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A Chilean mayor found an original way of avoiding journalists' questions - by literally running away from reporters.

Even with an economics degree from Yale and job experience on Wall Street and in Hollywood, the future for Shawn Pleasants looked increasingly glum.

For Disney CEO Bob Iger, who has the led the company through a commanding 14 years, Disney+ may be his most daring bet yet.

Entrepreneur and philanthropist-turned politician Michael Bloomberg has been called one of most successful New York mayors in the city's history.

China's top ride-hailing firm is walking back one of its newest features after users accused the company of discriminating against women by preventing them using one of its services in the late evening.

Cannabis, so hot right now.

A "five shining star" snow crab was auctioned off in Tottori, Japan for a whopping 5 million yen ($46,000) on November 7.

• Vintage photos capture the passion and restlessness of East Germany's youth

Steve McCurry has achieved legendary status with his documentary photography, and is perhaps best known for his portrait of the "Afghan Girl" with the piercing green eyes published in 1985.

Archeologists in Mexico have uncovered traps containing the remains of at least 14 mammoths.

A 22-year-old Hong Kong university student who suffered a severe head injury after falling in a parking garage close to the scene of protests has died, hospital authorities confirmed Friday, a development that could further inflame tensions in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

South Korea deported two men back to North Korea after authorities say they killed 16 crew members on a squid-catching boat.

Asian stocks were mixed on Friday, with investors reacting cautiously to signs of a thaw in US-China trade tensions.

By any measure, America's rapid expansion to a record 12 million barrels of oil output a day has been a global game-changer.

The United Kingdom's answer to Netflix has joined the streaming wars.

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Europe is facing the "brain death of NATO," caused by American indifference to the transatlantic alliance.

Politicians around the world are often accused of evading difficult questions, but a local mayor in Chile took things to the next level on Thursday by literally running from reporters.

A former Congolese rebel leader nicknamed "the Terminator" has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC).