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More than 60 migrants were killed when their overloaded boat capsized as they tried to cross the sea between the Horn of Africa and Yemen, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday.The...

A digital native is a person raised on the internet. A digital nomad is a person who moves around doing a computer job. And a digital laborer is not a person at all.With the rise of agentic AI, or...

Nothing undermines the joy of travel quite like a bad case of jet leg. That’s why an entire industry has popped up to help deal with it, hawking solutions like light therapy glasses, targeted...

As a foodstuff, the potato can be baked, boiled, mashed, smashed, hashed, roasted, scalloped, fried, and more. As a crop, it is among the world’s most important, with more than 350 million tons...

NEW DELHI — President Donald Trump’s new list of tariffs on half the world’s countries sent the United States’ trading partners scrambling to understand how their businesses will be affected....

About 192,000 children’s play kitchens that pose “a risk of serious injury or death” are being recalled after the shirt of a 23-month-old boy got caught on one of its hooks and he asphyxiated,...

 Flights out of London airports, including Heathrow and Gatwick, were briefly grounded on Wednesday afternoon because of a technical issue involving the region’s flight control system, according to...

SEOUL, South Korea — President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with South Korea on Wednesday, putting 15% tariffs on South Korean goods, much higher than they were just a few months ago but...

The colossal magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s coast early Wednesday is set to be one of the largest ever recorded if its magnitude is not revised down by scientists studying the data.The quake...

There are plenty of reasons to learn a foreign language before you travel. Perhaps you’re venturing beyond major tourist centers, or you want to be prepared for emergencies. Whatever the reason,...

WASHINGTON — Over the last six months, the United States has left behind the global trade order that persisted for decades in favor of something drastically different and largely untested.Formidable...

Tens of millions of people in the United States struggle with obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that occurs when the throat muscles narrow during sleep, leading to temporary pauses in breathing...

There is a large, growing and very competitive market for electrolyte powders, drinks and tablets. In 2024 the electrolyte drink market was valued around $38 billion.The products are designed to be...

Apple will close a store in northeastern China in August, the first time it has shuttered one of its retail locations since it opened its first outlet in the country in 2008.The company said Monday...

Britain is now more actively weighing the recognition of a Palestinian state, two senior government officials said Monday, a striking shift prompted by public revulsion at the images of starving...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The narrow streets of Kathmandu — sized for pedestrians and rickshaws — are choked with engines. Buses, motorbikes, small trucks and taxis fill the sprawling valley with horns...

I’ve heard that we lose up to 8% of our muscle mass per decade, starting at age 30. What’s the best way to build new muscle in midlife and beyond?A: Maintaining and building new muscle does...

President Donald Trump said Saturday that Cambodia’s prime minister and the acting prime minister of Thailand had agreed to meet immediately and quickly work out a ceasefire as he sought to end the...

NEW DELHI — There are more than 100 diplomatic missions based in India’s capital, New Delhi. What does it take to set up your own?Not much, if you ask Harshvardhan Jain, aka “Baron H.V....

There typically aren’t many winners in a trade war, but Boeing appears to be reaping some rewards from the one started by President Donald Trump.The aerospace company has received a steady stream of...