2021-07-30 Many Cities Unprepared for Intense Heat Waves, Experts Say
Many places in the northern half of the world are currently facing record-breaking heat. Several countries in the Middle East,…
2021-07-29 US Defense Chief Seeks to Advance Ties with Vietnam
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin looked to improve military relations with Vietnam during talks Thursday. The closer security relations come…
2021-07-29 Floods Hit Crowded Refugee Camps in Bangladesh
Heavy rains have fallen for days on Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh. The floods have destroyed houses and sent…
2021-07-28 Mental Health Gets Spotlight at Olympics
American Simone Biles is widely considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time. In the United States, she is…
2021-07-28 China Meets with Taliban as US Withdraws
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi met Wednesday with a group of Taliban leaders from Afghanistan. China and the armed rebel…
2021-07-28 Is UN Peacekeeping Losing Its Appeal?
In the early 1990s, Canada had over 3,000 troops deployed in peacekeeping missions around the world. Today, it has only…
2021-07-27 Competitors Explain Beach Volleyball Clothing
This week at the Tokyo Olympics, many people are thinking more about the kind of sports clothing, or uniforms, female…
2021-07-27 German Female Gymnasts Wear Body-Covering Unitard in Olympics
The clothes that the German women’s gymnastics team wore during the start of Olympic competition in Tokyo looked similar to…
2021-07-27 UN: More Women, Children Killed in Afghan Fighting
The United Nations says more women and children were killed or wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021…
2021-07-26 Tunisia’s President Suspends Parliament, Removes Prime Minister
Troops surrounded Tunisia’s parliament building Monday, blocking its speaker from entering. The move came after the president suspended the legislature…
2021-07-24 Concerns Over Racism Prompt Effort to Rename Invasive Fish
Four different kinds of carp fish from Asia that now live in lakes and rivers in the United States are…
2021-07-25 Russia Tests Way to Disconnect from Worldwide Internet
Russia disconnected from the worldwide internet during tests in June and July, a Russian news service, RBC, reported on Thursday.…
2021-07-25 Sailors Stuck at Sea, Supply Threatened During Pandemic
Captain Tejinder Singh has not set foot on dry land in more than seven months. He is not sure when…
2021-07-25 Experts: Southwest China’s Wild Elephants Need Protection
A female elephant makes a rare appearance on the edge of a thick forest in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. She…
2021-07-24 Belgrade Residents Tell Rights Court of Bar Noise ‘Torture’
In Serbia’s capital, people are going out again after over a year of restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of…