2024-04-02 UN Estimates World Wastes 19 Percent of Its Food
A United Nations report says that even with hunger being a problem, the world wastes about 19 percent of the food it produces. The report said the waste adds up…
2024-03-31 Bamboo Sees Growing Interest in Uganda
Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda. The strong and fast-growing crop is seen by the East African government as having real growth possibility. Along a 3-kilometer stretch of…
2024-03-30 Debate over Whether Protections Could Have Saved Baltimore Bridge
In 2007, when a 274-meter-long container ship struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, it stood firm. No one died, either on the ship or the road above. The bridge’s supports…
2024-03-29 Cherry Trees to Be Removed in Washington Improvement Project
Washington D.C. officials say some of the city’s famous cherry trees will need to be cut down as part of a major improvement project. Up to 1.5 million people are…
2024-03-28 Small Living Space Returns as Housing Prices Rise in US
Barbara Peraza-Garcia is from Venezuela. She lives in a single-room apartment in Seattle, Washington with her family. The family includes her partner and their two small children. They do not…
2024-03-27 Coffee Growers Worry about New EU Anti-deforestation Rules
Coffee growers in many countries are worried about a new European rule designed to prevent deforestation. Deforestation describes when developers cut down trees to make room for crops, buildings or…
2024-03-27 Kenyans Build Sand Dams to Keep Water
In southeastern Kenya earlier this year, people from Kasengela village built a special kind of dam. The barrier is called a sand dam. It reduces water flow and increases the…
2024-03-26 Ship Crash Collapses Major Highway Bridge in Baltimore
A container ship smashed into a major bridge in Baltimore, Maryland early Tuesday, causing it to collapse. The accident sent several vehicles and people into the river and closed one…
2024-03-26 Hungry Gazans Eat Wild Plant to Survive
The United Nations Security Council is demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Some members are concerned that a famine might have begun. The territory’s civilians are reportedly eating…
2024-03-25 In Vietnam, People Leave Mekong Delta to Find Jobs in City
Eleven-year-old twins Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung live on a houseboat in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. But their dreams take them far away. Tran loves K-pop. She…
2024-03-23 Historic Bridges Are Under Threat from Modern GPS
Historic covered bridges in the United States are under threat by the use of the modern technology GPS. GPS is short for Global Positioning System. The satellite system tells people…
2024-03-22 Female Presidential Candidate Brings Hope in Senegal
Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may have little chance of winning Sunday’s election, but activists say her presence alone is important. They argue that the candidacy of Anta Babacar Ngom…
2024-03-21 India’s General Election to Stretch over 44 Days
India will begin the world’s largest general election next month. The process is expected to stretch over 44 days before results are announced on June 4. Nearly 970 million Indians…
2024-03-21 In South America’s ‘Lithium Triangle,’ a Struggle Between Tradition, Industry
An area stretching across Argentina, Bolivia and Chile forms what is called the “Lithium Triangle.” The earth there is rich in lithium, a necessary metal in creating batteries for electric…
2024-03-20 Aid Groups: Gaza, Haiti Are Facing Famine
Aid groups warn that famine, a widespread lack of food, will soon strike two troubled places: Gaza and Haiti. In Gaza The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is an…