Month: July 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a closely watched case involving a teenager’s freedom of speech on social media. In 2017, when Brandi Levy was 14, she…

Are you interested in a visit to the site of the world’s worst nuclear power accident? The government of Ukraine hopes so. Houses in the deserted town of Pripyat, some…

The Mekong River is Southeast Asia’s longest, passing through China, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam. But dams have changed the path of the river system. Now there are droughts…

Rich people from Latin America have been traveling to the United States to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Some are flying thousands of kilometers. Some are taking buses and cars. Some…

A Malaysian farm says it has perfected its methods to successfully grow Japanese muskmelons, one of the world’s costliest fruits. Farmers at Malaysia’s Mono Premium Melon company said they had…

The daily lives of female religious workers in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, changed quickly in 2020. Increasingly, emails arrived with reports of new coronavirus infections among nuns of their Roman Catholic order…

The U.S. government is considering a plan that would offer protections to people coming into the country to flee areas threatened by climate change. No country offers asylum or other…

President Joe Biden met Thursday with world leaders to discuss efforts to fight climate change. He told the group that the world faces serious danger but also opportunity. And, he…

Indonesian navy ships searched Thursday for a submarine that went missing during training in the Indian Ocean. Officials said 53 crew members were on the boat when it disappeared Wednesday…

Worldwide attacks of online extortion called ransomware is hurting local governments, hospitals, and businesses. In such attacks, criminals infect the computer systems of organizations with bad software. The software hijacks…

Just days ago, it looked like some of the most famous soccer teams in Europe were forming their own league, called the Super League. Just 48 hours later, the Super…

President Vladimir Putin warned western governments Wednesday not to “cross the red line” in respect to Russia’s security interests. The warning came during Putin’s yearly state-of-the-nation address. He directed strong…

A South Korean court on Wednesday rejected a claim by victims of Japanese wartime sexual slavery and their relatives. The group was seeking payment from Japan’s government. The Seoul Central…

U.S. businesses are urging the Biden administration to aim to cut greenhouse gases by at least 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The more than 300 businesses and investors…

The African country of Chad announced Tuesday that its president of more than 30 years died visiting troops fighting a rebel group. Idriss Deby Itno came to power in 1990…