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Want a can of Beijing air?

Ever thought of buying a can of smog so contaminated that a day of inhaling and exhaling can give you the same experience as smoking 30 cigarettes? If you have, it is now possible. Dominic Johnson-Hill, a creative clothes shop owner in Beijing, is selling cans of “Beijing Air” that offers an authentic dust-inhaling experience for $4 worldwide.

2017-01-16 14:41

Trump blasts leak of sex romp video claims

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has blasted the release of unsubstantiated intelligence reports of claims he indulged in a sex romp in Moscow. "I think it was disgraceful, disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake out," Trump told a news conference in New York, only days before he takes office. Several news or...

2017-01-12 13:56

Philippines President takes economy seat again

He has done it again. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has caught media attention for taking an economy seat on a flight to Manila from Davao City on Thursday night.

2017-01-08 14:58

US kicks 35 Russian diplomats out of country over election hacking

The United States imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies and nine other entities and individuals on Thursday in retaliation for cyberattacks accused of interfering with the U.S. presidential election.

2016-12-30 10:27

Egypt to 'export' stray dogs to Korea: report

Korea has agreed to help Egypt solve the Middle Eastern country’s problem of stray dogs, Al Arabiya news outlet reports.

2016-12-13 16:29

Meager presence? British FM fails to name S. Korean President

U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a controversial supporter of Brexit, was spotted fleeing the scene after failing to name Park Geun-hye, the politically embroiled South Korean President.

2016-12-06 17:31

Big Mac creator dies at 98

Michael “Jim” Delligatti, who created McDonald’s Big Mac 49 years ago, has died at 98.

2016-12-01 13:41

Word of the year: Xenophobia

Xenophobia is the Word of the Year, according to one of the world’s biggest English dictionary websites, Dictionary.com, Tuesday.

2016-11-30 16:47

Japanese writer suggests gang rapists are foreigners

Best-selling Japanese writer Naoki Hyakuta is embroiled in controversy after claiming that three Chiba University students arrested for alleged gang rape are “foreigners.”

2016-11-30 15:39

Fidel Castro, Cuba's leader of revolution, dies at 90

“The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 10:29 p.m. (Friday)," President Raul Castro said in an urgent TV speech. The President ended his announcement by shouting the revolutionary slogan: “Toward victory, always!”

2016-11-26 17:09

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Choking on worsening air pollution