2015-02-16 Somalis Unable to Send Money Home from US
Somalis in the United States are now unable to send money back to Somalia. The final American bank that allowed for sending money there has stopped doing so. The small…
2015-02-15 African Businesses Turn to Online Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is a way to raise money from a large number of people over the Internet to support a project. Crowdfunding has become common in many Western countries. Kickstarter and…
2015-02-15 Prisoners Are Learning Computer Programming
Prisoners in California are learning how to write programs for computers — an activity known as computer coding. It is a skill that many employers are seeking in new workers.…
2015-02-14 Americans Eating More ‘Fast Casual,’ Less Fast Food.
“Plain Cheeseburger. Give me two of them.” That is Ted Mistretta ordering food in Washington D.C. before boarding a train with his daughter Kim. They were heading home to New…
2015-02-13 The Language of Love: How Not to Write a Love Letter
Saint Valentine’s Day falls on February 14. Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is the day when lovers show their feelings for each other. They do that with presents like flowers and chocolate.…
2015-02-13 Uganda Under Fire for Exporting Health Workers
The Ugandan government has set up a program to send almost 300 health care workers to work in Trinidad and Tobago. Critics say there is already a shortage of medical…
2015-02-12 Hate Crime Not Ruled Out in Muslim Students’ Death
On Tuesday evening, a man shot and killed three Muslim students in the U.S. city of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Many American Muslims said the students’ deaths did not get…
2015-02-12 Anti-Immigration Party Gains Strength in France
The terrorist attacks in Paris have increased tensions in France between French citizens and immigrants. The anti-immigration National Front party says the attacks prove what it has been warning about…
2015-02-11 WHO Names First Woman as Africa Director
The World Health Organization has appointed a new regional director for Africa. For the first time, the director is a woman. Matshidiso Moeti promises to shake up the office, or…
2015-02-10 Indonesian Muslims Try to Contain Islamic State’s Appeal
The last major terrorist attack in Indonesia happened in 2009. At the time, militants bombed two hotels in Jakarta. Since then, the Indonesian government has reduced terrorist threats by capturing,…
2015-02-10 Sudan’s ‘Lost Boy’ Becomes US Chess Champion
In the middle of the 1980s, thousands of boys from Sudan escaped the country’s civil war by walking. They walked for weeks, for months, for more than a year. They…
2015-02-09 Thomas Jefferson’s Collection Still Impresses 200 Years Later
The United States Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. It has a huge collection of books and other sources of information, including documents, maps and photographs.…
2015-02-09 Thailand to Launch Major Public Works Program
The government in Thailand is looking to a major public works project to help the country’s economy. The government plans to spend more than $100 billion on roads, bridges and…
2015-02-09 Religious Leaders Question the Morality of Drone Strikes
Recently, a small remote-controlled aircraft crashed on the grounds of the White House — the official home of the president of the United States. Experts say there is no good…
2015-02-08 Measles Becomes a Medical, Scientific, Political Issue in US
Measles has become a public health issue in the United States. Measles cases were first reported last month at Disneyland in California. Since then, the disease has spread to more…