2020-12-06 A Park for Hummingbirds Provides Peace for Busy Colombians
Living in a city can be stressful. But some people in Bogota, Colombia have found a place to help ease stress and get a peaceful break from busy life. The…
2020-12-06 Miners Say Coronavirus Has Led to More Industry Automation
International mining officials say the coronavirus crisis has led to increased automation in the industry. The changes are likely to lead to lower costs and smaller, cleaner mines where more…
2020-12-05 Singapore Approves Sale of Lab-Grown Meat
Singapore’s government has approved the sale of a laboratory-grown chicken meat. The American company that invented the product, Eat Just, says it is the first time lab-grown meat has received…
2020-12-03 A Senegalese Migrant’s Path from Boat to Nurse in Spain
Six migrants listen closely as Mbaye Babacar Diouf speaks to them. The 33-year-old man has faced his own difficulties as a migrant from Senegal to Spain. Today, Babacar is a…
2020-12-05 Search Continues for Parents of 628 Children Separated at US Border
A court-appointed committee has not yet found the parents of 628 children separated at the United States-Mexico border since 2017. They were separated under a “zero tolerance” policy on illegal…
2020-12-03 South Korean, Chinese Internet Users Disagree About Kimchi
China’s effort to win an international certification for Pao Cai, a pickled vegetable dish from Sichuan, is turning into a large disagreement on social media. The disagreement is between Chinese…
2020-12-04 First Rohingya Refugees Arrive at Isolated Bangladesh Island
Officials in Bangladesh on Friday sent the first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to live on an isolated island. The move came as international organizations have called for…
2020-12-04 China’s Latest Moon Landing Is Sign of Major Space Development
China recently landed its third spacecraft on the moon and says the explorer vehicle successfully collected material from the lunar surface. The effort marks the first time in more than…
2020-12-02 Small American Town Changes Christmas Tradition
There is little to do in Norcatur, Kansas. It has a service station, a building for storing grain, and a weekend place where the locals play pool, eat pizza and…
2020-12-02 Mysterious Monolith Removed by Group Saying ‘Leave No Trace’
A shiny piece of steel about 3.4 meters tall appeared last month in the red-rock desert of the American state of Utah. Just ten days later, it disappeared. Only a…
2020-12-01 UN: Food Has Run Out for Nearly 100,000 Refugees in Ethiopia
The United Nations says food has now run out for the nearly 100,000 Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray area. “The camps will have now run out of food supplies…
2020-12-01 Vietnam Reports New Local Coronavirus Infections
Vietnam reported two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. The new community transmissions happened in Ho Chi Minh City. They come one day after the country reported its first local transmission…
2020-12-01 Bethlehem Leaders Say Christmas Will ‘Not Be Canceled’
Bethlehem could have an unhappy Christmas. Just 12 months ago, the Palestinian town was celebrating its busiest Christmas season in 20 years. This year, there are few visitors. Hotels that…
2020-11-28 Can Tents at Restaurants Prevent Coronavirus Infections?
Some restaurants are providing plastic tents so people can stay separated from each other while they eat. But are these tents a safe way to eat out during the coronavirus…
2020-11-30 Some Investors Predict Bitcoin to Hit $100,000 in a Year
Some bitcoin investors predict the virtual currency could rise to as high as $100,000 in a year. That is around five times its current value. The predictions have drawn criticism…