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William Li is being mobbed. At a gala dinner in Shanghai, the founder of Chinese electric carmaker Nio Inc. can barely move forward in the buffet queue before being stopped for another selfie, handshake or hug. Swapping his usual…

A healthy mum-of-six has told of the moment her life changed forever after she suffered a shooting pain while drinking a glass of orange juice. Stacey Welsh, 33, was left in agony last month in her home in Wānaka, north of Queenstown,…

Pennsylvania, Jun 11: Every time there is a major disease outbreak, one of the first questions scientists and the public ask is: “Where did this come from?” In order to predict and prevent future pandemics like…

The sister of Brit twins mauled by a crocodile in Mexico has claimed her siblings were taken to a river spot near a mangrove nesting ground - instead of a lagoon popular with tourists. Melissa Laurie, 28, was saved by her sister Georgia who…

This story is part of Watching Washington, a regular dispatch from CBC News correspondents reporting on U.S. politics and developments that affect Canadians. What's new? Heads-up, Canada. One of the most consequential political questions…

China asserted sweeping powers to seize assets and block business transactions with a new law intended to allow President Xi Jinping to hit back against sanctions by the U.S. and its allies.The “anti-foreign-sanctions law” was…

Mawgan Porth, Jun 11: One year ago, the U.S. was the deadliest hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the cancellation of the Group of Seven summit it was due to host. Now, the U.S. is emerging as a model for how…

Australian swimming star Maddie Groves says her decision to boycott the upcoming Olympic Trials was not due to “a singular incident”.Australian swimming star Maddie Groves has elaborated on why she decided to withdraw from the upcoming…

Islamabad, Jun 11: Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a government-backed bill that will provide the right of appeal to Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, according to a media report. The National…

For six decades, shoppers at Mikawaya, a rice dealer in eastern Tokyo, paid in cash — until sales staff from payments app PayPay swept through the low-lying district, persuading the store to give their product a try.With customers…

Washington, Jun 11: The US has imposed sanctions on a UAE-based Indian national for helping to fund a smuggling network that it says was cooperating with Iran's Revolutionary Guard to illicitly transfer tens of…

A perfectly timed shot of an elusive leopard amazed the photographer who took the snap when he only later realised what he had caught. Abhinav Garg, 34, had no idea he'd managed to capture the leopard in his shots on June 5 until he got…

Foreign leaders, sponsors and even International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach should stay away from next month’s Tokyo Games to minimize risks from the coronavirus, Yukio Edano, the leader of Constitutional Democratic Party of…

Beijing, June 11: The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported nine new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, all in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday. The same day…

Washington, Jun 11: Describing China as a pacing challenge, US Defence Secretary Llyod Austin said Beijing's "aggressive behaviour" in the Indo-Pacific could spark a crisis in the region. Responding to questions…

Hundreds of thousands of residents in San Juan were left without power after a fire at a power station in the Puerto Rican capital. Firefighters responded to the blaze at around 6:50 pm and extinguished the fire shortly after. Around…

Business sentiment among large Japanese companies in the April-June period worsened for the second straight quarter due to a global semiconductor shortage and a third state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic, a government…

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Victoria city council has decided to cancel its scheduled Canada Day programming this year following the discovery of what are believed to be the unmarked burial sites of children's remains…

She is known as the 'Little Queen' by her drug lord husband - and sits at the top of a bloody empire that has claimed thousands of lives across Mexico. Now, Emma Coronel, the glamorous wife of El Chapo Guzman, is set to learn her fate after…

June 10, 2021 | The man accused in a fatal attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario appears in court. Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin defects to the Liberal Party after having scored a historic win for the Green Party in the last election.…

A dead child found underwater inside a sports bag weighed down by an anchor is 'almost certainly' the girl who was kidnapped by her dad, officials have claimed. Spanish authorities have confirmed that the body found on Thursday afternoon…

Japan’s harsh and restrictive immigration policies, with indefinite detention for visa overstayers and minuscule refugee acceptance numbers (0.4% of refugee applications were approved in 2019), have long drawn foreign media attention…

Police in Cincinnati have added a new item to the list of annoying things about Brood X cicadas: potential traffic hazard. According to the Cincinnati Police Department, a car hit a pole on Riverside Drive on June 7 after a cicada “flew in…

VIP shoppers boarded a two-hour flight to nowhere so they could get their hands on cut price airport bargains. Passengers clambered onto the Air Busan Co flight which then soared up into the sky, briefly entered Japanese airspace and then…

Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett has asked the Speaker to rule on whether it's acceptable for a member of the upper house to hold an eagle feather when speaking in the chamber, saying he's concerned that using this sort of "prop" may be…

An alleged Christian terrorist laughed as police dragged him out of a blood-covered truck moments after a Muslim family was mown down, a witness says. Nathaniel Veltman has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the…

Animal charities have joined forces to issue a stark warning about Australia’s low welfare standards days before Britain agrees to a trade deal. The RSPCA and sister charity – RSPCA Australia – say British consumers could be buying products…

Many Ontario businesses are preparing to reopen with some limitations after a frustrating period of ever-changing pandemic restrictions affecting retailers and services that were deemed non-essential. As the province moves into the first…

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have been detained and many tortured in a “dystopian hellscape,” says a report. Amnesty International found “interned” Muslims were starved, beaten and given electric shocks. Victims report being shackled to…

Brisbane is the final city left standing and is just days away from being confirmed as the host of the 2032 Olympics — if the IOC gets its way.Olympic chiefs have decided to propose the Australian city of Brisbane as host of the 2032 Summer…