2024-01-27 Thailand Aims for Lithium Production
Thailand hopes to start producing lithium from a mine in its southwest in about two years, government and business officials say. The mine could help the country become a center…
2024-01-27 Kenya Moving Rhinos to New Home
Kenya began its biggest rhino relocation project earlier this month. Workers began the difficult work of moving 21 of the endangered animals to a new home. They each weigh around…
2024-01-26 245,000 Holocaust Survivors Are Still Alive
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries. A new report found that 49 percent of them are living in…
2024-01-25 UN: Taliban Enforcing Restrictions on Single, Unaccompanied Women
A report from the United Nations says the Taliban are putting more and more restrictions on women in Afghanistan. The Taliban re-took power in Afghanistan after the United States withdrew…
2024-01-24 WHO: Gaza’s Health Care System Collapsing
A World Health Organization (WHO) official who recently returned from the Gaza Strip said recently that the health care system is collapsing. He said more workers and supplies are needed.…
2024-01-24 Group: ‘Doomsday Clock’ Unchanged at 90 Seconds to Midnight
A nonprofit group called Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is again bringing attention to crises around the world with its “Doomsday Clock.” The group describes the Doomsday Clock as a…
2024-01-24 Americans Begin to Feel Better about Economy as Inflation Slows
Life is still more costly in the United States than it was about two years ago. But new research shows Americans are starting to feel better about the economy. An…
2024-01-23 Unwanted Plants Threaten Crops in North-Central US
Across the north-central United States, weeds that resist control efforts are worrying farmers. This development is the latest sign that weeds are becoming resistant to chemicals faster than major companies…
2024-01-23 Countries Press China at UN Human Rights Review
China faced a review of its human rights record at the United Nations offices in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday. All U.N. members face what is called a “universal periodic review”…
2024-01-22 Refugees Once Cut Trees in Uganda, Now Work to Plant Them
Enock Twagirayesu was seeking safety when he and his family fled violence in Burundi more than 10 years ago. They found it in Uganda. The small East African nation has…
2024-01-22 Indian Leader Opens Huge Hindu Temple atop Ruins of Historic Mosque
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened part of a hotly disputed Hindu holy building in the northern city of Ayodhya. The temple stands at the former site of a…
2024-01-21 Panama Cuts Canal Traffic as Water Levels Drop
Officials have ordered restrictions on shipping traffic in the Panama Canal because of reduced water levels. The latest restrictions limit ship crossings through the canal by 36 percent. The Panama…
2024-01-20 Asylum Seekers’ Court Cases Keep Growing
The record number of immigrants entering the United States illegally has resulted in 3 million cases awaiting judgement in immigration courts around the country. The city of Miami, Florida, is…
2024-01-20 Plan to Create ‘Green’ City in California to Be Put to Voters
Developers of a proposed new city in northern California have begun presenting their plans to voters. Jan Sramek leads the project, called California Forever. Sramek is a former trader with…
2024-01-19 China’s Population Declines Again in 2023
China announced recently that the country’s mainland population fell by 2 million people in 2023. This drop is the second yearly decrease in population, adding to concerns about the country’s…