FILE - A subject's waist is measured during an obesity prevention study in Chicago on Jan. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed since a decade ago, according...
Do you want to feel the vibe of the real Korea? The Korea Times, Korea’s first English-language newspaper, has launched its new YouTube channel called "Howdy Korea" to promote Korean language and culture. The channel is the first among English newspaper in South Korea to explore the Korean...
António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, speaks to the United Nations General Assembly during the Summit for the Future, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders will open their annual meeting at the U.N....
An aerial view of a sinkhole on the pitch and flooded walkways at the Cherry Red Records Stadium, home of AFC Wimbledon, in London, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, after heavy rainfall. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP) LONDON (AP) — A soccer pitch in London collapsed and other parts of the United Kingdom...
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, left, speaks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul in New York, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Bryan R. Smith/Pool Photo via AP) TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top diplomat asked China to...
Singapore's Second Minister for Home Affairs & Trade and Industry S. Iswaran speaks during a news conference in Singapore, Sept. 22, 2012, to announce that Singapore will continue to host the Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay City Circuit for the next five years. (AP Photo/Dita...
An official for the Japan Meteorological Agency speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, following its observation of about 20-inch (50-centimeter) tsunami on Hachijo Island of the Izu and Ogasawara island chains, which occurred after an earthquake. (Kyodo News via AP)...
Since the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Guangzhou in Guangdong Province has been a prominent port where Sino-foreign trade flourished, attracting numerous foreign merchants who traveled here along the Maritime Silk Road. Following the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Guangdong...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the...
Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis canceled his audiences Monday because of a “slight flu-like state” just days...
Courtesy of Daniel Patangan/MANILA BULLETIN Around 10 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out along Amelya Street in Sampaloc, Manila, on Monday, September 23. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started around 2:41 p.m. and was immediately raised to second alarm at 2:48...
A man who was injured in the explosion of one of the handheld devices, sits outside the Eye Specialist hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) BEIRUT (AP) — For almost a week, ophthalmologist Elias Jaradeh has worked around the clock, trying to...
