Month: February 2021

Pro-independence parties have won a majority of parliamentary seats in the northern Spanish area of Catalonia. The results are a victory for supporters of the movement to break away from…

The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday in an emergency special session to reject U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The U.N. resolution was approved with…

The American state of North Dakota is one of the leading destinations for refugees coming to the United States. Each year, about 400 refugees arrive in larger cities like Fargo.…

Luciano Oliveira looks at the floor of the small poorly built wooden house where he lives. It is among thousands of similar poor homes in an occupation near the city…

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to stop giving financial aid to countries that vote in favor of an emergency United Nations resolution this week. The draft resolution calls for…

North Korean hackers have taken millions of dollars in virtual currencies like bitcoin in recent attacks over the internet. Virtual currencies are forms of money that are not overseen by…

A new organization called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is being criticized by health and anti-smoking groups. They accuse the foundation of acting secretly to assist tobacco companies, a…

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday that next year’s joint military exercises with the United States might be postponed until after the Olympics. In an interview with NBC…

In the last month, John Villar has bought plane tickets to Colombia, purchased medicine for his wife, and paid the employees of his business in Venezuela — all in bitcoin.…

Families of people held in North Korea want other countries not to forget their relatives. One example is Hwang In-cheol’s father. He was among the 47 people who were on…

Many children speak the same language at school as they do at home. However, in many parts of Africa, this is not the case.In countries south of the Sahara Desert,…

Life for Shakar Nisa was good. Her children went to school. There was a lot of food, and they could buy fruit. One day her husband went to work at…

People often say that the best way to learn is by doing. Right now, some high school students in Rockville, Maryland are trying that idea. They are studying nursing, including…

An Amtrak train crashed in the American state of Washington Monday. At least six people died. The train was making its first-ever run along a faster route on existing railroad…

Officials in South Korea are concerned about what will happen to Pyeongchang Winter Olympic structures and stadiums after the games next year. The Winter Olympics begin on February 9, 2018.…