2022-06-22 1,000 Dead, 1,500 Injured in Afghan Quake
A powerful earthquake hit a rural, mountainous area of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday. The state-run news agency said the quake killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 more. Officials…
2022-06-22 US Agency Raises Questions about Cryptocurrency’s Decentralized System
A report by a U.S. government research agency raises questions about the decentralized system of cryptocurrency technology. The report comes as major cryptocurrencies suffer large drops in value and several…
2022-06-22 West Africa’s First Underwater Museum Brings Attention to Environment
About 100 meters from the coast of Dakar, Senegal are eight sculptures rising from the ocean floor, five meters below. The pieces of art are part of Oceanium, an ocean…
2022-06-22 Lawyers Call on International Court to Investigate Uyghur Treatment
A team of lawyers recently renewed calls for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into the treatment of Uyghurs and others in China’s Xinjiang area. The group…
2022-06-22 Japan Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Constitutional
A Japanese court has ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitution. The decision this week by a district court in Osaka disagreed with a…
2022-06-21 US High Court Says Religious Schools Can Get Public Money
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state of Maine may not bar religious schools from a tuition assistance program. The case involved a rule of Maine’s Department of…
2022-06-21 Sale of Nobel Prize Brings in $103 Million for Ukrainian Children
A Nobel Peace Prize won by Russian reporter Dmitry Muratov last year has been sold in an effort to help Ukrainian child refugees. The award sold for $103.5 million during…
2022-06-21 Largest-ever Freshwater Fish Caught in Cambodia
A Cambodian fisherman recently caught the world’s largest recorded freshwater fish in the Mekong River. The fish, a stingray, weighed just under 300 kilograms and measured four meters long. A…
2022-06-21 New Park in Bangkok Provides Much Needed Green Space
People in Thailand’s capital Bangkok are enjoying a new park full of trees, water, plants and birds. Every day, crowds visit Benjakitti Forest Park to get a taste of nature…
2022-06-21 China Launches High-tech Aircraft Carrier in Naval Milestone
China launched a new-generation aircraft carrier on Friday. It is the first such ship to be both designed and built in China. It marks a major step for the country…
2022-06-20 How to Protect Your Garden from Serious Storms
Summer is a time for gardeners to enjoy the beauty of flowers and the harvesting of fruits and vegetables they have grown. But gardeners also recognize the risks that severe…
2022-06-20 Polar Bears in Greenland Might Have Found Place to Survive
As polar bears fight for survival because of disappearing Arctic sea ice, a new group of Greenland bears seems to have found an icy area that might permit a small…
2022-06-20 Amazon Picks California Town as First to Receive Drone Deliveries
Online services company Amazon recently announced that customers in Lockeford, California in the United States would be among the first to receive drone deliveries later this year. This would be…