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Chinese rap singer Wang Hao, better known by his stage name PG One, performs during a New Year concert in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, Jan. 1, 2018.

China bans airtime for 'artists with tattoos, hip-hop music'

The Chinese government is cracking down on the country's nascent hip-hop scene. The genre recently exploded into the mainstream in China, after the popular Rap of China contest debuted last summer.

China bans airtime for 'artists with tattoos, hip-hop music'
Bottles of water

A tiny Michigan town is in a water fight with Nestle

A tiny Michigan town is in a water fight with Nestle
nutella

After Nutella frenzy, French government prepares to tighten supermarket rules

After Nutella frenzy, French government prepares to tighten supermarket rules
A view shows the flooded banks of the Seine River and the Eiffel Tower.

Nearly 1,500 evacuated in Paris region as rising Seine poses flood risk

Nearly 1,500 evacuated in Paris region as rising Seine poses flood risk
The moon is red-orange as it hangs in the sky next to the left of a high-rise building.

Rare 'super blood blue moon' visible on Jan. 31

Rare 'super blood blue moon' visible on Jan. 31
A man holds a white sign with lettering in Russian. He is surrounded by dozens of others. The sign says "Putin, you are not my president."

Russia's Navalny arrested as thousands protest upcoming presidential election

Rallies were held in dozens of cities in freezing temperatures as people protested 'pseudo-elections'

Russia's Navalny arrested as thousands protest upcoming presidential election
Two women hold pink and orange umbrellas as they carefully walk through a flooded area of dark earth, which is dark with volcanic ash.

As thousands flee eruption, heavy rains could create deadly mudflows around Mount Mayon

Rainwater could combine with ash to form deadly rivers called lahars, which could sweep away settlements

As thousands flee eruption, heavy rains could create deadly mudflows around Mount Mayon
Two men are covered in dust from an explosion. One has blood on his face, the other has his head wrapped in bandages and he is on a cell phone as others help support him as he walks.

At least 95 dead after ambulance attack in Kabul

The attack is the largest since May and the second this week

At least 95 dead after ambulance attack in Kabul
Save the Children

Charity suspends Afghan operations after deadly ISIS attack

The assault on Save the Children, which has operated in Afghanistan since 1976, is the latest violence to hit a foreign aid group in the country.

Charity suspends Afghan operations after deadly ISIS attack
horse toes

How many toes on a horse? Scientists say: Clop, clop, clop, clop, clop.

Scientists agree that humans, horses and other mammals are descendants of a common, distant ancestor with five fingers per limb.

How many toes on a horse? Scientists say: Clop, clop, clop, clop, clop.
Riot police

2017 was Mexico's deadliest year

Authorities began collecting data in 1997, and the previous record high of 22,409 occurred in 2011.

2017 was Mexico's deadliest year
People watch the sun set from the observatory deck of the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore Oct. 5, 2015.

UN study shows last 3 years hottest on record

Since industrialization took off in the early 19th century, CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere have increased by nearly half, from 280 parts per million to 407 parts per million.

UN study shows last 3 years hottest on record
pope

In Chile, Pope Francis defends bishop in sex abuse scandal

"The day they bring me proof against Bishop Barros, then I will speak," the pope said in response to a journalist's question about the 61-year-old bishop.

In Chile, Pope Francis defends bishop in sex abuse scandal
olympics

Two Koreas will march together at the Olympics

They also agreed to form a unified women's ice hockey team and the South said it will send its skiers to the Masikryong ski resort in the North for joint training with North Korean skiers ahead of the Games.

Two Koreas will march together at the Olympics
Head of Kosovo Serb delegation Oliver Ivanovic (R) speaks with Veton Surroi, member of the Kosovo Albanians delegation, March 2006.

Kosovo Serb leader shot dead in northern town

Kosovan Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic, who was standing trial over the killings of ethnic Albanians during the 1998-99 war, was shot dead outside his party office in the northern town of Mitrovica on Tuesday, a state prosecutor said.

Kosovo Serb leader shot dead in northern town