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People - and robots - are getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year in China

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- t's not just people - in China, the robots are also getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Friday was dress rehearsal day for four cute humanoid robots, each about 95 ce... Read More


African Union summit opens as youth anger grows over a 'bloc of old leaders'

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Africa's top regional body is hosting its annual summit in Ethiopia this weekend to discuss the future of the continent of some 1.4 billion people, but across the continent the o... Read More


Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing protest group Palestine Action

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Britain's High Court ruled Friday that the government's decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in pla... Read More


New Zealand restricts the spread of a reviled killer's views by hampering his attempts to gain fame

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- In a near-empty courthouse, in front of almost no one, the appeal by New Zealand's most reviled killer was heard in muted fashion with little mention of the details of the countr... Read More


The return of millions of Afghans from Pakistan and Iran pushes Afghanistan to the brink, UN warns

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- The return of millions of Afghans from neighboring Pakistan and Iran is pushing Afghanistan to the brink, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, describing an unprecedented scal... Read More


Antonelli leads Russell as Mercedes tops the week's final day of F1 testing in Bahrain

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Mercedes drivers Kimi Antonelli and George Russell were the fastest at the end of three days of Formula 1 preseason testing in Bahrain on Friday. Antonelli topped the afternoon ... Read More


Netflix's 'Culinary Class Wars' has transformed South Korea's fine dining scene

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- When South Korean chef Jun Lee opened his restaurant SOIGNE in Seoul 13 years ago, explaining what fine dining meant was part of the job. Customers would ask for a la carte item... Read More


Paris wine show reflects surging demand for zero- and low-alcohol drinks

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- As a French teetotaler, Justine Bobin knows how challenging it can be to not drink in a country where wine, beer and other boozy beverages still lubricate many social interaction... Read More


A new round of US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine is set for Geneva next week

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Another round of U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Russia and Ukraine will take place next week in Geneva, days ahead of the fourth anniversary of the all-out Russian invas... Read More


Czech speedskater Metodej Jilek wins the Olympic 10,000 gold at age 19 after a silver in the 5,000

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Czech speedskater Metodej Jilek spoke with a straight face and not a hint of irony as he explained how he managed to win an Olympic gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters at age 1... Read More