2020-10-23 European Union Calls for Reforms at the WHO
The European Union (EU) wants the World Health Organization (WHO) to become more open about how countries report health crises. That information comes from a proposal on reforming the WHO.…
2020-10-23 Coronavirus Spreads in Nagorno-Karabakh as Fighting Continues
People who are sick with the coronavirus fill cold basements with the healthy to hide from artillery fire. The local health minister who has the virus keeps working. He has…
2020-10-22 Thailand Cancels Emergency Order as Protests Continue
Thailand’s government has canceled an emergency order that failed to end continuing pro-democracy demonstrations. The state of emergency was declared last week. It banned public gatherings of more than four…
2020-10-21 Pope Francis Supports Same-Sex Civil Unions
Pope Francis has become the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to support “civil union” laws for same-sex couples. Speaking in a film documentary, the pope called for the…
2020-10-21 NATO to Set Up New Space Center Amid Russia Concerns
The Belgian village of Kester is home to a group of top-secret, fenced-off buildings on a hill some call “the radar station.” Some people have claimed to have seen mysterious…
2020-10-20 Will North Korea’s New Missile Push US to Expand Missile Defenses
North Korea showed off a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a big military parade earlier this month. Security experts say the missile appears designed to overpower U.S. missile defenses.…
2020-10-19 Thai Police Seek to Restrict Media as Protests Continue
As pro-democracy protests continue in Thailand, the government has sought to restrict news coverage and block Telegram, the messaging service widely used by demonstrators. Thousands of protesters gathered in northern…
2020-10-19 On Brazil’s Island of Cats, Virus Led to Starvation
All the local people knew Furtada Island was full of cats. People left food for the cats and even brought tourists. Then the coronavirus crisis hit, and human support for…
2020-10-18 Three-Wheeled Classroom Comes to Philippine Tribe
The Aeta people live in distant mountainous parts of the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The coronavirus pandemic forced their schools to close earlier this year. A group of…
2020-10-18 Harvest Workers Among COVID World’s Last Normal Travelers
Alexandra Ichim’s hands moved quickly, cutting and dropping grapes into plastic containers. Nearby, a few Italian students also working in the vineyard tried to work just as quickly but could…
2020-10-17 Mexico Experts Find 2,000 Ruin Sites near Maya Train Route
Experts in Mexico said Wednesday they have found more than 2,000 pre-Hispanic ruins along the proposed path of the president’s “Maya Train” project on the Yucatan peninsula. Scientists discovered the…
2020-10-16 Venezuelans Once Again Fleeing as Troubles Increase
Eleazar Hernández slept on the side of a road in the light rain as the weather turned cold. The 23-year-old Venezuelan was trying to get to the Colombian city of…
2020-10-15 Kyrgyzstan’s President Says He Is Resigning to Avoid Violence
The president of Kyrgyzstan said Thursday he was resigning following protests over a recent parliamentary election. It is the third time in 15 years that a leader of the Central…
2020-10-15 Thai Activists Again Take to Streets, Ignoring Government Protest Ban
Thousands of Thai activists took to the streets of Bangkok on Thursday, violating a state of emergency order and a government ban on protests. The protest followed a demonstration Wednesday…
2020-10-13 Why Do Armenia, Azerbaijan Fight in Nagorno-Karabakh?
For more than two weeks, Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have been fighting over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Hundreds of soldiers and many civilians have been killed in the clashes.…