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The 1960s' 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.' is coming back with old-school style,...

LONDON — On a misty October evening at the Old Royal Naval College, on the set of Guy Ritchie's "Man From U.N.C.L.E.," Armie Hammer climbed out from behind the steering wheel of a cute, little...

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The desperate hunt for Li Heping, China's missing human rights warrior

Two lawyers have embarked on a Kafkaesque quest to find one of China’s best-known human rights attorneys, missing after a Communist party crackdown ...

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China officer gets suspended death sentence for graft

A senior Chinese military officer has been handed a suspended death sentence for corruption after he was exposed as owning dozens of homes, gold statues and luxury liquor, state media said. The...

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Restored Ming Dynasty porcelain put on display at Palace Museum (Beijing...

(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) About 160 pieces of porcelain considered not good enough for China's royal court and shattered 580 years ago have finally made their way to the Forbidden City. An...

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Restored Ming Dynasty porcelain put on display at Palace Museum

About 160 pieces of porcelain considered not good enough for China's royal court and shattered 580 years ago have finally made their way to the Forbidden City. An exhibition at the Palace Museum...

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China prepares to ordain second bishop with Pope's approval

By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - China is preparing to ordain a second bishop with the Pope's approval, the spokesman for a Catholic diocese said on Tuesday, a possible sign of easing relations...

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China preparing to ordain second bishop amid signs of thaw in ties with Vatican

China is preparing to ordain a second bishop with the Pope’s approval, the spokesman for a Catholic diocese said on Tuesday, a possible sign of easing relations between the Chinese government and the...

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China's move to cut currency reverberates in global economy

BEIJING (AP) -- China's bold move Tuesday to sharply devalue its currency threatens to squeeze exporters around the world whose goods will likely become comparatively costlier than many Chinese...

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Shanghai's Cfi picks up Locarno title 'Kaili Blues'

Shanghai-based China Film International (Cfi) has picked up worldwide rights to Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan’s Kaili Blues (Lu Bian Ye Can), which receives its...

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Cfi picks up Locarno title Kaili Blues

Shanghai-based China Film International (Cfi) has picked up worldwide rights to Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan’s Kaili Blues (Lu Bian Ye Can), which receives its...

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An Irishwoman’s Diary on Waterford’s women writers

The urge to write has been a steady pulse in the lives of Waterford women over the decades, their words still ringing out and dazzling today. This month a stream of writers will visit the home of Molly...

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China's move to devalue currency could reverberate globally

BEIJING (AP) -- China's surprise move Tuesday to devalue its currency has intensified concerns about the world's second-largest economy, whose growth has reached a six-year low. It may also fan...

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China's 'sky eyes' help protect world heritage Angkor Wat

Think heritage protection, and the restoration and conservation of historic sites comes to mind. Crowd control and on-site monitoring to limit visitor numbers are also common measures. Now China's eyes...

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7 decades after WWII, many praise Germany, scorn Japan

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Both nations brutalized continents. Both slaughtered and abused tens of millions of people. But while Germany is held up as a paragon of post-World War II reconciliation,...

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China to ordain pope-approved bishop

China is preparing to ordain a second bishop with the pope’s approval, the spokesman for a Catholic diocese said yesterday, a possible sign of easing relations between the Chinese government and the...

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China’s First Drone War Is Here

The United States is not exactly happy about Beijing’s drone proliferation. But, in this one case, it’s been strangely helpful. Shop ▾ The United States is still by far the world’s leader in the field...

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Women forced into prostitution in WW2 hope for apology from Japan

By Jack Kim and Kim Kyung-Hoon SEOUL (Reuters) - As many as 200,000 Korean women were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War Two, but Kim Bok-dong is not hopeful that Japanese...

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What the world is reading this summer

Will Russian supersleuth Erast Fandorin be able to help Scotland Yard crack a spate of London murders? Answering that question is occupying more than a few fans in Russia who’ve packed the latest novel...

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Haunted doll at home in Key West museum

Watching the world go by, Robert the Doll sits in a locked plexiglass case at the Fort East Martello Museum. But is the secured case a protection for this one-of-a-kind doll? Or is it for the safety of...

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Victorian heroines: surprisingly strong-willed, empowered and rebellious

Detective fiction, steampunk adventures and historical fantasies – so many Victorian stories have amazing heroines. They’re wonderfully rebellious, strong-willed, defiant and adventurous. They’re...

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