Chinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Sets Plans for Thailand
BANGKOK — The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has agreed to step up investments in Thailand.
Miguel Diaz-Canel to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s President
HAVANA — A 57-year-old bureaucrat will take Raul Castro's place as the president of Cuba on Thursday as a government led by a single family for six decades tries to ensure the long-term survival of one of the world's last communist states.
Starbucks to Close Stores for Bias Training
NEW YORK — Starbucks, moving swiftly to confront a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores in Philadelphia, plans to close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training for nearly 175,000 workers.
Pot Holiday Traces Roots to California High School Stoners
SAN RAFAEL — Friday is April 20, or 4/20. That's the numerical code for marijuana's high holiday, a celebration and homage to pot's enduring and universal slang for smoking.
Kimbra Showcases Impressive Range on ‘Primal Heart’ Album
If there's any musical justice, Kimbra's third studio album should be the one that finally catapults the New Zealander to the acclaim she deserves.
Sex Instructors Teasing Trump-Russia Evidence Shift Blame to US
PATTAYA — The Belarusian escort promising to spill secrets about the election of Donald Trump following her arrest in Thailand appeared tired and in low spirits as she walked into the Pattaya Provincial Court on Tuesday for her first court appearance.
Russian Soccer League Bear Stunt Condemned by Animal Rights Group
MOSCOW — Animal rights groups have condemned the use of a bear that performed before a Russian soccer match.
Russian Prosecutors Reveal Plan to Disrupt World Cup
MOSCOW — Russia's chief prosecutor says law enforcement agencies have thwarted an alleged plot by right-wing soccer fans to derail events at the World Cup.
Sting and Shaggy Teaming Up For A Sunny Reggae Album
The fact that Shaggy and Sting are teaming up on a CD does, admittedly, sound like a gimmick. Why are these two very different artists together? Because they happen to be known by a single name? Why not keep going and add Shakira, Sia, Slash and Seal?
Diamond Fragment May Come From ‘Lost Planet’
BERLIN — Fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth about a decade ago provide compelling evidence of a lost planet that once roamed our solar system, according to a study published Tuesday.
