North Korea is experiencing its worst drought in over a century, official media reported Friday, days…
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Could the fabled Orient Express take to the rails again?
It conjures up the atmosphere of rail travel from a bygone golden age, steaming through Europe…
The deadly odds of pigeon racing in the Philippines
It is a brutal 600-kilometre gauntlet during which competitors face searing heat, wild seas, vicious predators,…
Walmart reports jump in profit, warns on tariffs
Walmart reported a jump in first-quarter earnings on Thursday on increased US store sales and e-commerce…
Amazon invests in British food courier Deliveroo
US online titan Amazon has taken a stake in Deliveroo, the British food delivery company said…
SpaceX postpones launch of its first internet network satellites
SpaceX postponed a launch of 60 satellites into low-Earth orbit that was scheduled for Thursday night,…
Baidu posts first quarterly loss since IPO, top exec quits
Chinese internet giant Baidu has posted its first quarterly loss since going public in 2005, and…
Crisis-hit Nissan shakes up board, keeps boss
Japanese car giant Nissan shook up its executive board Friday, adding a top director from partner…
Scientists propose rethinking 'endangered species' definition to save slow-breeding giants
Conservation decisions based on population counts may fail to protect large, slow-breeding animals from irrevocable decline,…
SpaceX postpones Starlink satellite launch again, for 'about a week'
A SpaceX launch already scrubbed once due to inclement weather was postponed again nearly 24 hours…