2021-06-23 Art Becomes Protest against Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese public mostly opposes holding the Tokyo Olympics next month during a pandemic. However, public protests to show such dissent have been rare. A different way people have expressed…
2021-06-23 US Migration Program to Reunify Some Minors with Family
The U.S. State Department and Department of Homeland Security recently announced the expansion of a program to help some minors from Central America legally enter the U.S. The Central American…
2021-06-22 North Korea Sends Mixed Signals on Talks with US
A top North Korean official Tuesday signaled that future talks with the United States were unlikely. The comments came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talked about the…
2021-06-22 What Is the Dispute Over Catholic Communion?
A committee of U.S. Roman Catholic bishops is getting to work on a new policy document that some say targets U.S. President Joe Biden. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops…
2021-06-21 Iran’s President-elect Says Nuclear Program ‘Non-negotiable’
Iranian President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi said Monday he would not meet with President Joe Biden or negotiate over Tehran’s nuclear program. He also said he would not discuss the country’s backing…
2021-06-20 Law Enforcement Struggles to Find Officers Since Killing of Floyd
Law enforcement agencies across the country have experienced a wave of retirements and resignations. Agencies are having a difficult time finding the next generation of police officers in the year…
2021-06-20 Coronavirus Crisis Creates Changes in China’s Food Supply Chain
China produces far more vegetables than any other country in the world. It has used greenhouses, special buildings for growing plants, for many years. But food supply problems created by…
2021-06-19 Governments Offer Creative Awards for People to Get Vaccine
Governments and businesses in Asia and North America are offering prizes or gifts to people who get vaccinated against COVID-19. The awards include money, animals, apartments, beer and more. Asia…
2021-06-19 Peruvians Re-Weave 500-year-old Bridge
Peruvians from the Huinchiri community are rebuilding an ancient Incan hanging bridge. They are using the same traditional weaving techniques used to build the bridge 500 years ago. The Q’eswachaka…
2021-06-19 Turning Old Soviet Plant into Green City Space in Ukraine
Entrepreneurs in western Ukraine are turning a large manufacturing building from Soviet times into a center for education, business, and art. An entrepreneur is a person who starts a business…
2021-06-18 Scientists Find First ‘Murder Hornet’ of 2021 in US
Scientists near Seattle in the U.S. state of Washington say they have found the first ‘Murder Hornet’ of 2021. The stinging insects are actually called Asian giant hornets. An Asian…
2021-06-18 Report: Stolen US Military Weapons Used in Violent Crimes
In the first investigation of its kind made public in many years, an Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military guns were lost or stolen during…
2021-06-17 Extreme Heat Wave Continues in US West
An early heat wave has been bringing high temperatures to the western United States. Scientists are warning that the extreme heat and dry conditions might become normal. Many places in…
2021-06-17 Bolivian ‘People of the Water’ Try to live Without Their Lake
For many generations, the homeland of the Uru people was not land at all: It was the salty waters of Lake Poopo. The Uru -“people of the water” – would…
2021-06-16 Biden, Putin Differ on Human Rights, Cybersecurity
American President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland. The leaders agreed to improve diplomatic relations between their two countries and to hold arms control…