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Prince Andrew has stepped down from public duties, saying the controversy surrounding his "ill-judged" association with late US financier Jeffrey Epstein had caused major disruption to the royal family's work.Andrew, Queen Elizabeth's…

LONDON – Britain will impose an immediate moratorium on fracking, the government announced on Saturday, saying the industry risks causing too much disruption to local communities through earth tremors.Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s…

The much-loved monorail at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo halted its service on Thursday, after more than 60 years in operation, due to the aging of the train and facilities.The monorail was launched in 1957 by the Tokyo Metropolitan…

Britain urged Hong Kong on Tuesday to conduct an independent investigation into clashes between police and protesters, and suspended export licences for crowd control equipment. “We remain very concerned with the situation in Hong…