2024-04-04 World Central Kitchen Saves Lives with Food
Seven World Central Kitchen workers died in an Israeli airstrike on April 1 in Gaza. The killings disrupted a flow…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…