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From new branches of world-famous museums opening in foreign countries, to record-breaking skyscrapers rising from the desert and the centenary celebration of one of architecture's most innovative stars, 2017 has been a stellar year for design.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the US is ready to talk with North Korea without preconditions. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.

Read CNN's Tsunami of 2004 Fast Facts and learn more about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that followed the world's third-largest earthquake on record.

The Geminids are expected to be the best meteor shower this year.

Read Fast Facts from CNN about FIFA and learn more information about the organization that presents the World Cup soccer tournament.

A United Nations diplomat is warning about the need to decrease tensions with North Korea due to concerns that Kim Jong Un could develop biological weapons. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

A report from consulting firm Korn Ferry predicts that workers around the world will get a real pay increase of just 1.5% on average in 2018.

Merriam-Webster said 'feminism' was the most-looked-up word in its online dictionary, with the term generating 70% more searches than last year.

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry believes the US will "come back" to the Paris climate accord after President Donald Trump's decision in June to withdraw from the agreement.

A former US Army sergeant who defected to North Korea while stationed on the Korean Peninsula at the height of the Cold War has died in Japan at the age of 77.

The Paris Agreement on climate change was struck two years ago this week. But with the US pulling out earlier this year, how is the accord shaping up?

In a rebuke to US antipathy towards climate science, France's leader has announced the first winners of grants for international scientists to carry out their research in France.

On the two-year anniversary of the Paris Accord, world leaders are gathering in the French capital for the "One Planet" summit to discuss stepping up efforts against global warming. CNN's Melissa Bell has more.