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Cory Doyle | Oct 16, 2014 05:45 PM EDT
A group of enterprising friends have taken it upon themselves to fix one of the biggest challenges that come with living in Brazil’s slums - getting mail. read more
Andy Vitalicio | Oct 16, 2014 02:05 PM EDT
A lucky man from Shanxi province in China's north region probably didn't want to have instant relatives and long-lost friends take advantage of him winning 520 million yuan - the equivalent of US$85 million - in China's lottery. read more
Andy Vitalicio | Oct 16, 2014 01:00 PM EDT
American viewers and online news readers quickly noticed something was wrong with how Dallas nurse Amber Vinson was transferred by air to Atlanta several hours ago. read more
Andy Vitalicio | Oct 16, 2014 11:21 AM EDT
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung is now ready to meet with leaders of the pro-democracy protesters that have blocked several of the city's main roads for almost three weeks now. read more
Desiree Sison | Oct 16, 2014 08:14 AM EDT
The China Traffic Management Bureau has been pushing for a more effective tack in encouraging drivers to wear their seat belts read more
Mitch de Leon | Oct 16, 2014 06:05 AM EDT
One of the sculptures displayed in an exhibit in Shanghai has been igniting conflicting opinions on its appearance as it has been said to point at Mo Yan, the famous Nobel Prize laureate, as its inspiration, reported China News Service. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 16, 2014 04:31 AM EDT
Negatives of photos from the wedding of former President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy in Newport, Rhode Island were sold online for $34,073 at an e-Bay-style auction on Wednesday. read more
Kat De Guzman | Oct 16, 2014 06:00 PM EDT
An atheist in Northern California, who was jailed for denying the existence of a "higher power" while at a drug rehab, was awarded US$2 million as his religious liberty was violated, reports state. read more
Kat De Guzman | Oct 16, 2014 06:00 PM EDT
Feminist writer Anita Sarkeesian was supposed to give a talk at Utah State University (USU) on Wednesday but cancelled at the last minute due to death threats e-mailed to her by an unidentified culprit, who is now being hunted down by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). read more
Staff Reporter | Oct 16, 2014 02:03 AM EDT
Dallas County Commissioners are now considering declaring the spread of Ebola a disaster on Thursday following reports of a third confirmed Ebola patient in the city who even travelled by air earlier this week. read more
Kat De Guzman | Oct 16, 2014 02:34 AM EDT
A man identified as Juan Fernandez of Modesto, California, died on Wednesday after he and his mother, who suffered injuries and is now in a coma, were attacked by four pit bulls. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 16, 2014 04:11 AM EDT
A doctor in Beijing is offering a reward to any traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who can prove the effectiveness of pregnancy pulse check, a popular technique used to determine a woman's pregnancy featured in Chinese flicks. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 16, 2014 04:06 AM EDT
BBC top official dubs China’s blocking of the news agency’s English-language website as “deliberate censorship” following the circulation of videos of Hong Kong police assaulting pro-democracy protesters over the Internet. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 16, 2014 02:14 AM EDT
Mars Hill pastor Mark Driscoll stepped down Wednesday amidst accusations of bullying, plagiarism and an unhealthy ego that many of the church's devotees criticized. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 16, 2014 12:42 AM EDT
The United States now vows vigilance as another health worker who helped treat the first Ebola patient in the country was on Wednesday confirmed to have the same disease. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
