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Customers at this Starbucks can sip coffee and observe a quiet North Korean village

Customers at this Starbucks can sip coffee and observe a quiet North Korean village

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at a South Korean border observatory.
Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with 'The Order'

Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with 'The Order'

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — One of the Middle East and North Africa's largest film festivals opened Friday in Morocco, drawing actors and directors from throughout the world to present 70 features from 32 countries.
China's aging population fuels 'silver economy' boom, but profits can prove elusive

China's aging population fuels 'silver economy' boom, but profits can prove elusive

HONG KONG (AP) — Every Wednesday, retiree Zhang Zhili travels an hour by bus to an education center, drawn by the pulsing rhythms of the African drum she plays there in a classroom filled with fellow retirees whose hands move in unison, every beat li

Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with 'The Order'

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — One of the Middle East and North Africa's largest film festivals opened Friday in Morocco, drawing actors and directors from throughout the world to present 70 features from 32 countries.
Retailers bank on Black Friday to energize bargain-hungry holiday shoppers

Retailers bank on Black Friday to energize bargain-hungry holiday shoppers

NEW YORK (AP) — It's show time.
Customers at this Starbucks can sip coffee and observe a quiet North Korean mountain village

Customers at this Starbucks can sip coffee and observe a quiet North Korean mountain village

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at a South Korean border observatory.
Liberals, NDP pass bill to enact two-month GST holiday in House of Commons

Liberals, NDP pass bill to enact two-month GST holiday in House of Commons

OTTAWA — The Liberals' GST holiday bill is one step closer to becoming law after it was passed by a majority of the House of Commons late Thursday night.
Silvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico's Golden Age of cinema, has died at 93

Silvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico's Golden Age of cinema, has died at 93

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Silvia Pinal, an actress from Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema in the 1940s and 50s, has died. She was 93.
Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law

Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century on Thursday despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
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