2020-01-06 Weinstein Faces New Charges in LA as Trial Begins in New York
Prosecutors in Los Angeles, California, have brought new sex abuse charges against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The charges were announced…
2020-01-06 Australia to Pay ‘Whatever it Takes’ to Recover from Wildfires
Australia’s government has promised to pay “whatever it takes” to help communities recover from ongoing wildfires. Prime Minister Scott Morrison…
2020-01-01 Lego Launches Recycling Program
Legos have been a popular toy for children for more than 60 years. When children get older, boxes of plastic…
2019-12-31 Protesters in Iraq Attack US Embassy over Airstrikes
A large group of protesters, angry over American airstrikes targeting an Iranian-supported militia, attacked the outer edge of the U.S.…
2020-01-02 Leader Kim Jong Un Warns North Koreans of ‘Hard Times Ahead’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned his country about a difficult economic future. Kim made the comments in…
2020-01-02 Rwanda Makes Own Morphine to Serve Poor Patients
Rwanda is aiming to provide free medicine to all its citizens who suffer from pain caused by life-threatening illnesses. The…
2019-12-31 Montreal to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages in 2020
The city of Montreal, Canada is set to ban horse-drawn vehicles on January 1. The ban was approved after pressure…
2019-12-30 Prison Sentences for Chinese Scientist Who Changed Babies’ Genes
A Chinese court has sentenced the scientist who created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies to three years in prison. He…
2019-12-26 UN: 100,000 Civilian Casualties in Afghan Since 2009
The United Nations says the war in Afghanistan has resulted in more than 100,000 civilian casualties in the past ten…
2019-12-29 Poisonous Lead Dust a Result of Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
Paris has many old buildings with lead, yet does not have rules about lead dust in public spaces. The issue…
2019-12-28 Newseum to Close after Years of Difficulties
The Newseum, a private museum showing modern history through the eyes of journalists, is closing after 11 years in Washington,…
2019-12-26 Indonesia and Thailand Mark Tsunami Anniversary
People in Indonesia and Thailand gathered on Thursday to mark the 15th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The tsunami…
2019-12-27 Researcher Finds Unsecured Information on Millions of Facebook Users
A Ukrainian security researcher has reported finding a database with the information of more than 267 million Facebook users on…
2019-12-26 Wartime Suicide Rates Rise Among US Army Soldiers
United States army suicide rates have historically decreased during wartime. But a new study of U.S. records suggests that trend…
2019-12-28 US to Drop Old Definition of Foot Measurement
The U.S. government plans to drop a very old way of measuring a foot over large distances. Land surveyors in…