The Dalai Lama announces plans for a successor, signaling China won't have a say
The Dalai Lama said he will be reincarnated after he dies, and no one can interfere with the matter of succession. The Chinese government, however, claims authority over the his succession.
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People in Lebanon are robbing banks and staging sit-ins to access their own savings
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — On a recent weekday in Lebanon's second-largest city, the atmosphere at a branch of the IBL Bank is tense. Security and police are… -
Lessons from Germany to help solve the U.S. medical debt crisis
PÜTTLINGEN, Germany — Almost every day, Dr. Eckart Rolshoven sees the long shadow of coal mining in his clinic near the big brownstone church that… -
Russian prisoner Paul Whelan is 'more than a talking point,' his sister says
The former U.S. Marine has been held by the Kremlin for four years. -
BTS member Jin begins military duty at a frontline South Korean boot camp
YEONCHEON, South Korea — Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, began his 18 months of mandatory military service at a frontline South Korean… -
Morocco is living a dream in Qatar. Here are 5 things to know about its World Cup run
Elite World Cup teams often speak of dancing — finding their rhythm and joy in a crucible of pressure. But Morocco's players say they're living a dream —… -
Some Chinese university students to return home to reduce Lunar New Year COVID spread
BEIJING — Some Chinese universities say they will allow students to finish the semester from home in hopes of reducing the potential of a bigger COVID-19… -
Bankman-Fried, disgraced former CEO of FTX crypto exchange, arrested in Bahamas
Updated December 12, 2022 at 8:30 PM ETSam Bankman-Fried, the notorious former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, has been arrested in the Bahamas, the office of… -
China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes 'zero-COVID'
BEIJING (AP) — China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict "zero-COVID" policies that have elicited…
