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Chinese coffee culture finds a jolt in caffeine craze

Starbucks recently revealed its plans to build nearly 3,000 new stores in mainland China over the next five years, almost double the number of stores there now. Coffee consumption in China has nearly tripled in the past four years. Ben…

Guatemala and Hawaii volcanoes: How do they stack up?

Volcan de Fuego in Guatemala and the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii actually don't share much in common. Yes, they're both volcanoes, but, as WCBS chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn explains, Volcan de Fuego is a composite volcano and Kilauea is a…

U.S. troops mark D-Day anniversary in France

US WWII veterans Wesley Athey (L) and Franck Parkinson (R) attend a landing demonstration in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, northwestern France, June 3, 2018 as part of commemorations of the 74th anniversary of D-Day, the World War II Allied landing in Normandy. Getty…

Europe to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports

BRUSSELS -- The European Union says it will start imposing duties from July on a list of U.S. products in response to President Donald Trump's decision to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe. European Commission Vice-President Maros…

Panic as more flee new blasts from Volcano of Fire

ESCUINTLA, Guatemala -- Frightened people living near the Volcano of Fire fled with their children and few possessions when fresh flows of super-heated debris were announced, taking no chances after authorities gave them little time to evacuate before a deadly…

Philippines leader defends onstage kiss: "We enjoyed it"

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte kisses a Filipina woman during a live televised event in Seoul, South Korea. RAPPLER/YOUTUBE MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte brushed off claims of misogyny Wednesday after he kissed a Filipina woman on the lips…

Why one swimmer is trying to cross the Pacific

NEW YORK -- Off the coast of Japan on Tuesday, 50-year-old Ben Lecomte started a journey unlike any other. "I am looking forward to the big crossing," he said. That doesn't even begin to cover it. Lecomte, a Frenchman now…

India vows to ban all single-use plastics by 2022

A man exercises on a garbage-strewn beach on World Environment Day in Mumbai, India, June 5, 2018. FRANCIS MASCARENHAS/REUTERS India has vowed to ban all single-use plastics by 2022, according to the U.N.'s environmental agency, which called it an "unprecedented…

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