2020-12-15 An Online Market Grows in Indonesia
Rani Nurwitawati worked for 17 years at an Indonesian market research company and never thought she would lose her job. But then the COVID-19 crisis struck. “My brother lost his…
2020-12-15 India Gets Ready to Produce Vaccines
India is the world’s biggest vaccine maker, and it is getting ready for the worldwide effort to contain the coronavirus crisis. India manufactures more than 60 percent of all vaccines…
2020-12-14 COVID-19 Vaccination Begins in Historic US Effort
The largest and fastest vaccination effort in United States history started Monday as the nation has more than 300,000 deaths from COVID-19. The first of many COVID-19 doses were sent…
2020-12-14 How Other Democracies Select Leaders
Americans did not vote directly for Joe Biden or Donald Trump on Election Day on November 3. That makes the United States different from most democracies. Instead, they voted for…
2020-12-13 International Investors Concerned About Ethiopia
Ethiopia has invested billions of dollars to build new dams, railways, roads and industrial centers for more than 10 years. The goal has been to change the mainly agricultural nation…
2020-12-12 Tensions Rise over Masks as Virus Spreads in Smaller US Cities
Around the United States, arguments over mask requirements and other coronavirus-related restrictions have turned ugly. The deadly virus is spreading to small cities that once seemed safe from an outbreak.…
2020-12-11 Man Who Found Buried Treasure Identified
It is the stuff of childhood stories – finding buried treasure! For one man, that is now a reality. On December 7, the family of a man who buried a…
2020-12-10 Wuhan: One Year Later
Hundreds of people visited a wet market on a recent weekday morning in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. They came to buy fresh vegetables and live animals like fish,…
2020-12-07 People Seeking US Citizenship Face Tougher Test
People seeking U.S. citizenship will now be required to take a longer and more complex test. The test centers on civics, a study of the rights and duties of citizenship.…
2020-12-07 Farmers in India Rise Up Against Government and New Laws
Cool air blows through New Delhi in the mornings, and the sun is partly hidden by pollution. It is winter in India’s capital city, where 29 million people live. But…
2020-12-08 New Measurement Shows Mount Everest a Bit Higher
China and Nepal have announced a new official height for Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. After new measurements, the two countries reported on Tuesday that Everest’s peak stands 8,848.86…
2020-12-09 China Prepares Large Introduction of Coronavirus Vaccines
Local governments across China are placing orders for experimental, Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines. Health officials, meanwhile, have not said how well they work or how many they may get to the…
2020-12-07 Yemeni Boy Fights Malnutrition as Famine Strikes Nation
Four months ago, 10-year-old Hassan Merzam Muhammad of Yemen was so malnourished he was unable to walk. His father had to carry him into a medical center. A photographer with…
2020-12-09 How US Military Invented America’s Favorite Snacks
Many food snacks popular today in the United States were not invented by a cook at a famous restaurant, but rather by food scientists in the U.S. military. From instant…
2020-12-08 A New York Restaurant Helps Feed the Needy
Natalia Méndez is doing what she does best: cooking. She is the owner of La Morada, a Mexican restaurant in New York City. Every day, delicious smells flow out into…