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Picture this: China coastal flats develop into major photo draw 16 Dec 2019 - 10:26 am
In this photo taken on December 12, 2019, Chinese tourists take photos as villages (back) on the sea are seen from Dong An Island in Xiapu in China's Fujian province. AFP / Hector Retamal
YouTuber draws China fire for calling Taiwan leader ‘President’ 16 Dec 2019 - 08:32 am
Screen shot of the YouTube video.
China dramatists wage 'guerrilla' fight for artistic freedom 16 Dec 2019 - 08:06 am
This photo taken on October 29, 2019, shows artists performing during the 7th annual Wuzhen Theatre Festival in Wuzhen in Zhejiang province, two hours from Shanghai. AFP / Hector Retamal
UN climate talks have 'failed the people' 15 Dec 2019 - 08:14 pm
Empty chairs are pictured during the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 at the 'IFEMA - Feria de Madrid' exhibition centre, in Madrid, on December 13, 2019.  AFP / Cristina Quicler
Caviar 'queen': Chinese roe reigns around the world 15 Dec 2019 - 08:14 pm
Sturgeons producing the most expensive caviar can carry as much as two million yuan worth of eggs.
Sydney’s wildfire smoke declared a ‘public health emergency’ 15 Dec 2019 - 07:19 pm
The haze from bushfires obscures the sun setting above the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, December 6, 2019. Reuters/John Mair
Google culture war escalates as era of transparency wanes 15 Dec 2019 - 01:00 pm
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Kick off your holiday party with this bubbling-hot crab and spinach dip 15 Dec 2019 - 10:50 am
 Warm Crab and Spinach Dip. Photo by Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post.
Indonesian martial art pencak silat gets UNESCO heritage status 15 Dec 2019 - 10:20 am
This picture taken on December 14, 2019 shows pencak silat practitioners, a martial art indigenous to Southeast Asia, taking part in a session in Jakarta. AFP / BAY ISMOYO
Qatar Automobiles Company introduces the all-new Mitsubishi ASX 2020 15 Dec 2019 - 07:42 am
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Netflix-inspired tools can reap rewards for farmers, says Nobel winner 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm
A farmer shows an irrigation management system app on his mobile phone at a coffee plantation in Sao Sebastiao do Paraiso, Brazil April 22, 2019. Reuters/Amanda Perobelli
Swipe right for climate action: Gen Z daters seek a green love match 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm
Representative image (AFP / Sebastien Bozon)
Social enterprise restaurant founded by Jamie Oliver closes 13 Dec 2019 - 08:47 pm
Jamie Oliver (Scandic Hotels / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0)
Kenyan scientist builds with bottles to beat plastic pollution 13 Dec 2019 - 08:47 pm
Hope Mwanake, co-founder of Eco Blocks and Tiles poses for a photo at her factory in Gilgil, Kenya on Dec 4, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nita Bhalla
Climate talks head for overtime with key issues unresolved 13 Dec 2019 - 07:52 pm
A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest on climate emergency, called by environmental groups including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays For Future, outside the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 at the 'IFEMA - Feria de Madrid' exhibition centre,
Brazil's Amazon rainforest and development at a crossroads 12 Dec 2019 - 07:04 pm
Trucks drive along the Trans-Amazonian highway BR230 past a bridge under construction, near Ruropolis, Para state, Brazil, in the Amazon rainforest, on September 7, 2019. AFP / Nelson Almeida
German doctor fined again over abortion advertising ban 12 Dec 2019 - 05:34 pm
Kristina Haenel (Photo courtesy: Boris Roessler/DPA)
Indonesian cave art is earliest known record of "story telling", researchers say 12 Dec 2019 - 02:15 pm
This handout photography releases by Griffith University on December 11, 2019, shows cave art inside Bulu Sipong 4, Sulawesi, Indonesia. AFP PHOTO/RATNO SARDI/GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY