s ‘malicious’ Latam comments amid influence battle

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese state media sharply criticized U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday after he made comments…
Egypt to host Afro-Chinese Arts and Folklore Festival Saturday
Culture

Egypt to host Afro-Chinese Arts and Folklore Festival Saturday

  The Afro-Chinese Arts and Folklore Festival will commence on Saturday under the theme “100 Years of Mandela, Africa, China,…
Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries
Environment

Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries

  The loud crack rang out from the fog above the Baishui No. 1 Glacier as a stone shard careened…
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
World

Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Several thousand pro-independence demonstrators rallied in Taiwan’s capital on Saturday to protest against Beijing’s “bullying” and called…
North Korea’s box of bones: A mythical king and the dream of Korean unification
Culture

North Korea’s box of bones: A mythical king and the dream of Korean unification

SEOUL (Reuters) – It’s the stuff of an Indiana Jones movie: supernatural kings, ancient tombs, and government-backed archaeologists striving to…
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