Month: February 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) says breastfeeding is very important for the health of babies. WHO officials say mother’s milk should be the only food given to babies during the…

Signs for the recent protest in Charlottesville, Virginia promised to “Unite the Right.” That expression was directed at white nationalist groups that oppose the removal of a statue from a…

A court in Moscow is preparing to hear arguments from the family of Raoul Wallenberg in a case against Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB. The former Swedish diplomat has…

Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is again urging an increase in efforts to fight illegal drugs in the country. Jokowi said police should shoot foreign drug dealers who “resist arrest.”…

In 1517, the great Italian artist Michelangelo climbed Mount Altissimo in Tuscany. There, he found the marble of his dreams. Michelangelo thought the marble might even be better than that…

As America’s nuclear power industry continues to suffer major economic difficulties, some are questioning whether it can – or should – survive. The latest setback came July 31, when state…

At the Aquarium of the Pacific in California, the penguins have something in common with bird keeper Sara Mandel’s cats. Both animals like games on a tablet computer. “I had…

Pakistani Rizwana Hameed made history last month when she became the first woman chief of a male police station in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province. The area is known for its conservative…

If you look on the Internet, you will see that almost every day of the year celebrates some kind of food. These “holidays” have become very popular across the United…

A 10-year-old refugee known for his artistic ability has held his first art show and donated all the money raised to a sick Serbian boy. Farhad Nouri has been called…

When Rani’s husband took his own life, he left his family with debts they could not pay. Rani’s family farms in southern India. Now, she says her family’s farming days…

A 60-year-old man in Singapore is under investigation for putting toothpicks into a seat on a public bus. Police in Singapore are describing the incident as a suspected case of…

Community organizations on the Indonesian island of Java are demanding that a statue of a Chinese god be destroyed. Protesters from the organizations demonstrated in the city of Surabaya on…

A Spanish company has opened the first public napping space in Madrid. Siesta & Go promises Spaniards a quiet and restful getaway in the middle of the city’s business center.…

North Korea may have successfully produced a nuclear weapon small enough to fit inside its missiles. That information comes from a Japanese defense paper and an American newspaper. Japan’s Defense…