2021-07-23 Tokyo Olympics Begin with Very Different Opening Ceremony
After a one-year delay, the Tokyo Olympics officially began Friday. The Games began with the opening ceremony, which looked different…
2021-07-21 At Least 25 Dead as China Sees ‘Once in a Thousand Years’ Rains
At least 25 people have died from heavy rains in China’s central province of Henan. Twelve of them died in…
2021-07-21 Cuba Has Highest Rate of COVID Cases in Americas
Cuba largely kept coronavirus infections low last year. But now, the Caribbean nation has the highest infection rate per person…
2021-07-21 Greenland Suspends Oil Exploration Because of Climate Change
The government of Greenland has decided to suspend all oil exploration off the Arctic island’s coast. Officials say it is…
2021-07-20 New Research: India’s Actual COVID-19 Deaths Could Be in Millions
New research suggests that the actual number of COVID-19 deaths in India could be as much as 10 times the…
2021-07-20 Japan Promises Safe Olympics, But Experts Say ‘Bubble’ Is Broken
The world needs to see that Japan can hold the Summer Olympic Games safely, the country’s prime minister told sports…
2021-07-20 New Zealand Students to Build Sporting Equipment Using Plants
Students from New Zealand have developed sustainable materials made from the leaves of a tree local to New Zealand, the…
2021-07-19 News Agencies Say Reporters, Activists Targeted by Spyware
News reporters and media groups are upset over reports that governments may have hacked their mobile phones. A kind of…
2021-07-19 Pope Francis Limits Use of Latin in Ceremonies
Pope Francis placed limits Friday on the use of Latin in the Roman Catholic Church service called Mass. The decision…
2021-07-18 Black Female WWII Unit Hoping to Get Congressional Honor
Major Fannie Griffin McClendon never thought too much about being part of the only Black female United States army group…
2021-07-18 Burkina Faso Rapper, Farmer Talks of Climate Change
Africa’s Sahel is seeing the worst effects of climate warming anywhere on the planet, says the United Nations, or U.N.…
2021-07-18 South Korea Bars Fast Exercise Music
Many people who exercise need good music to get themselves through their workout. But in South Korea, their choice of…
2021-07-17 Italy’s Government Bans Cruise Ships from Venice
Italy has announced a ban on large cruise ships sailing into the northern city of Venice. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini…
2021-07-17 South Sudanese Man Runs for Refugee Olympic Team
South Sudanese runner Paulo Amotun Lokoro is among a group 29 athletes named to the International Olympic Committee’s Refugee Olympic…
2021-07-17 Mayor Fighting for Seals in Alaska
Fifty years ago, Patrick Pletnikoff spent his summers cutting fat off dead seals during Alaska’s yearly harvest. He competed with…