2019-03-25 Recovering Objects of War Helps to Heal Wounds
Jorge Altieri touches a helmet with old bloodstains on it. The device saved his life in 1982, when Britain and Argentina fought a war over the Falkland Islands. The helmet,…
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Jorge Altieri touches a helmet with old bloodstains on it. The device saved his life in 1982, when Britain and Argentina fought a war over the Falkland Islands. The helmet,…
Many people around the United States are wondering what will happen next, now that a report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has been completed. Special Counsel Robert…
An insect called the fall armyworm has already eaten crops in the Americas and Africa. Now it is doing the same in Asia. The young worms are about the size…
Wild horses running across open land – is a classic image of the old American west. But, many people might be surprised to learn that wild horses still populate the…
Stibiri Fiona of Uganda was born with the medical condition known as albinism. Her body lacks the natural dark brown or black coloring that is in the skin of many…
World Health Organization experts said last week it would be irresponsible for any scientist to do human gene-editing studies in people. They also called for a central registry of gene-editing…
Flooding remains a serious problem in Southern Africa more than a week after Cyclone Idai hit the area. Idai is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the area’s…
Levi Strauss is known as the company that gave America its first pair of blue jeans. This week, the New York Stock Exchange suspended its “no jeans allowed” policy for…
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced a ban of “military-style semi-automatic” weapons. The ban comes just six days after the mass shootings at two Islamic religious centers…
Nineteen-year-old Husna Ahmed arrived in New Zealand from Bangladesh on her wedding day. Her future husband, Farid, was waiting to meet her. They married a few hours after that, as…
A California city has been caught unprepared by people coming to experience a colorful “super bloom” of desert flowers. We reported last week on this rare event happening in areas…
American company Boeing, the world’s biggest manufacturer of airplanes, hopes its best-selling Boeing 737 MAX will soon return to the skies. That hope seems unlikely. Airline companies and flight safety…
The Cuban government is set to launch major changes to its centrally planned, single-party political system. The new laws could reshape everything from criminal justice to the economy. Nearly a…
A Tanzanian woman is travelling around Africa demonstrating her soccer ball skills as a way to feed her family. Her name is Hadhara Charles Mjeje. Short videos of her in…
On Sunday, voters in Thailand will choose members of the lower house of parliament. The general election comes after several delays. It will be the first since the country’s military…