Month: February 2021

Some Indonesians believe the country would be better off if single people stopped wasting time on dating. Writer La Ode Munafar started a group called Indonesia Tanpa Pacaran, or Indonesia…

The United States Navy has demonstrated a new laser weapon operating in the Persian Gulf. The Laser Weapons System, or LaWS, is deployed on the USS Ponce transport ship. A…

South Korea’s government proposed on Monday to hold military talks with North Korea to reduce tensions between the two countries. The South Korean defense ministry offered to hold a meeting…

Kim Jong Un became North Korea’s leader in late 2011 after the death of his father Kim Jong Il. Many wondered what the young, Swiss-educated leader would do for the…

Portland, Oregon, has long been known as a politically liberal city – and a place that is open to progressive ideas and lifestyles. A common expression about the northwestern American…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will make an additional 15,000 H-2B visas available for American companies to hire low-wage foreign workers. In a written statement on Monday, DHS Secretary…

Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have announced plans to replace Ukraine with a new state. Yet Russian officials played down the announcement. They said the rebel proposal was simply a…

Ugandans are reacting to new clothing requirements for government employees. Women in a government job are no longer permitted to wear a short skirt or large earrings. And male civil…

Whisky has grown popular around the world in the last 10 years. New distilleries are opening, and old distilleries are trying to produce more whisky. But as people make more…

Customers at a Washington DC falafel shop are praising the tasty food as well as the owner’s efforts to help refugees. Falafel Inc. is located in the Georgetown area, one…

Three leading aid groups have launched an effort to help children of refugees and migrant workers in Europe. The groups say they are concerned about thousands of refugee and migrant…

The number of hate crimes seems to be increasing in the United States. Hate crimes include attacks on Muslim women who wear hijabs and threats against Jewish community centers. But…

President Donald Trump gave a team of female Afghan students permission to travel to the United States for a worldwide robotics competition. The three-day competition begins Sunday in Washington D.C.…

A third Vietnamese hostage held by Islamic militants in the Philippines has been killed. Filipino General Cirilito Sobejana confirmed Thursday that troops found the body of Viet Van Tran after…

President Donald Trump’s administration is postponing a program that provides visas for foreign entrepreneurs to launch companies in the United States. It plans to review whether or not to cancel…