Germany's 'China city' seeks new direction amid fraying ties
Duisburg once touted itself as Germany's "China city" due to strong links to the Asian giant, but it is now desperately seeking an image makeover as geopolitical tensions upend bilateral ties.
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'Unimaginable': Austria's highest paradise feels heat of climate change
Ever since Herbert Hoegl and his wife first drove up the majestic Grossglockner High Alpine Road, named after Austria's highest mountain, the breathtaking vistas that the route offers have been imprinted on their minds.
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First Saudi at Paris Fashion Week underlines dramatic changes
Saudi Arabia is continuing its multi-billion-dollar entry into all aspects of global culture, hitting a new milestone on Thursday with the first Saudi designer presenting at Paris Fashion Week.
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Lyles has sights on World Championships sprint double
Reigning 200m world champion Noah Lyles steps up his campaign for a sprint double at this year's world Championships in Budapest when he tackles the 100m at the US trials in Eugene, Oregon.
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Death toll rises to 29 in Mexico bus plunge
At least 29 people were killed in Mexico when a passenger bus careened off a mountain road and plummeted into a ravine Wednesday in the southern state of Oaxaca, the state prosecutor told AFP.
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Disney cracks open vast archive for centennial celebrations
From princess costumes and cute character sketches to century-old toys, photos and documents, Disney's backrooms and warehouses are stacked to the rafters with "hundreds of millions" of filmmaking treasures, its archivists say.
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Alps to Atlas: Swiss-inspired cheese comes to Algeria mountains
Sporting a white cap and apron, Rachid Ibersiene bustles around vats at his dairy in Algeria's Atlas Mountains where he has brought the tradition of artisanal cheesemaking back from Switzerland.
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President-toppling Sri Lanka activist girds for new revolt
A Sri Lankan jail witnessed a rare moment of accord last year when both prisoners and guards clamoured to greet its newest inmate: the man who toppled the island nation's president.
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A year after Sri Lanka unrest, Slave Island hungers
As Sri Lankans flocked to a jubilant street party celebrating their president's ouster, retired accountant Milton Perera sat at home pondering whether his family could afford to eat the next morning.
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Musk predicts Tesla self-driving cars 'later this year'
Electric car giant Tesla is set to realise fully autonomous vehicles "later this year", CEO Elon Musk said Thursday, in the billionaire's latest forecast for the long-anticipated milestone.
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