2021-04-20 Asian American Businesses Suffer during Pandemic
Jan-Ie Low and her family have owned a restaurant in Las Vegas for the past 15 years. Like many restaurants during the pandemic, it shut down for two months last…
2021-04-20 US Farmers Not Persuaded on Fast Change to Electric Cars
The United States might be about to make a large change: Away from cars that need gas to electric cars. However, biofuel companies and their supporters in Congress say “no.”…
2021-04-19 US Jury Hears Closing Arguments of Floyd Murder Trial
The murder trial of a former police officer charged with George Floyd’s death now rests with 12 jurors in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Steve Schleicher, a government lawyer asked the jurors to…
2021-04-19 International Soccer’s Top Groups Disapprove of Super League
Imagine the World Cup in 2022 without many of the world’s best soccer players. That might happen. Two of world soccer’s most powerful organizations are angry with 12 major European…
2021-04-18 Las Vegas Plans to Ban Useless Grass
Las Vegas city officials have found that a lot of grass is useless. The plant is never laid on, played on or even stepped on. The grass is only there…
2021-04-18 International Competition for Wind Energy Production Growing
Governments worldwide are expected to seek more proposals for wind power stations to produce electricity in coastal areas this year. The new international wind power developments could produce more than…
2021-04-18 Cuban Cooks Overcome Shortages with Ingenuity on Facebook
Cooking can be tricky when you can not find the ingredients you normally use to make a meal. Many people face that very problem in Cuba, where the COVID-19 crisis…
2021-04-16 In Ethiopia: ‘Their Aim Is to Erase Tigray’
Seid Mussa Omar is Tigrayan. He said only 10 Tigrayans remained of about 400 who worked with him at a hospital in northern Ethiopia. The rest were killed or fled.…
2021-04-15 US Troop Withdrawal Will Leave Questions for Afghanistan
This week, the administration of President Joe Biden announced an unconditional troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by September 11. Some experts say the move could take away power from both Taliban…
2021-04-15 Hospitals Short of Beds as Virus Cases Surge across Asia
A new wave of COVID-19 infections, combined with limited hospital beds and vaccines, is threatening countries across Asia. Both India and Thailand reported record daily coronavirus cases Thursday. India locked…
2021-04-15 US Announces New Economic Measures Against Russia
The administration of President Joe Biden announced new economic measures against Russia Thursday. The administration took action to punish Russia for interfering in U.S. elections, stealing information and activities in…
2021-04-15 Japanese Official Says Olympics Could Still Be Canceled
A top ruling party official in Japan said Thursday it is still possible that the Tokyo Olympics could be canceled. The comment came from Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of the…
2021-04-14 Indonesian Man Deported for Selling Fake Wine
A man who made millions from selling fake wine bottles to collectors was expelled from the United States last week. U.S. Customs and Immigration officials said the man, Rudy Kurniawan,…
2021-04-14 Clowning Is Serious Business for Brazilian Doctor
Doctor Flavio Falcone could not get homeless drug addicts to talk to him on the streets while wearing his white medical coat. But with face paint and a big, red…
2021-04-13 Coronavirus Again Limits Ramadan Observation
Muslims around the world marked the start of Ramadan Tuesday. But a rise in COVID-19 cases has again placed limits on how they can observe the holy month. Ramadan is…