2017-04-08 World’s 5th Tallest Building Opens in South Korea
The fifth-tallest building in the world, the Lotte World Tower, has opened in Seoul, South Korea. The event was celebrated in a ceremony with a fireworks display that lit up…
2017-04-08 Swedish Company is Putting Microchips in Workers
An unusual, new program is becoming the norm at a technology company in Sweden. The company, called Epicenter, offers to place a microchip in its workers. It asks them for…
2017-04-07 US Allies Support Airstrikes on Syrian Military Targets
American allies have praised the United States for launching airstrikes on Syrian military targets to answer a chemical weapons attack in Syria. U.S. Navy destroyers fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles…
2017-04-07 Freedom House: Democracy Ratings Drop in Many Countries
The United States-based group Freedom House says democracy dropped in more than half of the countries it studied last year. Freedom House rated the health of democracy in 29 countries…
2017-04-07 Too Many Tourists Are Visiting Cambodian ‘Killing Fields’
The number of tourists visiting Cambodia’s genocide sites has more than tripled over the last 10 years. They are visiting memorials for the nearly 2 million people killed under Pol…
2017-04-05 In Silicon Valley, Experts Help International Groups Grow
The smell of smoke from cooking fires has stayed in the memory of Ravindra Sunku. While growing up in Hyderabad, India, Sunku smelled too much oil and wood burning in…
2017-04-06 Turkey Targets Social Media Users Ahead of Referendum
In less than two weeks, Turkish voters will decide whether to extend the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The constitutional referendum is set for April 16. Public opinion studies…
2017-04-06 H1-B Visa Open Season Begins
Many people have been contacting United States offices around the world since the government’s H1-B visa program for foreign workers opened on Monday. H1-B visas give American businesses permission to…
2017-04-03 Deadly Bombing on St. Petersburg Subway
An explosion Monday on a subway train in St. Petersburg, Russia, killed at least 10 and injured dozens more. The attack happened as Russian President Vladimir Putin was in the…
2017-04-04 Boeing Reaches Sales Agreement with Another Iranian Airline
American airplane maker Boeing says it has reached a deal to sell 30 aircraft to an Iranian airline. The $3 billion sale of passenger aircraft is the second deal the…
2017-04-06 Brexit Raises Tension over Gibraltar’s Future
Britain officially informed the European Union (EU) of its plans to leave the group last week. The move came at a time when Britain is involved in a heated dispute…
2017-04-03 Potatoes Could Be Grown on Mars
In the 2015 film “The Martian,” Matt Damon’s character is a scientist left behind on Mars. He has limited food supplies and not much water. He tries to figure out…
2017-04-03 Flooding, Landslides Kill More Than 260 in Colombia
Families and rescuers searched Sunday for victims of flooding and landslides in southern Colombia. The destruction has killed more than 260 people, Reuters reported. More than 40 children are among…
2017-04-02 Report: Sales of Counterfeit Reproductions Set to Increase Worldwide
A new report predicts a rise in counterfeiting and pirated goods over the next ten years. The report says China has been at the center of copying goods, from clothes…
2017-04-01 Could Surgeons Operate Using the Internet?
Mischa Dohler is a professor at King’s College in London, England. He also plays the piano and writes music. Dohler wants to teach people how to play the piano using…