Month: January 2021

The International Day of the Girl was observed in the United States and a number of other countries earlier this week. Last Tuesday, President Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, led an…

Several cities in China have announced new rules for ride-sharing services that critics say may put the companies out of business. China’s ride-sharing industry has been growing fast in recent…

The major U.S. presidential candidates have very different ideas about foreign policy. Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump have proposed to take American foreign policy in very different directions…

Member states of the United Nations have elected Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres, the organization’s next secretary-general. Assembly president Peter Thompson introduced the resolution. It was accepted by all…

Twenty-one schoolgirls kidnapped by the Boko Haram militant group were freed this week after being held for more than two years. The 21 were part of a group of nearly…

Ever wonder why the United States votes on a Tuesday in November? It wasn’t always that way. For the first 15 presidential elections, each state chose its own voting day…

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned this week that tensions between Russia and the United States have reached a “dangerous point.” His comments followed a series of issues that have…

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is working to gain acceptance in the United States. Ahmadi Muslims are oppressed in Pakistan and other countries for not being “true” Muslims. The Ahmadiyya movement…

The World Health Organization says that 92 percent of the world’s population lives in areas of high air pollution. Experts say much of that pollution comes from vehicles fueled by…

Samsung says it has permanently halted production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after continued overheating problems. The company announced Tuesday it had stopped manufacturing and selling the troubled devices.…

Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump says that he is probably better off without the support of some members of his party. Many leading Republican officials recently withdrew their support…

Nearly 600,000 people need urgent assistance because of recent severe flooding in North Korea as the winter season approaches. Large amounts of water from a typhoon hit villages near the…

The European Union has launched a new border force to control the flow of immigrants entering EU member countries. The new force is called the European Border and Coast Guard…

Virginia is one of the so-called “swing” or “battleground” states in the 2016 presidential election. Voters there could decide whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton becomes president. The…

A new public opinion survey shows that more than 76 percent of Filipinos approve of the job President Rodrigo Duterte is doing. The survey found 76 percent of those questioned…