2023-08-24 Explosion Likely Brought Down Wagner Chief’s Plane
Intelligence officials from the United States and Western countries believe that an explosion brought down the plane presumed to carry Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and others. One of the…
2023-08-24 Saudi Arabia, Iran among Six Countries Joining BRICS
Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six countries set to join the BRICS economic group next year. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Argentina, Egypt, and Ethiopia are the others to…
2023-08-24 Study Suggests Links Between Fracking, Health in Children
Three new studies suggest links between natural gas wells and cases of cancer, asthma and birth problems. Children who lived closer to natural gas wells in heavily-drilled western Pennsylvania were…
2023-08-24 Grammar and Cleaning, Part 2
Cleaning is one of those activities that we have to do. But what kinds of words and structures do we use to talk about this common activity? In today’s Everyday…
2023-08-23 Researchers Learn More about Famous Mummy’s Ancestry
Many years after the famous mummy Oetzi was discovered in the Italian Alps, scientists have studied his DNA again. Researchers found that the ancient hunter mostly had ancestors who were…
2023-08-23 US, Vietnam, Taiwan Oppose China’s Buildup in Disputed Area
Recent satellite images suggest China is a building a military site on disputed land in the South China Sea. The pictures show an airfield structure on Triton Island, a part…
2023-08-23 India Successfully Lands Spacecraft on Moon
India became the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon on Wednesday. It also became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole.…
2023-08-23 Media Companies Seek New Rules to Protect Content from AI Training
Major media organizations are calling for new laws to protect their content from use by trainers of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The request for new laws, or regulations, was contained…
2023-08-22 Japan to Release Wastewater from Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, signed off Tuesday on his country’s plan to release treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant later this week. If weather and…
2023-08-22 Wealthy Developer Is Thai’s New Prime Minister
Srettha Thavisin is Thailand’s new prime minister after winning a parliamentary vote Tuesday. He is the wealthy leader of one of Thailand’s best-known property companies. He was elected prime minister…
2023-08-22 Baseball Player’s Vision Brings Partnership with Artist
Ian Happ is a professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs of Major Leagues Baseball in the United States. When he first started playing with the team in 2017, he…