Duty-free spending slumped 29.3% last year in China's island province of Hainan, where global luxury players from LVMH to Kering have set up shop, as a weak economy led to a sharp drop in numbers ...

A team at the University of Calgary is making scientific advances in understanding plant adaptation, which could ultimately be used to find ways to make agricultural crops more resilient to heat ...

Today has seen a lot of movement in Russia's Kursk region, where Ukraine launched an offensive last year. We'll be back tomorrow with more updates on the war in Ukraine. But here is a look at the ...

WILMINGTON — She faced a double team the entire game. As Sydney Moss was trying to coach her Wilmington College women’s basketball team to a come-from behind victory at Marietta College on Dec ...

Vladimir Putin has spoken to Azerbaijan's president about the plane crash and apologised as the "tragic incident" took place in Russian airspace. Russia has accused UK and US spies of trying to ...

Trudeau to Resign as Canada’s Prime Minister: ‘It’s Time for a Reset’ Justin Trudeau announced that he was also stepping down as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. He will remain in ...

"We are worried we don't get any eggs. What are we going to do?" said Merie Belluomini, co-owner of San Francisco's Victoria Pastry Company. Mark Kotsay sees a new era ahead for the Athletics, and ...

We’ve seen this. Add Sam’s Swoon to the list that starts with Drew Pearson’s push-off, runs through Gary Anderson’s miss, stumbles at 41-donut and stretches to a flop at Philadelphia. From ...

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely later tonight. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Sun protection ...

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Some schools to remain closed on Tuesday while more than 17,000 households and businesses still without electricity ...

Throughout her life, the Princess of Cyprus or the “Damsel of Cyprus” (born circa 1177) was used as a political and diplomatic tool in the conflicts of men. She was the daughter of Isaac Komnenos, the ...