Month: January 2021

Switzerland has opened the world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel, 17 years after starting work on the project. The Gotthard Railway Tunnel is 57 kilometers long. Trains passing through it…

Brazil continues to fall into political chaos as its transparency minister resigned. Fabiano Silveira resigned Monday after he was allegedly heard in a recording passing information to a politician under…

Officials in Thailand are removing tigers from the grounds of a Buddhist temple. The tigers were popular with travelers, who could pay to walk among them and take photographs. But…

A new study suggests a majority of U.S. citizens now get their news from social media websites. The Pew Research Center — an organization that researches social issues, surveyed 4,654…

The number of Afghans displaced within their country has increased sharply over the past three years, says Amnesty International. The rights group reported on Tuesday that Afghanistan has 1.2 million…

Some activists are warning that at least a million Turkish immigrants will enter the UK if Britain remains in the European Union (EU). They claim Turkey is on a course…

Pyongyang University of Science and Technology is North Korea’s first privately funded university. It opened in 2010. But, the head of the school says the university is facing financial difficulties…

Thousands of travelers have missed their flights due to long security lines. The lines are likely to get worse at U.S. airports with 231 million travelers expected to fly this…

The race to win the White House is not just taking place on the political stage, but also in schools across the country. Like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, students…

India’s world-famous Taj Mahal is facing a new threat: insect poop. The Yamuna River flows around the Taj Mahal, and the river is heavily polluted. Large numbers of insects are…

Women World War II pilots are again guaranteed full burial honors at Arlington National Cemetery. That is because the two main U.S. political parties put their differences aside to change…

A new report says years of progress made in reducing poverty worldwide are under attack. The International Labor Organization says the progress is being threatened by weakening economic conditions and…

A new study finds public discussion of a violent civil conflict can harm some victims who have tried to forget the pain they experienced. In a civil war, a man…

President Barack Obama and his family will be moving to a mansion in Washington, D.C. after his term in office ends next January. Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two…

Indians are discussing a plan to ban use of maps or satellite images of the country without approval from the government. The plan’s critics have launched an online campaign called…