City dwellers find simpler life in rural China commune
By Huizhong Wu GUANZHONG, China (Reuters) – Yang Zhaoyu quit his job in a big Chinese city nine months ago and moved to a small community that preaches sustainable living … Read More

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By Huizhong Wu GUANZHONG, China (Reuters) – Yang Zhaoyu quit his job in a big Chinese city nine months ago and moved to a small community that preaches sustainable living … Read More
GAZA (Reuters) – Muslim women in the Palestinian Gaza Strip have been hand-crafting gifts for the approaching Orthodox Christmas as part of a project to empower a traditional community. Their … Read More
By Maja Zuvela ZAGREB (Reuters) – A Croatian court ruled on Monday that the head of Hungarian energy group MOL and Croatia’s former prime minister were guilty in a corruption … Read More
By Jill Gralow BLUE MOUNTAINS, Australia (Reuters) – A possum severely burnt by bushfires in Australia’s Blue Mountains laps water from a bowl as her rescuer holds her gently in … Read More
COLOGNE (Reuters) – Around 180 flights in Germany were canceled on Monday due to cabin crew strikes at Lufthansa’s budget airline Germanwings, in a bid to put pressure on management … Read More
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s customs said it has banned imports of pigs, wild boars and related products from Indonesia due to African swine fever. The deadly disease has swept across … Read More
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Florence Tan NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than 20% this year but there were no sharp spikes and crude futures barely sniffed … Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Representative John Lewis, a hero of the U.S. civil rights movement, said on Sunday he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Lewis, 79, who … Read More
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States would be very disappointed if North Korea tested a long-range or nuclear missile and would take appropriate action as a leading … Read More
By Jill Gralow BLUE MOUNTAINS, Australia (Reuters) – The dirty, hot and dangerous work of battling bushfires might be physically exhausting for Raymond Lowe, but he is not stepping aside … Read More