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[2017-08-11 08:23]

Climate catastrophe etched in Peru's past

[2017-08-11 08:23]

LIMA - Peru's archaeological ruins of Vichama, built by Peru's Caral culture, contain "the collective memory of climate change that occurred more than 3,800 years ago", said Peruvian archaeologist Aldemar Crispin, who is in charge of field research at the site.

End of era for typewriting tests in India

[2017-08-11 08:23]

MUMBAI - The unmistakable chatter of typewriters outside courthouses and government offices will soon fall silent in India's financial capital Mumbai as stenography colleges on Friday hold their final manual exams.

Game of Thrones fans shun spoilers from HBO hack

[2017-08-11 08:23]

NEW YORK - For many Game of Thrones fans, the routine spoilers are bad enough: You miss an episode, then stumble on an unsought plot twist before you've had a chance to catch up.

Ancient beast named after Motorhead's frontman

[2017-08-11 08:23]

WASHINGTON - A ferocious sea-going crocodile that menaced coastal waters about 164 million years ago during the Jurassic Period has been given a name honoring the similarly ferocious looking heavy-metal rocker Lemmy, the late frontman for the British band Motorhead.

New hope for Japan's summer delicacy

[2017-08-11 08:23]

FUJISAWA, Japan - The summer delicacy of roasted eel, braised with a tangy sauce and sprinkled with prickly mountain pepper, is in question as the creatures with their mysterious migrations become increasingly endangered.

Australia urged to back Belt & Road

[2017-08-10 08:29]

CANBERRA - Australian business people and academics are calling on the government to be more flexible on the Belt and Road Initiative, especially in the case of developing northern Australia.

English wine makes a splash at UK beer festival

[2017-08-10 08:29]

LONDON - English wine made its debut on Tuesday at the Great British Beer Festival, a dramatic new venture for the 40th annual celebration of traditional ale.

'Honor killings' hotline launched to protect mixed caste couples in India

[2017-08-10 08:29]

CHENNAI, India - Police in southern India have launched a hotline to prevent "honor killings", the first initiative of its kind in the country aimed at protecting couples from different castes or religions who fear family retribution.

Nagasaki marks 72 years since bombing

[2017-08-10 08:29]

TOKYO - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue on Wednesday said that Japan should join a treaty to ban nuclear weapons.

Google's chief executive officer acknowledges 'difficult time' over gender difference memo

[2017-08-10 08:29]

SAN FRANCISCO - Sundar Pichai, the chief executive officer of Google, has acknowledged that it has been "a very difficult time" since a memo challenging the technology company's diversity policies was circulated over the past week.

Trump, Pyongyang trade escalating threats of action

[2017-08-10 08:29]

PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has warned of making preemptive strikes against the US military base of Guam in the Pacific, after two US strategic bombers were sent again on Tuesday to the Korean Peninsula to stage mock nuclear bomb droppings on DPRK strategic targets, the official Korean Central News Agency said on Wednesday.

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