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Hong Kong will hand out 500,000 air tickets to bring in much-needed visitors as part of a global publicity campaign unveiled on Thursday. The city’s leader John Lee announced the giveaway at the launch of the Hello Hong Kong campaign

As ice storm continues in the South, parts of the Northeast brace for brutal wind chills not felt in decades  CNN Ice Storm Enters 4th And Final Day Across South, Thousands Without Power In TX  FOX Weather Icy weather brings potential for

As ice storm continues in the South, parts of the Northeast brace for brutal wind chills not felt in decades  CNN Ice Storm Blamed In At Least 7 Deaths In Texas | Weather.com  The Weather Channel Ice storm causes dangerous road conditions

Climate, food stamps, broadband and research dollars are all on the line as negotiations kick off for the 2023 farm bill. (Image credit: Matt Rourke/AP)

Kenya is asking the U.S. to pay for the expansion of a joint counterterrorism base, raising concerns in Washington that the East African country could turn to China if the Americans balk. 

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Sky News he believes China’s President Xi is a bigger threat to the world than Vladimir Putin.

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Sky News he believes China’s President Xi is a bigger threat to the world than Vladimir Putin.

The public’s reaction to reports of one customer defiling utensils at sushi eateries suggests it’s a brazen assault on two things of which Japanese are very proud, their sushi and their manners. (Image credit: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images)

The public’s reaction to reports of one customer defiling utensils at sushi eateries suggests it’s a brazen assault on two things of which Japanese are very proud, their sushi and their manners. (Image credit: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian forces said they had made new advances in their effort to encircle the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, while European leaders arrived in Kyiv to discuss further military aid.