2021-02-17 Lebanese Group Helps Health Workers
Recently in Beirut, a small group of people cleaned oxygen machines to send to those in need. The move was the latest in a series of activities by a Lebanese…
2021-02-16 Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Faces New Charge From Military Government
Police in Myanmar brought a new charge against detained, former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said Tuesday. The move might mean that she could be held without limitation…
2021-02-16 Mekong River Drops to ‘Worrying’ Levels
An intergovernmental organization says water levels in the Mekong River have dropped to “worrying levels” since the start of 2021. The drop was partly caused by a restriction on flows…
2021-02-15 Younger Americans Leaving Cities for Low-cost Homes in Other Places
Young Americans without a lot of money are increasingly moving to parts of the country where the cost of living is low. The change is especially clear among people born…
2021-02-15 People Rediscover Old Hobbies During Pandemic
He sits quietly at his table, looking closely at his miniature World War II tank. His hands are steady as he works to make the piece of plastic look as…
2021-02-15 California Nurse Follows Mother’s Footsteps in Fighting Pandemic
A California nurse helping to fight COVID-19 says she feels a special link to her mother, who helped battle the 1918 flu pandemic. Sigrid Stokes is a 76-year-old nurse from…
2021-02-14 Math Expert: All COVID Virus in the World Would Fit in a Soda Can
A British math expert says all the COVID-causing virus that currently exists in the world could easily fit inside a single can of soda. The finding shows just how much…
2021-02-12 Books for Food Program Helps Fight Hunger in Guatemala
A books-for-food program in Guatemala is helping feed needy children as hunger rates rise during the coronavirus crisis. The program began about a year ago in the city of Quetzaltenango.…
2021-02-11 A Turkish Man’s Long Friendship with a Swan
Most people who keep animals choose to have dogs, cats, fishes or small birds. But, Recep Mirzan keeps a different animal on his farm in Western Turkey. The 63-year-old retired…
2021-02-11 French Nun Who Beat COVID-19 Celebrates 117th Birthday
A French religious worker who survived COVID-19 celebrated her 117th birthday on Thursday. Sister Andre is a nun who lives in a retirement home in the southern city of Toulon.…
2021-02-11 Kenyan School Helps Teenage Mothers Forced out of Classes
The Serene Haven private school in central Kenya is giving teenage mothers and pregnant girls a second chance to finish their education. Many of the girls, between the ages of…
2021-02-10 Report: North Korea Used Cyber Crime to Pay for Nuclear Program, Missiles
A secret United Nations report says North Korea has used attacks over the internet to steal hundreds of millions of dollars. The money was then used to pay for the…
2021-02-10 Pandemic Silences Thailand’s Tuk Tuks
Hundreds of tour buses, boats and three-wheeled motorized “tuk tuks” sit unused across Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. The coronavirus pandemic and a lack of foreign tourists have brought the transport industry…
2021-02-10 An International Program Prepares to Deploy Coronavirus Vaccine to Millions
A program supported by the United Nations says it is ready to deploy coronavirus vaccines to the neediest people, especially in poor countries. The COVAX program announced its plans last…
2021-02-09 WHO Experts: Coronavirus Likely Jumped to Humans from Animals
The coronavirus most likely first infected humans after jumping from an animal, a team of international and Chinese scientists said Tuesday. A team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts recently…