2024-05-29 North Korea Flies Trash Balloons over South
North Korea has flown hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure toward South Korea. The strange action led the South’s military to organize chemical and explosive response teams to recover…
2024-05-29 Climbers Will Have to Pay to Climb Mount Fuji
The local officials protecting Mount Fuji are making changes to protect its natural beauty and the safety of people climbing it. Those who want to hike one of the most…
2024-05-28 Melinda French Gates to Donate $1 Billion for Women’s Rights
Melinda French Gates announced this week that she plans to give $1 billion over the next two years to support women and families around the world. French Gates is the…
2024-05-28 Rescue Efforts in New Guinea Delayed by Dangerous Conditions
Officials in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have ordered people in parts of Enga Province to leave their homes because of the continuing danger of landslides. The government estimates that the…
2024-05-27 Rights Report: China Unfairly Pushing Rural Tibetans into Cities
A rights group based in New York City says it has documents from Chinese officials that show a plan to push rural Tibetans into cities against their will. Human Rights…
2024-05-23 Japan’s Military Looks for More Women After Harassment Claims
Japan is undergoing its biggest military build-up since World War II. But it is struggling to fill its ranks with women. The Japanese military has faced a series of sexual…
2024-05-22 Locals Report Monkey Deaths During Heat Wave in Mexico
An environmental group is warning that the hot weather in Mexico is among the causes of many deaths of howler monkeys. Howler monkeys are big primates known for the loud…
2024-05-20 Iran’s President, Foreign Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash
Iranian state media reported Monday that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other top officials died in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwest. The helicopter crashed on Sunday in bad…
2024-05-19 Vietnam’s Trade Surplus with US Depends on China
As the United States increases tariffs to reduce trade with China, it has greatly increased imports from Vietnam. The Southeast Asian country, however, depends on China for much of its…
2024-05-18 US Air Force Shows Fighter Plane Piloted by AI
Two American Air Force fighter airplanes recently flew into the sky above California. The military planes were taking part in training, practicing a wartime maneuver called a dogfight. One of…
2024-05-15 Migration Group Says 76 Million Displaced in 2023
Conflicts and natural disasters caused nearly 76 million people to be displaced within their countries a migration research group says. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) said violence in Sudan,…
2024-05-14 US to Increase Tariffs on $18 Billion of Chinese Imports
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans Tuesday to increase tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports. Among the goods facing new taxes will be electric vehicles…
2024-05-13 In China, Many Older Workers Find It Difficult to Retire
China’s economic expansion has been driven partly by millions of people who left their rural homes to work in cities and factories. But many of these workers are aging, and…
2024-05-09 US Withholds Offensive Weapons as Israel Plans Rafah Attack
U.S. President Joe Biden said he would suspend a shipment of some weapons to Israel. U.S. officials are concerned about Israel’s plan to expand a military operation in the Gazan…
2024-05-09 Japanese Town Aims to Block View of Mount Fuji to Reduce Tourists
A Japanese town hopes to keep out crowds of visitors by building a large barrier to block views of the country’s tallest mountain, Mount Fuji. The town is called Fujikawaguchiko.…