Swedish low-cost fashion brand H&M says it has appointed a diversity leader after having been accused of racism over a criticized ad.
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Zoo’s new arrival named after Prince Harry’s fiance Meghan Markle
London Zoo has named a new-born Okapi after Meghan Markle, the American actress who is engaged to Britain’s Prince Harry.
Bitcoin drops below $10,000; $30B value wiped in a day as cryptocurrency sell-off deepens
The world’s largest cryptocurrency was trading at $9,958.31 at about 6:50 a.m. ET on Wednesday. The last time bitcoin fell below the $10,000 mark was November 30.
North Korean demands grow in talks with South
South Korea said it and its northern neighboragreed to form their first joint Olympic team.
European car sales at highest level in 10 years
Car sales in Europe topped the 15-million mark for the first time in a decade in 2017, the fourth straight year of higher registrations.
Risk of nuclear weapons and extreme weather top threats for 2018
According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report, Nuclear War, cyber attacks and environmental disasters lead the record of man-made threats to international stability. Veuer’s Chandra Lanier has the story.
Amazing video as kayaker descends a 128-foot waterfall
A British kayaker took a record setting plunge down a waterfall in Mexico.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets second jail term
“They can lock up our body, but they can’t lock up our mind,” Wong told reporters.
Hong Kong activists sentenced
Hong Kong’s High Court sentenced Joshua Wong, a student activist who became the face of the city’s pro-democracy protests in 2014, to three months in prison.
Whatever happened to the giant U.S. embassy in Baghdad?
It’s almost the same size as Vatican City.